This facility is ideally situated to serve the heavy maintenance needs of field aircraft, supporting our programs in Arnhem Land, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
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Mareeba in Far North Queensland is ideally situated to serve the heavy maintenance needs of field aircraft, supporting our programs in Arnhem Land, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. Mareeba is equipped to provide major overhauls, repairs, modifications, repaints, avionics upgrades, stores support and more.
For 40 years the facility was located in Ballarat, Victoria, but moved to Mareeba in 2003 in order to be closer to field operations, privately leasing a hangar at Mareeba Aerodrome.
On 24th June 2022, two new MAF hangars were officially launched. This purpose built facility will set us up for decades to come, serving our people, our aircraft and remote communities more effectively.
In February 2015 the MAF Training Centre opened its doors at the Mareeba Airport. Partnering with Aviation Australia in Cairns, the MAF TC offers quality flight training with a specific focus on preparing pilots for mission aviation.
The Mareeba Airport is about 70km inland from MAF’s head office in Cairns. Boasting 300 sunny days a year, it is the perfect location for flight training.
At the age of 5, Marcus was convinced God wanted him to be a ‘pilot for Jesus’. With God’s confirmation, in their teenage years, Marcus and Julie began working towards joining MAF and in...
Read MoreJohn grew up in a Christian family. His parents served as missionaries in the remote churches of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. At the age of 9, John felt that God wanted him...
Read MoreWe both grew up in Christian homes and became believers at a young age and by our late teens we both had a sense of call to mission and outreach and so we went on Youth Dimension coffee shop outreaches...
Read MorePhil and Margaret Snell have been serving with MAF since 1996. Previously Phil had worked as a Telecom Technician and Margaret as an Occupational Therapist....
Read MoreTim and Anita met and were married at the Bible College of Victoria. With a focus towards mission, Tim trained as an aircraft engineer with Anita majoring in Youth Ministry. Tim and Anita, along with...
Read MoreSince the beginning of 2013 Chewie and Kaz have been living in Mareeba, in North Queensland, where Chewie has been the Logistics and Stores Manager at MAF's aircraft maintenance facility. He spends his...
Read MoreWe love being strategically positioned by Him to help seriously isolated people gain access to what is otherwise beyond their reach. We pray that as we move to our new location we can continue to do the work God has planned for us...
Read MoreAfter completing theological/missions study, Ed and Liz joined MAF in 1998 and have served in PNG, Arnhem Land, Ballarat, Cairns and Mareeba. Ed’s roles have included avionics engineer, design engineer, pilot and manager. Since 2012, Ed has been the Fleet Manager for MAF International. Liz is currently home schooling their four children.
Read MoreAfter Jason obtained his Commercial Pilot’s Licence, the Job family joined MAF in Arnhem Land in September 2011. They served in Arnhem Land for four years, working in Numbulwar and Elcho Island, before relocating to Timor-Leste, where they have served until 2020.
Read MoreAfter serving with MAF In Arnhem Land and then Madagascar, we have now commenced a new role in 2022, training pilots at MAF’s flight school in Mareeba, Queensland.
Read MoreFrom early in life Steven and Margot have felt the call of God to missions and specifically Mission Aviation Fellowship. In 1995 they moved to Melbourne where Steven completed the Mission Aviation course at the Bible College of Victoria before returning to Brisbane to raise their 3 boys.
Read MoreGrowing up in Switzerland, Thomas always had a passion for aircraft and for serving God. These two came together when in 2002 he commenced the Mission Aviation Course (Engineering) at the Bible College of Victoria.
Read MoreJake grew up in country Victoria in Wangaratta. He graduated in IT at University but had more interest in fixing cars and aeroplanes and decided to accept an offer to become an aircraft engineer’s apprentice instead in 2005 and has been fixing aeroplanes ever since.
Read MoreBefore Dean and Christie met, God placed a call on them to serve Him through mission work. Christie grew up on the mission field in Indonesia and felt strongly called to some form of mission service, while Dean felt called to use his chosen occupation as a pilot, to serve the Lord.
Read MoreMichael and Naomi have always felt God’s call on their lives to serve Him. The Bible explicitly instructs all followers of Christ to reach out and help the marginalised and vulnerable and God has been working to prepare and enable them to do just that.
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