Photo – Skydweller Aero is headquartered in Oklahoma City. The aerospace company recently completed a three-day solar-powered unmanned flight with the U.S. Navy. The flight was intended to demonstrate the potential of long-duration, solar-powered operations to support defense as well as humanitarian efforts. The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has congratulated Skydweller Aero, […]
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South Grand Lake Regional Airport Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Terminal, Hangar, and Taxiway
Photo – Grayson Ardies, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, led the groundbreaking ceremony for upgrades at the South Grand Lake Regional Airport in northeastern Oklahoma. The improvements include a new terminal, a hangar, and a parallel taxiway. The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) and South Grand Lake Regional […]
ODAA and Bartlesville Municipal Airport Celebrate Taxiway Project Completion, Break Ground on New Hangar Construction
Photo – Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Executive Director Grayson Ardies led the Bartlesville Municipal Airport’s ribbon-cutting to celebrate the completion of the airport’s taxiway on Monday, Sept. 8. The airport also broke ground on the future 20,000-square-foot hangar project anticipated to be completed by summer 2026. Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace […]
Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport Completes Significant Improvements to Runway
The Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport’s Runway 17/35 has been widened and rehabilitated with a pavement overlay. The upgrades were necessary to improve safety, upgrade pavement conditions and meet federal standards. The new runway width is required to accommodate the number of larger aircraft with wider wingspans that utilize the airport located in north central Oklahoma, particularly […]
2025 Girls in Aviation Day Planned for AAR Facility at Will Rogers Int’l in Oklahoma City
Since the launch of Women in Aviation International’s Girls in Aviation Day in 2015, the Oklahoma Girls in Aviation Day has experienced remarkable growth each year. On September 20, 2025, the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association, AAR Corporation in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, Pratt & Whitney, […]
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Receives Approval for $55 Million of Aviation Infrastructure Projects, Sets $2 Million Framework for Aerospace Education Funding
Several of Oklahoma’s general aviation airports will see important safety and infrastructure updates after the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics’ (ODAA) August 21st meeting where Aerospace and Aeronautics Commissioners approved 18 projects across the state. In addition, Commissioners approved the aerospace education funding framework which staff will utilize throughout the next fiscal year. Notable […]
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Continues Updates to Weather Observation Systems Across State
Seven of Oklahoma’s airports have installed Automated Weather Observation Systems (AWOS) thanks to funding from the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics. Airports in the communities of Ada, Alva, Claremore, Fairview, Grove, South Grand Lake (Ketchum), and Sallisaw each received the new AWOS systems as part of ODAA’s Airport Construction Program (ACP). The ACP is […]
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Accelerates Contributions to Oklahoma’s Aerospace Education Programs for FY2026
The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) is investing in the state’s future aviation and aerospace professionals. The August Commission meeting focused on the approval of more than $820,000 in grants for 103 aerospace focused education programs around the state. Oklahoma ranks first in the nation for high school aerospace education. That distinction is […]
Governor Declares August 19 ‘Aviation and Aerospace Awareness Day’ in Oklahoma
Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared Aug. 19, 2025 “Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Awareness Day.” The state’s first Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day was recognized Aug. 19, 2018, after the passage of a measure placing it into state law during the 2017 legislative session. The date runs concurrent to National Aviation Day which was originally declared […]
Durant High School Opens New Aviation Laboratory, Unveils Flyin’ Lion Aviation
Durant Public Schools STEM Director Zac Morgan welcomed community members to the grand opening of the school’s new aviation laboratory on recently. The school district is entering its fifth year of program implementation, which offers a pathway of aviation coursework designed to prepare students for careers in aerospace and aeronautics, Oklahoma’s second-leading industry. The new […]
