General Aviation Advancing America
NATA’s General Aviation Advancing America (GAAA) gatherings kicked off in 2020 with the goal of bringing airport, aviation business, civic, and business leaders together. These events created an interactive forum for comments and ideas on how aviation and local stakeholders can all work together to demonstrate and communicate the significant, meaningful contributions of our industry. These meetings helped foster important connections and revealed a number of truths about our industry to community and regional stakeholders, particularly as the impact of COVID-19 is continuing to be felt. General aviation airports and their tenant businesses are economic engines for their communities; aviation businesses are always ready and available to assist in transporting people, goods, and supplies; a number of these locations are self-sufficient and some even provide renewable resources in their own operation and help to power their communities; these businesses help develop public-private partnerships that create important links between our industry and the public; and they all provide jobs and opportunities for workforce development across the nation.
Past Event Locations:
- Alabama
- Bessemer, AL
- California
- Bakersfield, CA
- Oceano, CA
- Colorado*
- Loveland, CO
- Longmont, CO
- Salida, CO
- Meadow Lake, CO
- Florida
- Tallahassee, FL
- Marathon, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Illinois
- Wheeling, IL
- Michigan
- Waterford Township, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
- Brainerd, MN
- St. Cloud, MN
- Montana
- Bozeman, MT
- Cut Bank, MT
- Nevada
- Elko, NV
- Salt Lake City, NV
- New Mexico
- Farmington, NM
- Moriarty, NM
- North Dakota
- Fargo, ND
- Minot, ND
- Grand Forks, ND
- Williston, ND
- Oregon
- Hillsboro, OR
- South Carolina
- Greenville, SC
- Tennessee
- Alcoa, TN
GAAA Press:
NATA Highlights How General Aviation Advances America at Regional Airports Across the Country –
Business Air
Fargo's Aviation Community Leaders Join the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) for the General Aviation Advancing America Initiative
Industry leaders discuss critical role of airport and aviation businesses –
Williston Herald
GAerospace programs race to fill workforce gap – SA Business Report
General Aviation Community Collaboration Discussed in Eden Prairie – Sun Sailor
The Importance of Regional Airports – Fox Carolina
National Air Transportation Association to Discuss Economic Development with Local Leaders – ABC Bakersfield
Stakeholders discuss moving the aviation industry forward – Fox Fargo
Airport officials meet at TLH to discuss importance of airports as travel re-starts following pandemic – WCTV Tallahassee
Industry leaders discuss aviation – The Mountain Mail Salida
Experts Visiting NOCO Regional Say General Aviation Staying Aloft Despite Virus – Reporter-Herald Loveland
Association's latest GA initiative hits the road – Business Air News
GA Advancing America Lands in Colorado – Flying Magazine
NATA’s General Aviation Advancing America Initiative Highlights Regional Airports in Elko and Bakersfield – AviationPros
NATA GA Airports Initiative Reaches Colorado – AIN
Impact Of General Aviation Being Held In Minot North Dakota – Montana News
RAI Jets Hosts NATA General Aviation Advancing America Meeting at Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport – New Haven Register
National aviation leaders discuss business opportunities at Brainerd airport with expansions planned – Pine and Lakes Echo Journal
Industry leaders to discuss economic role of airports, aviation – Brainerd Dispatch
National experts visit Fargo to discuss rural aviation – ABC Fargo
Contact
NATA SVP Ryan Waguespack at
ryanw@nata.aero if you would like to host an upcoming General Aviation Advancing America gathering at your airport.
View upcoming GAAA locations here.
Registration space is intended for local businesses only, numerous events will be held throughout the country.
As safety is foremost in NATA’s mission, the event will adhere to all health safety operation protocols outlined in the Safety 1st Clean standard.
*Combined, these four airport locations above and their tenants create 1,879 jobs and bring in over $143M in annual revenue for their local communities.