News & Archives

Mar 17, 2013 --- Thanks to everyone who attended our first ever Fly it Forward event celebrating women in aviation.  It...

Feb 6, 2013 --- During a chilly January week, an unlikely time for flying in New England, three students took their first...

Nov 6, 2012 --- Northampton Airport pilots have been doing their part to assist victims of Sandy in Monmouth County, NJ....

Apr 23, 2012 --- Adam Kisielewski, a wounded vet from the Iraq war, realized a dream when he earned his pilot's license last...

Mar 11, 2012 --- In a report by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation quantifies the impact local airports have on...

Jan 10, 2012 --- The Northampton Airport is helping a wounded former marine learn to fly by providing AOPA and Able Flight...

Dec 5, 2011 --- We ran a Groupon on Monday, Dec. 5.  Here's some information you'll need if you ordered one (and we hope...

Sep 1, 2011 --- Hurricane Irene blew through the valley but left the airport relatively unscathed.  It did, however, make...

Jul 27, 2011 --- WWLP's Seth Stutman came by the airport to get sense of what it takes to fly. We showed him around and...

May 20, 2011 --- John Gabour came up with a unique way to propose to his girlfriend: get a dozen friends to line the runway...

Apr 7, 2011 --- We are happy to report that we have hired two new flight instructors, Joe Marino and Thomas Waidlich.

Mar 18, 2011 --- We have set the dates for our summer flying seminars.  Our beginner sessions are July 11 - 15 and August 8...

Feb 15, 2011 --- Thanks to every one who stopped by for our Redbird open house on Saturday.  Several dozen pilots and...

Jan 21, 2011 --- The Redbird is here!  We're getting it situated and it will be available for scheduling starting on...

Jan 4, 2011 --- Recent accidents in the area have raised concerns about the safety of general aviation.  CBS 3 in...

Dec 20, 2010 --- We are finalizing our plans for a new flight simulator, the Redbird FMX Simulator.

Nov 20, 2010 --- We've created another time lapse movie, one that zips through last spring.

Oct 21, 2010 --- We've had our web cam recording the comings and goings at the airport for almost a year now.

Oct 5, 2010 --- It was a beautiful day for flying Saturday! Thirty-eight area youth came to Northampton for our fall Young...

Sep 14, 2010 --- Join us for a fun day of flying, learning and, of course, eating at the Northampton airport.  We are also...

Aug 5, 2010 --- Beginning Monday August 9, we will have a new light sport aircraft on the flight line, a 2007 Gobosh 700S...

Jun 13, 2010 --- The expansion of the ramp in front of the maintenance hangar has been completed.

Jun 10, 2010 --- The EAA Fly-in on June 5 drew a lot of people to the airport for a barbeque and safety session.  Thanks to...

Jun 4, 2010 --- It's fly-in season!  Join us on Saturday, June 5 from 9am - 2pm for an EAA-sponsored fly-in and bbq. There...

May 31, 2010 --- Starting Monday, June 21st, a 1974 Cessna 172M will be available for instruction and rental. N12732 will...

May 28, 2010 --- Registration has closed on all our summer camp sessions.  We look forward to this summer and seeing all...

May 14, 2010 --- Join us for Northampton Airport's first fly-in of the season!

May 13, 2010 --- We only have 3 spots left!  All our intermediate camps are full, but we have three spots available in our...

Apr 13, 2010 --- This Saturday's Wheels to Wings event is being postponed due to the possibility of foul weather.

Apr 7, 2010 --- The airport is leveraging the available roof space from its existing hangars to install solar panels.

Mar 31, 2010 --- We've added a new advanced camp session for Monday, August 9 - Friday August 13.  The first week of camp...

Mar 26, 2010 --- Responding to popular demand, the Northampton Airport will be breaking ground in new T-hangars soon.

Mar 20, 2010 --- We've posted a short video explaining our summer camps with lots of footage showing what we do.

Mar 1, 2010 --- It's time to plan for the summer camp season! We have opened registration to Camp IWannaFly and Camp...

Feb 10, 2010 --- Can't get enough of us?  We've set up a Northampton Airport fan page on Facebook.  Become a fan and...

Jan 13, 2010 --- Camp IWannaFly and Camp IGottaFly dates for summer 2010 have been set! We will be hosting two beginner...

Nov 21, 2009 --- On a perfect sunny, cool, calm fall Saturday, Northampton Airport hosted its first Wheels to Wings Intro...

Nov 9, 2009 --- Join us on Saturday, November 21  for a chance to learn more about aviation in a 1 hour ground school...

Oct 14, 2009 --- Come join us for a weekend seminar where you will receive in-depth instruction in airport operations,...

Sep 18, 2009 --- On Saturday October 10th we will be hosting a spin training seminar given by the FAA's Marilyn Pearson....

Jun 30, 2009 --- We have filled all the slots for our summer camps and have closed registration.

Jun 22, 2009 --- Ground schools for private pilot and instrument ratings will be starting soon.

Jun 1, 2009 --- Northampton Airport's chief flight instructor Rich MacIsaac set an aviation record by landing at all 39...

May 22, 2009 --- Chapter #1478 of the Experimental Airplane Association & Northampton Airport is hosting a fly-in on May...

Apr 27, 2009 --- On May 20, Rich MacIsaac, manager of Northampton Airport in Northampton, Massachusetts will hopefully join...

Apr 7, 2009 --- Read the story here: AOPA.org .

Mar 20, 2009 --- Originally scheduled for March 25, the Safety Seminar has been postponed. Check the website for updates.

Mar 7, 2009 --- Interested in Aviation? Join us at Northampton Aeronautics' Camp Iwannafly this summer.

Feb 11, 2009 --- UPDATE: SOLD OUT AS OF 2/14 Want to fly a twin engine airplane for less than the cost of an Arrow and about...

Dec 23, 2008 --- News40 stopped by and did a piece on introductory flights at the airport, with a crew tagging along on a...

Oct 20, 2008 --- EAA Chapter #1478 of Northampton will be meeting from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the third Thursday of the...

Sep 12, 2008 --- Come join us for a weekend seminar and receive in-depth instruction in airport operations, traffic...

Sep 10, 2008 --- Local aviation enthusiasts are invited to join others who share their interest on Saturday, September 27,...

Sep 10, 2008 --- The FAA recently updated the rules governing medical certificates.

Jul 28, 2008 --- The Daily Hampshire Gazette's Ben Williams did a nice story on this year's summer camp for the Gazette's...

Jul 23, 2008 --- Kylie Jelly recently took a lesson with our very own CFI Ben Foster and wrote about for GONomad , an...

Mar 25, 2008 --- Northampton Airport will be hosting a Young Eagles rally on Saturday, June 7. We have a group of 20 or so...

Mar 18, 2008 --- Join our certified flight instructors for ground based instruction in which we will cover a wide range of...

Mar 11, 2008 --- We are trying to organize a Private Pilot Ground School to begin the week of April 7th. The class would...

Feb 17, 2008 --- If you like the photos you see on the site, you'll love our 2008 calendar.

Dec 11, 2007 --- Need some help with your holiday shopping? Stumped on what to get your aviation enthusiast? Look no...

Dec 4, 2007 --- In addition to its story on the Light Sport, the Daily Hampshire Gazette created a multimedia slide show...

Nov 30, 2007 --- The light sport is proving as popular among media outlets as it is among pilots. Recently, Daily...

Nov 14, 2007 --- In a test of the durability and reliability of the Light Sport, two Indian Air Force pilots took a Flight...

Nov 6, 2007 --- Northampton Aeronautics regretfully announces that Chief Flight Instructor, Radek Wyrzykowski is preparing...

Oct 3, 2007 --- If you happened to swing by the airport on that sunny Saturday, September 22 morning, you would have seen...

Sep 18, 2007 --- Sixteen-year-old Daniel Lyszczak has been selected as the Northampton Flight School's student of the month...

Aug 17, 2007 --- Sixteen-year-old Daniel Lyszak became the youngest student to solo in the history of Northampton...

Aug 14, 2007 --- Barry Field's recent cross country trip with his son across the United States nabbed him a piece in the...

Aug 6, 2007 --- When 15 year-old Mary Jo Pham took a flight lesson this spring, she wrote about the experience for the...

Jul 31, 2007 --- Despite the driving rains, the crashing thunder and lightning lighting up the early morning sky, the 2nd...

Jul 24, 2007 --- Recently, Springfield's CBS 3 did a story on our new light sport plane, the Flight Design CT . The...

Jul 17, 2007 --- There is good news for all of you flying into the Northampton Airport: the expansion of the ramp area is...

Jul 15, 2007 --- The list of perks of flying into Northampton Airport just got longer! You will now be able to rent a car...

Jun 14, 2007 --- The paving of the ramp area in front of the maintenance hangar will more than double the number of high...

May 15, 2007 --- We NOW have a Flight Design CT, light sport aircraft {cms_selflink page='flight-design-ct-2007'...

Apr 3, 2007 --- Attention EAA Members or Potential Members, we need your help!

Mar 21, 2007 --- Alice is a professional mediator, and is also a Professor at Woodbury College in Montpelier, VT, where she...

Mar 21, 2007 --- We’re back to the building block again! There is still great demand out there for individual t-hangar...

Mar 4, 2007 --- 9421Z is back online and ready for rental/instruction. Please feel free to schedule any time.

Mar 1, 2007 --- It's time to start planning those summer trips! Northampton Aeronautics, Inc. has added another Piper...

Apr 1, 2006 --- Retired Secondary Teacher of Biology/Ecology

Oct 1, 2005 --- Physiatrist, Director of Rehabilitation at the Berkshire Medical Center

May 3, 2005 --- Retired Secondary Teacher of English and Flight Instructor