{"id":31601,"date":"2025-05-12T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=31601"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:39:48","slug":"chandler-airport-manager-ryan-reeves-honored-by-arizona-airports-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arizona\/chandler-airport-manager-ryan-reeves-honored-by-arizona-airports-association\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Chandler Airport Manager Ryan Reeves Honored by Arizona Airports Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ryan Reeves, Airport Manager of Chandler Municipal Airport<\/a>, has been named the 2025 Airport Executive of the Year by the Arizona Airports Association<\/a> (AzAA). In addition to this prestigious honor, Reeves also was selected as the recipient of the AzAA\u2019s 2025 President\u2019s Award, recognizing his outstanding leadership and service to Arizona\u2019s aviation community.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AzAA Board Member, Michael Hunter, with JE Dunn Construction (left) and Ryan Reeves.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThese awards reflect Ryan\u2019s tireless dedication to aviation excellence and community engagement,\u201d said Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke. \u201cHis passion for aviation runs generations deep. Having the awards presented by his mentors and in front of his colleagues made it extra special. On behalf of the City Council, we congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition and his leadership in advancing the success of Chandler Municipal Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since becoming Airport Manager in 2022, Reeves has overseen key infrastructure improvements and prioritized long-term planning to enhance airport safety and future growth while remaining a good neighbor to surrounding neighborhoods and businesses in the Airpark Area. Reeves also is working with consultants to execute a community impact study and the development of a strategic business plan.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This past April, he worked with the Federal Aviation Administration and a research team who conducted flight tests with several different models of helicopters to test and create safety regulations that will impact all vertical takeoff and landing aircraft facilities nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reeves and his small yet mighty team also are busy planning for the next Airport Day, a community event held at the airport scheduled for January 2026. He\u2019s been instrumental in hosting public tours of the airport, a program that will resume after the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AzAA President, Dave Reffner (left), with Ryan Reeves.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

With 20+ years of experience, Reeves continues to play an active role in shaping aviation policy and mentoring future airport leaders through his involvement with AzAA and other professional organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRyan is a consummate professional who not only manages one of the busiest general aviation airports in the nation but also gives back to the aviation community in meaningful ways\u201d said AzAA President Dave Reffner. \u201cHe\u2019s highly deserving of both these awards.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ryan Reeves, Airport Manager of Chandler Municipal Airport, has been named the 2025 Airport Executive of the Year by the Arizona Airports Association (AzAA). In addition to this prestigious honor, Reeves also was selected as the recipient of the AzAA\u2019s 2025 President\u2019s Award, recognizing his outstanding leadership and service to Arizona\u2019s aviation community. \u201cThese awards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arizona"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31601"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31608,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31601\/revisions\/31608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}