Preserving
Promoting
Protecting
General Aviation in Arizona
Advocating the common interests of Arizona's general aviation community at the local and state level.
The Voice of General Aviation in Arizona!
Scholarships
Scholarships are given each year to help fill the financial need of students pursuing aviation related educational opportunities at accredited colleges.
Backcountry
Safety briefing pamphlets, map, and videos for the backcountry airstrips in Arizona that the APA and volunteers have worked to reopen and currently maintain.
Airparks
Information regarding properties and contacts in a listing of the airparks located in Arizona, with special articles detailing the ins-and-outs of many of them.
Airport Focus
What is there to do when flying to the various Arizona airports? Check out our articles with details and photos of who to see, where to stay, and what do at our public airports.
Safety
The APA provides safety seminars around the state, as well as articles on various safety topics each month. We also have available for download GAJSC safety presentations.
Calendar
The APA maintains a comprehensive calendar of many aviation events around Arizona, as well as our monthly Grapevine BBQ and special getaways. Find out what's happening.
We would like to thank our corporate sponsor!
As of May 1st, our fatal accident count now stands at two, with 3 fatalities. On April 16th, a Bell 206 experimental helicopter crashed about a mile south of Fort McDowell while on the last test flight of the main rotor blades before beginning the certification process.
The following is the NTSB official report:
On April 16, 2019, at 0706 mountain standard time, a
On April 16, 2019, at 0706 mountain standard time, a
Read more: My Escape is Flying (GAARMS)
Upcoming Events
| Fri May 24 @12:00AM Double Circle Ranch (AZ66) |
| Sat May 25 @ 7:00AM Casa Grande Airport (CGZ) Monthly Fly-In Breakfast |
| Sat May 25 @ 9:00AM Classic Airplane Association of Arizona club meeting at Casa Grande |
| Sat Jun 08 @ 8:00AM Southwest Aviation Weather and Safety (SAWS) Workshop VIII at Tempe |
| Tue Jun 11 @ 6:00PM Monthly BOD Meeting |
| Sat Jul 13 @12:00AM Pancake Breakfast at Overgaard |
| Sat Jul 20 @ 8:00AM Benson Breakfast Fly-in |
Classifieds
Prescott Arizona Airstrip - 14+ Acres |
“The backcountry success of reopening airstrips in Arizona which the APA has accomplished through volunteer efforts is unsurpassed.”
Brian Schober, APA President
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