2023 Conference News
‘Airports Leading the Way,’ NCAA Annual Conference Held in Pinehurst
By Scotty Malta
The beautiful Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, NC was the venue of the 2023 annual North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) Conference.
The sold-out event with 473 delegates, 41 exhibitors, and 56 sponsors was themed “Airports – Leading the Way in Economic Development”. The conference committee, led by Conference Chair Edwin (Eddie) H. Madden, Jr., Columbus County Manager and NCAA Vice President, did an excellent job of providing a variety of interesting, appropriate, and timely topics and speakers to fill two informative and interactive days.
Read more: State Aviation Journal
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Scott Burrows
BANQUET SPEAKER
NASA Astronaut Curtis Brown Jr.
INTRODUCTION
The North Carolina Airports Association holds a conference each year, hosted by cities throughout the state. The conference includes a lively Golf Tournament, the ever-popular Opening Reception and two full days of informative sessions, discussion groups and professional exhibitors. The conference is attended by airport commissioners, executives and staff, as well as professionals serving the industry through engineering, consulting, products and more. Each year’s conference is supported by sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers and each of these contributors have an opportunity to present themselves to the Association through various events and exhibits. Make plans now to join us for the next conference!
Save the Date!
The 2024 NCAA Annual Conference will be held
in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina at the Omni Grove Park Inn and Spa on April 3rd-5th, 2024. Golf will be on Wednesday with the opening reception Wednesday evening! Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
Registration Now Open! Register to Attend – TO SPONSOR – TO EXHIBIT – TO ADVERSTISE!
Exhibitors
2023 Conference Hotel
Pinehurst Resort – Pinehurst, NC.
$140 – $193 USD per night, depending on room selection. Available March 18 – 21, 2023 with last date to book this rate is February 16, 2023. (SOLD OUT-WAIT LIST ONLY)
To book your reservation at Pinehurst Call (877) 648-0065. Limited availability AT RACK RATE!
Alternate Hotel Options
Homewood Suites (about 1 mile from the resort) 910-255-0300
Springhill Suites (about 3 miles from the resort) 910-695-0234
The Jefferson Inn – Southern Pines –(910) 692-9911
Numerous sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available for this year’s show. Visit the Sponsors & Advertisers Page for details…
Presidential Plus Sponsor
Talbert & Bright, Inc.Presidential Sponsor
Charlotte Douglas International AirportPlatinum Sponsors
AVCON, Inc. Para-Port Doors LLC WK DicksonGold Sponsors
EXP U.S. Services, Inc. HMS Host Jacobs Parrish and Partners, LLC RS&H SSP America Titan Aviation FuelsSilver Sponsors
AECOM Anser Advisory Balfour Beatty Bolton & Menk, Inc. Campbell Oil Company Carolina Time Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. FLASH Parking Gensler Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority Gresham Smith Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper, A Joint Venture JSM and Associates, LLC LAZ Parking Lindsey Architecture McFarland-Johnson, Inc. Michael Baker International Newton & Associates, Inc. Pace Pavement Technologies, Inc. Paradies Lagardere Pond & Company RDU Airport Authority SAM Companies Signature Flight Support Statesville Regional Airport Terracon The Wilson Group Architects WSP USABronze Sponsors
Avlite C-Design Clear Channel Airports ECS Southeast, LLP Hubpoint Strategic Advisors, LLC Mead & Hunt, Inc. SP Plus Corporation TELICS TKH Security, LLC Angel Plus Sponsor Holt Consulting Company, LLC REEF Parking Ricondo & Associates, Inc. Angel Sponsor Ken Weeden & Associates Passero Associates, LLC Piedmont Advantage Credit Union Wilmington International Airport
Exhibiting at the NCAA Annual Conference offers a unique opportunity to meet and engage with the decision makers for aviation. Visit the Exhibitors Page for details…
2023 Exhibitors
1200.aero ADB Safegate – DBT/AWI Airport Lighting Company Airport Monitoring Systems Ameriseal of Ohio Inc. – GRIP-FLEX AVCON Inc. AvFuel Corporation Bobbitt Construction, Inc. Bolton & Menk, Inc. Campbell Oil Company Contech Engineered Solutions D. S. Brown Company EBCO Aviation Insurance, LLC Ennis-Flint/PPG EPIC Fuels Fortune Consulting GPI Geospatial Hasco. Inc. JBT AeroTech Corporation Musco Lighting Naturchem, Inc. dba Opterra Solutions, Inc. NCDOT, Division of Aviation NCDOT, Division of Aviation Mobile Command Center Para-Port Doors LLC Parrish and Partners. LLC Pilot John International RDM International, Inc. Remac, Inc. S&ME SAM Companies Skidabrader Southeast Cement Promotion Southeast Powerlift Hydraulic Doors, Inc. SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory and Testing, P.C. TELICS Terracon The FOD Control Corporation Thermal Imaging Radar Titan Aviation Fuels Utility Management Services Valtir Walker Consultants
The annual conference provides an excellent forum for aviation professionals to gather and discuss the issues and challenges facing our industry in North Carolina. We also have a wide variety of exhibitors and sponsors available to discuss their services and products. If you have any questions about the NC Airports Association or the Annual Conference, please contact:
Lisa Edwards, Association Business Manager
66 Castellan Drive
Greer, SC 29650
Phone: (828) 808-5502
2023 Conference Sponsors
Presidential Plus Sponsor
Talbert & Bright, Inc.
Presidential Sponsor
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Platinum Sponsors
AVCON, Inc.
Para-Port Doors LLC
WK Dickson
Gold Sponsors
EXP U.S. Services, Inc.
HMS Host
Jacobs
Parrish and Partners, LLC
RS&H
SSP America
Titan Aviation Fuels
Silver Sponsors
AECOM
Anser Advisory
Balfour Beatty
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Campbell Oil Company
Carolina Time
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
FLASH Parking
Gensler
Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Gresham Smith
Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper, A Joint Venture
JSM and Associates, LLC
LAZ Parking
Lindsey Architecture
McFarland-Johnson, Inc.
Michael Baker International
Newton & Associates, Inc.
Pace Pavement Technologies, Inc.
Paradies Lagardere
Pond & Company
RDU Airport Authority
SAM Companies
Signature Flight Support
Statesville Regional Airport
Terracon
The Wilson Group Architects
WSP USA
Bronze Sponsors
Avlite
C-Design
Clear Channel Airports
ECS Southeast, LLP
Hubpoint Strategic Advisors, LLC
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
SP Plus Corporation
TELICS
TKH Security, LLC
Angel Plus Sponsor
Holt Consulting Company, LLC
REEF Parking
Ricondo & Associates, Inc.
Angel Sponsor
Ken Weeden & Associates
Passero Associates, LLC
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union
Wilmington International Airport
2023 Exhibitors
1200.aero
ADB Safegate – DBT/AWI
Airport Lighting Company
Airport Monitoring Systems
Ameriseal of Ohio Inc. – GRIP-FLEX
AVCON Inc.
AvFuel Corporation
Bobbitt Construction, Inc.
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Campbell Oil Company
Contech Engineered Solutions
D. S. Brown Company
EBCO Aviation Insurance, LLC
Ennis-Flint/PPG
EPIC Fuels
Fortune Consulting
GPI Geospatial
Hasco. Inc.
JBT AeroTech Corporation
Musco Lighting
Naturchem, Inc. dba Opterra Solutions, Inc.
NCDOT, Division of Aviation
NCDOT, Division of Aviation Mobile Command Center
Para-Port Doors LLC
Parrish and Partners. LLC
Pilot John International
RDM International, Inc.
Remac, Inc.
S&ME
SAM Companies
Skidabrader
Southeast Cement Promotion
Southeast Powerlift Hydraulic Doors, Inc.
SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory and Testing, P.C.
TELICS
Terracon
The FOD Control Corporation
Thermal Imaging Radar
Titan Aviation Fuels
Utility Management Services
Valtir
Walker Consultants