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General AviationConnecting Our Community To The World

What is GA?

All things aviation except military and the airlines

General Aviation

BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT…

What is GA?

Business flying Law enforcement Firefighting Sightseeing

Package delivery Air ambulanceNews/trafficreporting

Agricultural

Disaster reliefWildlifemanagement

Recreationalflying

Banking/Commerce

What Is GA?

For Example...In one year, airborne Los Angeles law enforcement responded to more than 30,000 incidents

Who Are GA Pilots

with a business need, civic duty, or just plain passion for flying

Ordinary People

Over 600,000 certificated pilots in the U.S.

A Robust Fleet

The majority of GA aircraft are manufactured in the U.S.

Of that, there are 224,000 GA aircraft compared to only 7,200 airliners

GA IS LOCAL

A Public UtilityA highway system in the sky

Where Can I Fly To?

There are more than 5,000 public airports in the U.S., but only 500 have airline service

Your Airport: An Economic Engine

●Jobs

●Local Taxes

●Attracts New Businesses

●Multiplier Effect

Priceless

Some benefits cannot be quantified

<AIRPORT ID> At A Glance

●___ Employees

●___ Businesses

●___ Based Airplanes

It’s Your Airport

●Learn to fly!

●Talk to elected officials

●Stay engaged

●Become a member of AOPA

●Donate to the AOPA Foundation

How can you help?

Funding for this presentation made possible through a grant from the AOPA Foundation

WWW.AOPA.ORG/FOUNDATION

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