Agape Flights

What Agape Flights does

Agape Flights is a 501(c)(3) Christian aviation ministry founded on October 24, 1980, by Keith and Clara Starkey and headquartered at 100 Airport Avenue E., Venice, Florida. The organization operates scheduled weekly cargo and mail delivery flights supporting evangelical missionaries serving in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and Cuba, delivering mail, medical supplies, well-drilling equipment parts, food, and humanitarian aid. In 2025 it served 277 mission organizations, supported 300+ missionary partners, and delivered 260,000+ pounds of cargo across 77 scheduled mission flights to destinations including Cap Haïtien, Les Cayes, Jérémie, Jacmel, Port-au-Prince, Bombardopolis, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Eleuthera, and Havana.

Name

Agape Flights

Legal name

Agape Flights

Website

https://agapeflights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agape Flights is a 501(c)(3) Christian aviation ministry founded in 1980 that delivers mail, cargo, and humanitarian aid via weekly flights to missionaries serving in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, and Cuba, serving 300+ mission partners and 277 mission organizations annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mission Aviation Services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation (481212), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian, Relief & Government Cargo Airlift (THABAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian / Relief Airlift Operators (TLADAAAM), Logistics, Supply Chain & Humanitarian Air/Sea/Land Transport (BPADADAF), Pilgrimage/Religious & Event Air Charters (TLAFABAK)

Keywords

• Humanitarian air cargo
• Mission aviation services
• Mail forwarding services
• Humanitarian aid delivery
• Aviation ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Venice

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mission Flight Sponsorships: Agape Flights raises funds through Mission Flight Partner sponsorships. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $7,000 for partial coverage of one roundtrip mission flight in their Embraer 110 aircraft. A fully sponsored flight at $12,000 covers both Agape's flight expenses and missionaries' cargo costs. The annual Mission Flight Program expense exceeds $750,000.
2. Cargo Cost Recovery: Total cost to transport packages is $4.50 per pound. Under cost-sharing partnerships, missionary affiliates pay $2.25 per pound, with the remaining $2.25 subsidized through donor contributions. This creates a hybrid revenue model combining direct missionary payments with charitable donations.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Agape Flights accepts one-time donations, recurring donor partnerships, stock donations, IRA qualified charitable contributions, and matching gift program donations. EIN: 59-2057436. Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Agape Flights is a Christian aviation ministry that provides weekly cargo and mail delivery to over 300 missionary partners serving in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and Cuba. The organization functions as the stateside 'home' address for missionaries, forwarding mail and shipping essential supplies, medical items, and humanitarian aid via its Reims-Cessna F406 aircraft fleet. Cargo transport costs $4.50 per pound, with affiliated missionaries paying $2.25 per pound and donors covering the remaining $2.25 per pound through cost-sharing partnerships, while Mission Flight Sponsorships range from $7,000 (partial) to $12,000 (full flight).

Product overview

Agape Flights operates as a single, unified Christian aviation ministry providing mission support services rather than a multi-product platform. The core offering consists of scheduled cargo and mail delivery flights serving over 300 missionary affiliates across Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Bahamas, and Cuba. The product portfolio includes: Mission Flight Services (regular weekly flights), the Mission Flight Program (flight sponsorship), Package Delivery Service (cargo transport), Donation Services (various giving mechanisms), Cuba Humanitarian Aid Flights, Volunteer Program support, and a planned Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Expansion. Services are coordinated through their Venice, Florida headquarters and delivered via their Reims-Cessna F406 aircraft fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mission Flight Services Weekly scheduled cargo and mail delivery flights serving missionary families in Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Bahamas. Flights deliver essential supplies, medical items, and humanitarian aid to affiliated missionaries across 5+ Caribbean airport locations.
• Mission Flight Sponsorship Program Sponsorship program allowing donors to underwrite mission flight expenses. Sponsors can cover full ($12,000) or partial ($7,000) flight costs, with opportunities covering fuel, landing fees, aircraft insurance, and progressive maintenance for one roundtrip mission flight in the Embraer 110 aircraft.
• Package Delivery Service Cargo transport service priced at $4.50 per pound, with affiliated missionaries paying $2.25 per pound through cost-sharing partnership and donors covering the remaining $2.25 per pound. Delivers mail and packages to missionaries across Caribbean destinations, with individual packages recommended at 40 pounds or less.
• Cuba Humanitarian Aid Flights Up to eight U.S. Commerce Department-approved flights annually delivering relief items, furniture, food, and resources to mission partners serving in Havana, Cuba. Inaugural flight on August 22, 2016 delivered 26 water purification units and over 10,000 meals.
• Donation Services Multiple donation mechanisms including one-time gifts, recurring donor partnerships, stock donations, IRA qualified charitable contributions, and employer matching gift programs supporting the registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 59-2057436).

Quantifiable outcome

• 260,000+ pounds of cargo delivered in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IBC AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with IBC Airways for utilization of larger aircraft during Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Leasing larger aircraft is described as more efficient and effective for disaster relief operations, though expensive.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• AIM Air (Africa Inland Mission): AIM Air provides mission aviation services in East Africa, with a model very similar to Agape Flights but focused on a different geographic region. Comparable in operating approach and donor-supported structure.

Direct peers

• Intercultural Flight Resources (IFR): IFR is a Christ-centered flight organization that transports missionaries, humanitarian aid, and medical patients in remote regions, with comparable aircraft and donor-funded operating model.
• Air Serv International: Air Serv provides humanitarian air transport for relief agencies, overlapping with Agape's disaster-relief flight capability (e.g., Hurricane Melissa response). Comparable donor-funded cargo model serving humanitarian missions.
• JAARS: JAARS is the aviation arm of Wycliffe Global Alliance, providing air support for Bible translation in remote regions. Directly comparable to Agape Flights as a faith-based aviation organization with a similar sponsorship-driven operating model.
• Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF): MAF is the largest Christian aviation nonprofit globally, operating a fleet of aircraft to deliver missionaries, medical teams, and humanitarian aid to remote communities. Closest direct peer to Agape Flights due to overlapping mission, aviation-only delivery model, and reliance on donor sponsorship.
• Missionary Air Group: Missionary Air Group operates aircraft and a hangar in North Carolina to support missionaries, primarily in Central America, with a similar cargo and passenger ministry model to Agape Flights.
• Adventist World Aviation: Adventist World Aviation is a faith-based aviation ministry that provides flight services to support mission work in remote and developing regions. Direct peer in the religious aviation space.
• Samaritan Aviation: Samaritan Aviation operates floatplanes in Papua New Guinea to deliver medical care and missionaries to remote villages. Comparable Christian aviation ministry model with similar reliance on donor support and aircraft-based delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a large evangelical relief organization that occasionally uses air transport for disaster response. Overlaps with Agape in evangelical donor base and disaster relief but is a much broader, non-aviation-focused entity.

Emerging players

• Moody Aviation: Moody Aviation combines flight training with mission aviation, producing pilots for organizations like MAF and Agape. Partially comparable as a pipeline feeder for Christian aviation ministries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/agapeflights
• Facebookfacebook.com/agape.flights
• Instagraminstagram.com/agapeflights/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agape-flights

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Agape Flights