About AIM AIR
When you're serving in a remote part of Africa, something as simple as getting supplies, reaching a hospital, or traveling to another community can become a serious challenge.
That's where AIM AIR comes in.
AIM AIR is the aviation ministry of Africa Inland Mission (AIM), providing air transportation and practical support to missionaries, African church workers, and Christian ministries serving throughout East and Central Africa.
Its airplanes help overcome one of the biggest obstacles to ministry in the region: distance.
By flying into remote and sometimes insecure areas, AIM AIR helps Gospel workers stay connected, receive essential supplies, respond to emergencies, and spend more of their time building relationships with the people they've been called to serve.
A Lifeline for Missionaries
For missionaries living far from major cities, an airplane can be much more than transportation.
It can be a lifeline.
AIM AIR carries missionaries, pastors, ministry teams, Bible students, supplies, equipment, Scripture resources, and other cargo into places that may be difficult to reach by road.
Sometimes the need is routine. A missionary family may need supplies or transportation.
Other times, it's an emergency.
When someone becomes seriously ill, political instability develops, or another dangerous situation arises, AIM AIR can help evacuate missionaries and ministry workers to safety or medical care.
By handling these logistical challenges, AIM AIR allows missionaries to focus less on transportation problems and more on people.
Following Missionaries Into Hard Places
AIM AIR's story began in 1975 when its first Cessna 206 arrived in East Africa.
The original mission was straightforward: support Africa Inland Mission missionaries serving in difficult-to-reach places.
As missionaries moved farther into isolated communities, AIM AIR followed.
Over the decades, the ministry expanded its aviation operations and began serving not only AIM missionaries but also other Christian organizations and African churches that share a similar vision for reaching people with the Gospel.
Today, AIM AIR operates from strategic bases in Kenya and Uganda, flying into multiple countries and hundreds of airstrips across the region.
Reaching Africa's Unreached
AIM AIR's larger purpose comes directly from Africa Inland Mission's calling to see Christ-centered churches established among all African peoples.
Millions of people across Africa still live in communities with little meaningful access to the Gospel.
Some of those communities are separated by deserts, mountains, poor roads, political instability, or enormous distances.
Aviation helps make ministry in these places possible.
AIM AIR can transport missionaries into remote communities, carry African pastors to ministry locations, deliver resources, and support Christian workers serving among people who might otherwise remain geographically isolated.
More Than Flying Airplanes
The ministry isn't only about pilots.
Mechanics, avionics technicians, administrators, operations staff, technical specialists, and other workers help keep aircraft safe and missions moving.
AIM AIR also provides practical technical assistance through Remote Missionary Support, helping missionaries with challenges involving vehicles, solar power, water systems, housing, and other necessities of remote life.
It's all part of the same goal: help missionaries stay longer and serve more effectively.
We Fly So Others Can Go
AIM AIR doesn't measure its purpose simply by how many flights it completes.
Every flight supports something larger.
A passenger may be traveling to disciple new believers. A pastor may be heading toward an unreached community. A box may contain Bibles or literacy materials. An emergency flight may carry someone to lifesaving medical care.
At the heart of AIM AIR is a simple mission: use aviation to remove the barriers of distance and isolation so that missionaries and African believers can go farther, stay longer, and continue bringing the hope of Jesus to communities that are difficult to reach.
