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Celebrate National Aviation Day With Us

Celebrate National Aviation Day With Us

Join us in celebrating Aviation Day on Saturday, August 17, 2024! West Michigan Regional Airport is partnering with Wings of Mercy to put on a day filled with food, fun and flights! We will kick off the day with the annual Wings of Mercy West Runway 5K at the...

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Food Truck Fridays

Food Truck Fridays

Food Truck Fridays are back and in full swing! Join us each Friday this summer for a new food truck at West Michigan Regional Airport. This Friday, June 21, fly or drive in to indulge in some hotdogs from Slingin’ Weenies for lunch and watch the planes come and go.

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Spring Egg Hunt

Spring Egg Hunt

Join us on Saturday, March 23rd for a Spring Egg Hunt at West Michigan Regional Airport! We’ll have Mezkla’s food truck, arts and crafts, an egg hunt and—of course—airplanes! We suggest rain boots for those hunting for eggs as we suspect it might be a little muddy....

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Welcome Courtney S!

Welcome Courtney S!

The airport recently welcomed Courtney Sawyer as our new Community Engagement Specialist and Operations. In this position, she will be responsible for community outreach on behalf of the airport. She’ll be planning and managing some of our most exciting events,...

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Outgoing Board Members

Outgoing Board Members

West Michigan Regional Airport is a community-owned resource, supported through operations revenue, government funding and local taxpayers. e West Michigan Airport Authority (WMAA) governs policy, budget and strategic planning for the airport to align with the best...

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Snow Equipment Update

Snow Equipment Update

Through partnership with Avflight, the airport invested in new snow equipment in 2023. Ahead of the winter season, Avflight purchased a Snow Sweeper truck, a De-Ice truck and a pickup truck with a plow attachment and back blade. In addition, we’ve been testing a new...

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National Aviation Day Celebration Great Success

National Aviation Day Celebration Great Success

On Saturday August 19th, over 1,200 members of the Holland Area community celebrated National Aviation Day at West Michigan Regional Airport. The airport partnered with Wings of Mercy for their annual Holland CareAffaire and runway 5k race for a full day of activities...

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FuturePREP’d Summer Program

FuturePREP’d Summer Program

This year, West Michigan Regional Airport partnered with Ottawa Area ISD’s futurePREP’d summer program. The futurePREP’d program connects students with businesses in the community to facilitate real-world work-based learning experiences. The goal of the program is to...

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