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Advocating the common interests of Arizona's general aviation community at the local and state level.

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The Voice of General Aviation in Arizona!

Scholarships

Scholarships are given each year to help fill the financial need of students pursuing aviation related educational opportunities at accredited colleges.

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Backcountry

Safety briefing pamphlets, map, and videos for the backcountry airstrips in Arizona that the APA and volunteers have worked to reopen and currently maintain.

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Airparks

Information regarding properties and contacts in a listing of the airparks located in Arizona, with special articles detailing the ins-and-outs of many of them.

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Passport App

Win awards and stay proficient by visiting Arizona’s public-use airstrips and airports, as well as many airport restaurants and aviation themed museums in our #FLYAZ Passport App.

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Safety

The APA provides safety seminars around the state, as well as articles on various safety topics each month. We also have available for download GAJSC safety presentations.

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Calendar

The APA maintains a comprehensive calendar of many aviation events around Arizona, as well as our monthly Grapevine BBQ and special getaways. Find out what's happening.

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Latest News Articles

By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator Our first combined – Day trip / weekend Grapevine meet-up was a big success. Perfect weather was a big change from last Fall’s original event date when we had to scrub the breakfast due to rain and winds. We had 22 Day trip participants bringing 10 aircraft and coming from as far away as California to join APA’s

by Jim Timm The following are the reports of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona from Late February through March. We hope to use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary action to

By Leanne Tawoda Coordinator, Grapevine Fly In Greetings AZ Backcountry Pilots, The March Grapevine Fly-In was the second to last for the season. The final weekend for the season will be April 17-19. As Chris mentioned in the President’s Report, we had a great weekend combining the usual backcountry camping with a Day Trip event on Saturday. It was a great

Read more: March Grapevine Fly-in

Welcome to the April 2026 edition of the APA Approach! Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first combined Day Trip and Camping Weekend at Grapevine Airstrip. Although the weather was unseasonably warm, even for Arizona, we had a great turnout. Leanne Tawoda and Mike McCann served a great breakfast for the Day Trip crew, and we enjoyed our usual potluck dinner and

The breakfast fights on Saturday morning have been excellent with relatively good weather for flying. In general, the temperatures has been a bit warmer than normal, and let’s hope it doesn’t get much warmer too soon. We all know what’s to come as the months move closer to summer. Anyway, while the weather is still good, let’s get out and go flying. I suspect that

By Howard Deevers In Pittsburgh, spring training meant that your team was going somewhere else. The Pittsburgh Pirates do spring training in Bradenton, Florida, right on Tampa Bay. Other northern teams have other locations, but they all travel for spring training. Here in Arizona, we are already in the desirable area for spring training. The western teams

Upcoming Events

Tue Apr 21 @ 6:30PM
Pilot/Controller Forum - KPRC at Prescott

Tue Apr 21 @ 7:00PM
Arizona Balloon Club April Meeting 2026 at Phoenix

Sat Apr 25 @ 9:00AM
Day Trip to Willcox

Tue Apr 28 @ 6:00PM
EAA 228 Chapter Meeting

Wed Apr 29 @ 3:00PM
Phoenix TRACON/ATCT Operation Raincheck

Fri May 01 @ 3:00PM
Sedona Airport Fly-In Wings Safety Program

Sat May 02 @ 9:00AM
Sedona Airport Fly-In Wings Safety Program

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