Biplane Rides July 29th – August 1st

Jasper County Airport will host biplane operators selling biplane rides on July 29th- August 1st. The barnstormers will operate all day 7/29, 7/30, and 7/31 and will operate morning until about noon on 8/1/21. Rides are first come first served conducted by Biplanerides1.com and gobiplanerides.com. The aircraft offer a rare opportunity to fly in vintage…

Rusty Pilot Webinar

Life may have gotten in the way, but the dream of flight can be yours again. Returning to the skies is not as difficult as most rusty pilots think. We’re inviting you back in the cockpit and will help you get there. We will help you understand what’s changed in aviation since you last took the controls and brush up on your aviation knowledge.

Youth Aviation Summer Camp

Youth Aviation Summer Camp at Jasper County Airport! The airport, working with grant funding secured through Indian Trails Vocational Co-op will host the week-long aviation summer camp  starting July 12th. Camp hours will run from 8 am- 11 am Central Monday-Thursday, with Friday the 16th running from 8 am to 4 pm central due to…

Internship Opportunity

Airport Management and Operations Internship Opportunity The Jasper County Airport has established a summer Airport Management Internship Program, which allows students to align educational knowledge with real world experiences in the aviation industry. The Airport Management internship is sponsored by the Jasper County Airport Authority, which owns and operates the Jasper County Airport. This internship…

Airport Master Plan Project

After several months of negotiations and numerous meetings between the airport, Woolpert (the airport’s new engineering consultants), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Jasper County Airport finally agreed to the scope of services for the airport’s upcoming Master Plan Project that will be completed by Woolpert. So, What is a Master…

High School Aviation Education coming to Jasper County

Jasper County Airport Authority (JCAA) recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to teach aviation education courses in partnership with Rensselaer Central School Corporation (RCSC), facilitated by Indiana Trails Career Cooperative. For several years, airport management has worked alongside Indian Trails in an effort to incorporate aviation education into local high school curriculum.  Airport…

Land Acquisition

Today, Jasper County Airport Authority closed on a land parcel adjoining the airport to the west, previously owned by the Eldridge family. Because the northern 47 acres will be used for airspace protection for the current grass runway in addition to future development of the east/west paved runway, that portion qualifies for Federal Aviation Administration…