UN Humanitarian Air Service
- 17 operations
- linking 20 countries served by UNHAS in 2019
- 310 regular destinations
- offered to humanitarians in 2019
- 404,000 passengers
- flew UNHAS in 2019
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), offers safe, reliable, cost-efficient and effective passenger and light cargo transport for the wider humanitarian community to and from areas of crisis and intervention. It is the only humanitarian air service that gives equal access to all humanitarian entities.
UNHAS responds to the need for access to the world's most remote and challenging locations, often under precarious security conditions, where no safe surface transport or viable commercial aviation options are available. Sometimes natural disasters – such as the recent Caribbean hurricanes – leave air transport as the only mean of access; at other times, it is conflict that puts entire areas beyond the reach of land transport or commercial flights. Created precisely for such scenarios, UNHAS provides access for humanitarian workers and cargo, allowing life-saving projects to be implemented and monitored.
How to access UNHAS
UNHAS serves multiple destinations through 17 operations linking 20 countries. For more information on flight routes, times and how to book, please access the UN Booking Hub.