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NEW UPDATES (including deadlines/ conference events) as of 02/22/2025
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2025 Conference Updates (updated 02/18/25)
“Back to our Roots”
“Learning how to promote, protect, and continue developing your airport/business into the future.”
Don’t forget to register for the 2025 Annual NCAA Conference in Wilmington, NC from April 8-10, 2025! (More details found below in the newsletter).
EARLY BIRD RATES END BY MARCH 1, 2025!
GOLF IS FULL. You may still register to play, but will be placed on the waitlist.
Attendee Registration: https://ncairports.org/attendee-registration-2/
Exhibitor/Ad Registration: https://ncairports.org/exhibitor-registration/
Sponsor Registration: https://ncairports.org/sponsor-advertiser-registration/
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We recommend all sponsors and exhibitors that have not yet registered, fill out a registration by March 7th, 2025 to ensure your airport/company make it on printed signage.
If you ARE already registered for the conference as a sponsor/exhibitor, please make sure you have registered your complimentary attendees with the separate link. Email emily@ncairports.org if you have any questions.
UPDATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT AT THE 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE!!
Two stations will be set up all day, April 9, 2025 outside of the exhibitor hall.
BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW! LIMITED AVAILABILITY AT BLOCK RATE.
All hotels are walking distance to the convention center.
Hotel Ballast Wilmington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Our hotel sits on the Cape Fear River with a decor celebrating local maritime culture and Southern charm. The local shops and eateries of historic downtown Wilmington are footsteps away. The outdoor pool, patio, and fire pit feature views…
A $20 daily self-parking fee applies, or a $25 daily valet fee.
Service animals only.
Reservations are also available by telephone through the reservations office at +1 910-763-5900.
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Wilmington Riverfront- Wilmington, NC SOLD OUT as of now
Call Reservations to check on availability. They are available by telephone through the Central Reservations Office at +1 910-765-1131.
Reach out to Emily Winberg if you are interested in being put on a waitlist.
ALoft Wilmington at Coastline Center – Wilmington, NC LIMITED AVAILABILITY SOLD OUT as of now
Call Reservations to check on availability. They are available by telephone through the Reservations office at +1 910-377-7600
Reach out to Emily Winberg if you are interested in being put on a waitlist.
WILLARD G. PLENTL JR. AWARD
Submit Nominations before 02/28/25
Every year at the NCAA Annual Conference Banquet dinner, the Willard G. Plentl Jr. Award is dedicated to an Airport Professional of the Year that stood out to their colleagues, supporters, and the NCAA Board of Directors.
As we are just around the corner of the 45th Annual conference, we want to encourage nomination submissions for this award. Submissions are due by February 28, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
About the Willard G. Plentl Award:
This award, established in the memory of Willard G. Plentl, Jr., annually recognizes an airport professional who positively impacts the aviation industry in North Carolina.
Plentl contributed more than fifty years of professional service to the business of aviation in North Carolina. He served as an innovative, collaborative and dedicated leader for the industry throughout the state. As the director of aviation for the state of North Carolina, he was a founding member of the North Carolina Airport Managers Association, the predecessor to the NCAA. As a mentor to airport professionals for decades, he was a passionate ambassador for all aspects of aviation, increasing the awareness of the importance of aviation and its impacts to our state.
“I am very proud that we have established this prestigious award to honor the outstanding professionals in our industry,” said Andrew Shorter, C.M., Airport Director of Coastal Carolina Airport in New Bern, N.C. and Past-President of the NCAA. “The NCAA board focuses diligently on strengthening North Carolina airports and promoting the positive impacts they make in their communities and across the state. Will Plentl lived this mission, and mentored many others to do the same. It is fitting that this award bears his name and honors his lifetime of contributions.”
Nominees for this annual award must be airport professionals in North Carolina, and NCAA members. They must exhibit leadership, commitment to aviation, and community involvement that expands the awareness of the importance of aviation.
To learn more: https://ncairports.org/will-plentl-award/
Considering New-Year Giving?
ATTENTION!! Where are my Charlotte Hornets fans??!!
Thanks to an anonymous donor, we are starting this year’s Educational Foundation Silent Auction off EARLY with 4 floor level tickets to the Charlotte Hornets vs. Sacramento Kings on April 4, 2025. This package includes free access to the Courtside Club for drinks, snacks and other menu items.
Value: $2,000.00
Starting bid: $400.00
Bid increment: $50.00
Bid closing 5pm Eastern Standard Time, March 17, 2025
BID BY COMMENTING ON THIS POST ON LINKEDIN ONLY!!!
Funds to benefit NCAA Education Foundation.
The NCAA will contact you at time of bid closin
g, be prepared to pay via credit card or check to the NCAA Educational Foundation.
If bid exceeds value, you may be eligible for a tax deduction.
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Press link below to go to LinkedIn post. If you do not have LinkedIn, but want to bid, please email Emily@ncairports.org.
We look forward to the 45th Annual NCAA Conference Silent Auction in Wilmington, NC. This year, we are starting off strong with an item BEFORE the conference takes place. In Wilmington, there will be silent auction baskets, artwork, event tickets, limited edition items, and even DESTINATION TRIPS to places like Aruba, up for auction! Get ready to place an exciting bid on great items to support the Education Foundation! You may be eligible for tax deductions.
A letter from the NCAA Education Foundation:
We hope this message finds you well. We are reaching out to invite you to support a cause that has a lasting impact on our communities: the North Carolina Airports Association Educational Foundation, a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our foundation is dedicated to promoting education and workforce development within the aviation industry. By offering scholarships that equip the next generation of aviation professionals, we help ensure the future success and innovation of our state’s airports and their surrounding communities.
We have already raised $6,500.00 dollars as we head into our annual conference in April, which is where we historically raise the majority of funds through direct attendee donations, silent auction, and golf related sales (golf polos, mulligans, red tee shots, etc.). Currently the Foundation awards two scholarships, the goal is to expand giving and grow the fund so that a portion is self generating.
To contribute please:
Send a check payable to the NCAA Education Fund, 592 Isle of Pines Road, Mooresville, NC 28117,
Call (828) 808-5502 to donate by credit card,
Or email edfoundation@ncairports.org to submit an item for our silent auction during our annual conference.
Receipts will be provided for tax purposes for all donations. Corporate or individual donations may come with conference and social media recognition.
Warm Regards,
NCAA Ed. Fund Committee & Volunteers
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Email: emily@ncairports.org
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NC Airports Program Handbook
Dear N.C. Airport Community Colleagues,
Attached please find a copy of the updated North Carolina Airports Program Guidance Handbook, which is now available on our NCDOT Connect site.
This handbook is designed to serve as a complete guide to the programs, funding processes and requirements of the many financial and technical programs and services we offer at the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation (NCDOT Aviation).
You’ll find:
Roles and responsibilities of North Carolina’s public use airports and the government agencies that support them
Information on state and federal funding sources and programs
Steps for managing publicly funded airport infrastructure development projects
References for statutory and regulatory requirements
Guidelines for selecting airport consultants
We hope this handbook update will become a much-used tool for the entire airport community, answering your questions, guiding your engagement with our office and managing development across our airport system. Feel free to share this with other pertinent or new stakeholders.
As always, please reach out to your regional airport project manager with any questions. And thank you for all you do to build a strong and resilient public airport system for North Carolina.
AIG Funds for GA Airports- Letter from NCDOT Division of Aviation
N.C. General Aviation Airport Colleagues,
Your NCAA Board at our quarterly meeting had a robust discussion with NCDOT Division of Aviation about a variety of issues, including our state’s drawdown of federal Airport Infrastructure Grants funds (AIG).
That discussion prompts me to write and ask that general aviation airports request your AIG funds from NCDOT Aviation as soon as possible, if you have not already. (NCDOT applies for AIG funds on behalf of GA airports. Commercial service airports apply for and receive and receive AIG funds directly from FAA).
As of today, N.C. general airports have requested only $6.5 million of the $37.9 million in AIG funds available to them. Only $1.5 million has been awarded and only $142,000 expended. North Carolina has one of the lowest AIG application rates of any state. And because of this, in the last month, NCDOT has received inquiries about it from the N.C. General Assembly, FAA and Board of Transportation.
Our airports have enjoyed tremendous funding support in recent years. It is imperative that we show our stakeholders we are effectively using the funds we receive, from all sources, to deliver a stronger system of public airports for our communities.
If you need guidance on requesting funds, refer to the AIG collection guidance posted on the NCDOT Connect site, the slides from the March training or the email each airport received in April showing the balance of funds you are eligible to request. And, as always, feel free to contact your airport project manager for assistance determining what projects are suitable for these funds and how to request them.
Thank you for your attention to this request and for all of your efforts to demonstrate the value of public investment in North Carolina’s airport system.
NCAA Membership Drive
Here is a friendly reminder that if you have not renewed your membership or joined for the 2024-2025 year, this is the time!
The renewal date has passed, meaning your most likely account has been paused if you have not renewed already. You will need to reach out to the business manager to get your account manually reactivated in order to renew online.
We very much appreciate your continued support of The North Carolina Airports Association with the renewal of your membership for this fiscal year July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. By renewing your membership you are benefiting from the efforts of NCAA with Legislative Advocacy, attendance to the annual conference at a discounted rate, complimentary region meeting participation, member networking and information sharing, access to member contact information, RFQ, RFP & job posting as well as the other benefits associated with the membership.
Renewal can be done by:
Go to the site at https://ncairports.org
Go to MEMBERS menu and select MEMBERS ONLY SECTION
Log in (username is your email unless you previously changed it)
In the member’s dashboard, click on RENEWAL.
Click on CLICK HERE TO RENEW
The system will display your type of membership with a button for renewal.
When you click RENEW NOW, you will be directed to the payments page.
Once the payment is made, the process is complete. (You may want to print or save a copy of your receipt)
If you are paying for multiple people from your airport or organization, renewal through the website must be done under each member log in. If you wish to pay for multiple people in one credit card transaction, please contact me at 828-808-5502 and I will process these for you.
If you want to JOIN the association, CLICK HERE: https://lnkd.in/gkRvxHAF
Make sure to review each membership type so you ensure you select the correct category.
Payment made by check must be mailed to Emily Winberg, NCAA, 592 Isle of Pines Rd., Morresville, NC 28117 and accompanied by the member name and invoice number.
We look forward to your continued support of the North Carolina Airports Association!
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