1 in 3 people employed in Alabama work for a company that uses General Aviation.

Serving More Communities
GA passengers have access to over 5,400 public use community airports located all over America. Having access to that many airports makes it very easy for you to leave from a point relatively close to your home or office, and lets you arrive much closer to your true destination.

Scheduling Flexibility
With GA, you can leave and arrive when you want to, without being tied to a fixed airline schedule. Together with the speed advantages of GA, this flexibility often means that you can visit two or three different customers or business locations in one day with ease.

Personal Use
Rather than wasting hours upon hours dealing with big city airports, out-of-the-way airline hubs, delay after delay for plane changes and lost baggage, consider how much nicer life would be if you learned to fly, or your company chartered a GA aircraft to get you where you need to go.

Security
When using GA aircraft, the owner of the aircraft and pilot flying it both know the individual passengers that they will be flying with. In most cases, they know these individuals on a personal basis. And just like you would with your own personal car, if they don’t know the people or trust them, then those people don’t get on the airplane. That level of control makes GA a very secure way to travel. It’s also one of the fundamental reasons so many key business people working for America’s corporations travel by GA and not with the airlines; the companies that they work for want their people to be as safe and secure as possible.

Services for Your Community
You and your community rely upon America’s small airplanes and airports every day. General Aviation provides vital services to individuals, families, churches, hospitals, colleges, small businesses, and tens of thousands of communities throughout America.

From airborne traffic reporting to the overnight shipment of your most recent catalog purchases to finding new sources of energy, General Aviation is making it possible for you and your community to lead better, safer, healthier, and more productive lives

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GA is a catalyst for economic growth. An integral part of the U.S. economy, it generates millions of jobs, and at 1% of GDP, almost as much activity as the petroleum industry. Businesses that use GA gain competitive advantage, while communities gain jobs and access to the nation’s air transportation system.

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GA pilots are your friends and neighbors, using their own or rented airplanes to visit our nation's tourist spots, to fly colleagues to a business meeting, or just to enjoy the freedom of flying.

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From America’s largest Fortune 500 companies, to individual entrepreneurs, businesses nationwide are using GA to reach new markets, support business partnerships, and make employees more productive.

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Thousands of GA aircraft are used day and night to meet America’s growing demand for overnight shipping.

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The vast majority of airline pilots are trained by private flight schools in the U.S. And 145 million passengers a year travel via General Aviation, making it America's largest "airline."

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Public health and safety are job #1 for GA pilots in law enforcement. From finding lost kids, to stopping terrorists at the border, GA gives our police the edge they need to win

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When you or a loved one needs urgent medical care, GA is there to help with air ambulance and emergency medevac services, like Huntsville MedFlight, GA also transports life saving organs, blood products, and emergency supplies.

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From dramatic live images on the six o’clock news, to serene views of a golf tournament, to Hollywood’s latest blockbuster film, GA provides the bird’s eye view that you can only get by flying.

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Crop yields would drop by 50% without the routine use of GA in U.S. agriculture. From aerial planting, to fertilizing, to pest and disease control, GA helps keep America’s farms the most productive in the world.

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