November's Pilot Passport Challenge

The National Aviation Heritage Area is an organization that "seeks to conserve, interpret, develop, and promote the historic resources of the National Aviation Heritage Area." The specific National Aviation Heritage Area is located across eight separate counties in southwestern Ohio. Ohio, which is also the home state of the Wright brothers, actively works to preserve and protect the state's rich history of aviation by encouraging all pilots to visit its heritage area sites.

The historical sites, which range from museums to seaplane bases, offer a wide variety of fun for the entire family. The following Ohio sites are eligible destinations in this month's National Aviation Heritage Area Pilot Passport Challenge:

Airports

• Grand Lake St. Marys Seaplane Base – St. Mary's (O12)
• Neil Armstrong Airport – Wapakoneta (AXV)
• Grimes Field – Urbana (I74)
• Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport – Springfield (SGH)
• Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional – Dayton (I19)
• Piqua/Hartzell Field – Piqua (I17)
• Waco Field – Troy (1WF)
• Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport – Dayton (MGY)
• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport – Dayton (DAY)
• Moraine Air Park – Dayton (I73)
• Sidney Municipal Airport – Sidney (SCA)
• Red Stewart Airfield – Waynesville (40I)

Museums and historical sites

• Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Visitor Center and Aviation Trail Parachute Museum  – Dayton
• Huffman Prairie Flying Field – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Wright Brothers National Museum at Carillon Historical Park  – Dayton
• Wright State University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives  – Dayton
• Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum – Dayton
• Wright "B" Flyer – Miamisburg
• National Museum of the United States Air Force – Dayton
• National Aviation Hall of Fame – Dayton
• WACO Air Museum and Aviation Learning Center – Troy
• Champaign Aviation Museum – Urbana
• Grimes Flying Lab – Urbana
• Armstrong Air and Space Museum – Wapakoneta

Starting November 1, visitors to the National Aviation Heritage Area sites are eligible to qualify for the National Aviation Heritage Area’s aviation-themed gift basket, which includes coffee mugs, hot chocolate spoons, a Wright Flyer blanket, and aviation books, by checking in at each unique destination through the Pilot Passport feature on the AOPA app. The easy-to-download app is free and available through the Apple Store and Google Play. In addition to the Pilot Passport feature, the AOPA app is a useful tool for all pilots. Whether you need an airport directory or want to listen to an aviation podcast, it's all accessible through AOPA's award-winning app.

See a complete list of rules for this month's challenge.