Mission Pilots - PNG

Overview

Mission Pilots Needed – Papua New Guinea

📍Location: Papua New Guinea📆 Type of Contract: Full time - this is a salaried position *(and open only for PNG Nationals)*

Serve with Purpose. Fly with Impact.

There are places in Papua New Guinea where roads fade into rivers, mountains rise like walls, and a small aircraft is not a convenience but a lifeline.

Mission Aviation Fellowship PNG is seeking qualified Mission Pilots ready to trade routine routes for runway strips carved from jungle and mountainside.

We deliver medical evacuations, transport health workers and church teams, carry relief supplies, and connect isolated communities to vital services. Every flight has a name. Every landing has a purpose.

🚀Start Date: On going opportunities 

🕒 Application Deadline: Enquiries open for 2026

Responsibilities

🛩 The Role

As a Mission Pilot, you will safely and efficiently operate MAF aircraft in accordance with company policies and procedures, while actively contributing to operational effectiveness, quality, and safety across the programme.

This is more than flying from A to B. It is flexibility in action. You may serve in operational, safety, or quality roles alongside your flight duties, supporting the broader mission and strengthening programme excellence.

You will fly with skill. You will lead with integrity. You will serve with heart.

✝️ Ministry Requirement

As a Christian mission organisation, applicants must provide a Pastor’s reference confirming active church involvement and Christian character. This is aviation ministry. Your faith is not parked at the hangar door.

🌴 What We Offer

• Housing allowance as part of the employment package

• A professional, mission focused working environment

• The opportunity to serve some of the most remote communities in the world

For more details - click on the full role profile 

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

If you are ready to use your licence as a lifeline and your cockpit as a place of calling, we would love to hear from you.

The mountains are high. The need is greater. The runway is waiting. ✈️

🎓 Recruitment Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum ICAO English Proficiency Level 4

• Minimum Grade 12 education

Mandatory Flight Experience

• ICAO recognized Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with Instrument Rating (IR)

• Valid Aviation Medical Certificate Class 1 on entry (Class 2 acceptable during operations as per regulations)

• Minimum 1,000 total flight hours

Highly Regarded Experience

• PT6 turbine engine experience

• Cessna 208 (C208) experience

• Remote or short field operational experience

📩 How to Apply

Please submit:

• Updated CV

• Evidence of total flight hours

• Copies of relevant qualifications