July 8, 2026 (reminder sent on October 28, 2026)
Dear Elected Officials, Business and Community Leaders,
You are cordially invited to join the Ohio Aviation Association (OAA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and the Ohio Regional Business Aviation Association (ORBAA) for a briefing on aviation issues of importance to airports, aircraft owners, businesses, and pilots. The details of the event are below, but space is limited. Parking is available directly outside of the building.
When: Thursday, November 19, 2026 (9:00a.m.-1p.m.)
Where: Gordon K. Bush Ohio University Airport (ATO)
747 Columbia Rd
Albany, OH 45710
The agenda for joint OAA/AOPA/ORBAA issue briefing will be:
9:30a.m-11:30a.m. – Legislative Briefing
- Welcome and Introductions
- Brief overview of AOPA, OAA and ORBAA (background, members, key issues)
- Key priorities for the associations in the 136th General Assembly
- Ohio airport presentations (each airport has 7 mins and 4 slides each)
- Public owned, public use airports in the Southeast Ohio Region:
- General discussion topics related to aviation (Q & A)
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Lunch and discussions with individual airports in the Southeast Ohio region
1-2p.m. – Ribbon Cutting for Zero Hanger
2-4p.m. – OAA Board of Directors Meeting
Click here to register:https://www.ohioaviation.org/event-6303651
For any questions, please e-mail Tony Fiore at tony@ohioaviation.org.
Thank you for your time and consideration in attending this event.
OAA Contact
Tony Fiore
Executive Director
Office: (614) 462-5428
Mobile: (614) 906-8669
tony@ohioaviation.org
www.ohioaviation.org
AOPA Contact
Kyle Lewis
Regional Manager, Airports and State Advocacy, Great Lakes Region
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
o: (301) 695-2229 | c: (740) 418-8950
kyle.lewis@aopa.org | www.aopa.org
ORBAA Contact
Jessica Neptune
President, ORBAA
Scope Aircraft Finance, CX Manager
Office 614-907-9084 Cell 419-606-4553
jneptune@scopeair.com
www.orbaa.org
All airports in Ohio Southeast Economic Development Region
- Alexander Salamon/Adams Co Airport (AMT)
- Barnesville-Bradfield (6G5)
- Cambridge Municipal Airport
- Carroll County/Tolson Field (TSO)
- Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport (GAS)
- Gordon K. Bush Ohio University Airport (ATO/UNI)
- Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH)
- Harrison County Airport (8G6)
- Highland County Airport (HOC)
- Holmes County (10G)
- James A. Rhodes/Jackson Co Airport (JRO)
- Jefferson County Airpark (2G2)
- Lawrence County Airpark (HTW)
- Monroe County Airport (4G5)
- Morgan County Airport (I71)
- Nobel County/Mike Brienza Field (I10)
- Perry County Airport (I86)
- Pickaway County Airport (CYO)
- Pike County Airport (EOP)
- Richard Downing – Coshocton (I40)
- Ross County Airport (RZT)
- Vinton County Airport (22I)
- Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV)
