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Know of a GA Airport With a Playground? We Want to Hear From You!

Meg Godlewski

Monday, July 11, 2022 at 03:56 PM ET

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The playground at Bremerton National Airport [Courtesy: Bremerton National Airport]

Key Takeaways:

Some airports are enhancing their facilities by building kid-friendly, aviation-themed playgrounds, often through community efforts and donations.
These playgrounds are becoming significant attractions, adding value to the airport experience.
The publication is actively seeking submissions of general aviation airports with notable playgrounds for a future feature story.

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For pilots, the airport is often referred to as a playground—and there are some facilities that are taking this to the next level by building kid-friendly facilities at the airport. They often have aviation themes built by service organizations with donations and volunteer labor and they become the crown jewel of the airport.

Does your local airfield have a playground of note? We’re looking for general aviation airports with kid-friendly playgrounds for a future feature story.

If you know of one, please share it, and some pictures, with us.

Meg Godlewski

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.