At first glance, Grimes Field looks like many other Midwest airports: a paved runway and intersecting grass strip in the middle of flat cornfields, ample ramp parking, and a restaurant that lures pilots in droves. But there’s more than meets the eye at the Urbana, Ohio, airport located within the National Aviation Heritage Area of historic sites.

AOPA is joining multiple state aviation organizations to host the North Dakota Airport Passport Program. Rewards and recognition await pilots who get their books stamped the most.

It was simple enough on paper: My dad would join me on the trip to ferry the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 170B from Spokane, Washington, back to AOPA headquarters in Maryland. It was going to be a really cool trip.

Tourism trade measured in billions of dollars hinges on a fleeting blast of color that will rise and fade in a matter of weeks. The time to plan your fall foliage flights has arrived, and the clock is ticking.

Looking for a fun stop along the way to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022? Check out Rock the Ramp, the annual party held on the Friday before AirVenture at Middleton Municipal Airport/Morey Field in Wisconsin.

Diehards know you don’t go to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin without visiting Ardy and Ed’s Drive In restaurant, a malt (with real malted milk) and burger joint with carhops on roller skates.

Pilots flying from the East or West coast headed to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin can fill up their bellies and fuel up their aircraft with discounts at friendly airports along the way.

The Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow will be held on June 18 at the Granite Falls Municipal Airport/ Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Field in Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Some would say there are at least 10,000 reasons to visit Minnesota, and now aviation and history enthusiasts can add one more: Rand Tower Hotel recently opened in a historic downtown Minneapolis skyscraper with a one-of-a-kind aviation theme that makes a great home base for exploring the area.

Fly any farther north than Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, and you’ll need to consult AOPA’s Canada pre-trip preparation page, but if you stay just south of the border, the walleye capital of the world greets pilots and ice fishers alike.

In a vacation first for our family, my husband’s must-do list included shopping when we made our first visit to the Quad Cities region, a collection of communities straddling the Mississippi River and the Iowa-Illinois border.