For Immediate Release
June 6, 2018
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Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
Leesburg Executive Airport Hosts Open
House on Sunday, June 24, 2018
Event will showcase the
aviation businesses and flight schools at the airport.
 Leesburg, VA (June
6, 2018) – Interested in flying, either as a hobby or a
career? The Leesburg Executive Airport’s open house on Sunday, June 24, 2018,
will give the public the opportunity to learn more about aviation and the local
aviation industry. The open house will
begin at 2:00 p.m. and conclude at 6:00 p.m.
Many of the aviation businesses
based at the airport will have informational displays in the terminal building.
Representatives from Angel Flight and Pilots N Paws will be on hand to discuss
their charitable organizations’ free air transportation services for medical
patients, rescue pets, and others in need. One of the PHI Medical med-evac
helicopter crews will be available to answer questions and, barring an
emergency call, visitors will be able to view the med-evac helicopter.
The flight schools that operate
out of the Leesburg airport will provide information about their flight
training programs and will offer visitors an up-close view of the advanced
aircraft and flight simulators available for training.
Visitors will be able to tour the Remote Air Traffic Control
Tower center currently in testing and evaluation at the airport. Food and beverages will available throughout
the event on the terminal patio.
For more information, please visit www.leesburgva.gov/airport/open-house.
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