Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is looking for volunteers for its Airport Support Network. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
AOPA established the Airport Support Network (ASN) in 1997 to address the challenge of pilots often learning too late about airport-threatening developments.
ASN volunteers serve as local "eyes and ears," monitoring airport activities, engaging stakeholders, and tracking local development to identify potential issues early and protect airports from encroachment.
AOPA is actively recruiting new ASN volunteers for 2025, seeking members who are active at and live within 40 miles of an eligible public-use airport without existing ASN representation.
This is often the response when pilots learn about development near their airport that could adversely impact the facility’s operation. Often, however, by the time the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is contacted, the airport-threatening project may be well underway.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
