RURAL AIRSTRIP AGENCY OF PNG LIMITED (CN 1-87723) is a not for profit company. RAA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF PNG Holding Limited) with a widely representative board including members from the National and Provincial Governments, airstrips owners,aircraft operators and donor organisations. RAA has been established for the primary purpose of facilitating and conducting maintenance and restoration of rural airstrips in Papua New Guinea. These activities are aimed at improving aviation safety and providing greater access by remote communities to essential services such health, education, community development and commercial markets for cash crops. RAA has been created as an interim to the establishment of the Rural Airstrip Authority, a PNG Government statutory body. Aircraft provide communities access to: Health services Education Other Government service Community development Commercial markets