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Welcome to the Bloomsburg Airport website! We're glad you logged in and hope you will find it interesting, informative and helpful. We also hope that if you have "A Story to Share" about an experience at the Bloomsburg Airport that you will. Perhaps you learned to fly here. As a student pilot, maybe you flew a solo to Bloomsburg. Perhaps N13 was a stop for fuel on a cross country trek. So check out this section of our website and share your story, too. While you are here, also take a look at our "Pilots and their Planes", a section devoted to those who share a passion for this historic and wonderful airfield. Just look at those smiles!

Speaking of history, please take a moment to read Dr. Doug Karsner's accounts of the long and rich hertitage that makes the Bloomsburg Airport what it is today, a unique and beautiful airstrip along the Susquehanna River in rural Columbia County. Along with that, you must see our photo gallery, too. Do you want to learn to fly? Check out Golden Aviation. Are you looking for a flying club? Take a look at the Parlor City Flying Club's link. As for places to see, things to do, restuarants, hotels, car rentals, and so much more, we've got links to our calander of events, the Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Montour Tourist Agency and the Downtown Bloomsburg website. Thanks again for visiting us today. We look forward to seeing you at the Bloomsburg Airport!

Share Your Story: First Flight At Bloomsburg

My name is CW3 Brian J. Spotts. I am currently serving as a CH-47D helicopter instructor pilot in Bagram, Afghanistan with B co. 2-3 AVN (3ID). I am a graduate of Central Columbia High School (1997), Bloomsburg University (2001), and finishing my MAS with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. I joined the Army in 2002, entering the Warrant Officer Flight Training (WOFT) program.

I can vividly remember my first solo flight to the Bloomsburg Airport. Unlike most soloists, I was not a stranger to aviation. I was seasoned pilot (rotary wing) with a year of combat flight experience when I departed Danville in a Cessna 172 (N73214). But this was the first time that I had ever been in an aircraft by myself. The Army trains and solos student pilots in pairs, they are called “stick buddies” and they remain together throughout the training.

I had just returned home on leave from a year long tour in Iraq. I wanted to celebrate and broaden my horizons with a few hours behind the controls of an airplane. I was on a time crunch with a limited budget, but after a few days of tearing up the friendly skies I was ready to solo.

My departure from Danville (8N8) was exciting. I barreled down the runway at lightning speed and pulled back on the yolk. The attitude felt uncomfortable compared to the nose low attitude of a helicopter. It was wonderful to see my hometown from the air. I was thankful to be back and truly enjoyed the scenery. Unlike the desert sand of Iraq, the navigation was a breeze and I practiced my dead reckoning skills to find Knoebles Amusement Resort before turning for the Bloomsburg Airport.

As I entered left traffic landing runway 28, I was amazed how small the Kawneer plant looked. I had worked there during one of my college summers. I touched down on the numbers with a bounce and a bobble and was rather embarrassed of my performance. I made a quick stop in parking, said hello to the folks in operations, picked up a VFR Sectional and was back in the air enjoying the scenery on the way to Danville.

I look forward to moving back to Bloomsburg, purchasing an airplane and being a part of this great airport.

Story Courtesy of: Brian J. Spotts, Bagram, Afghanistan   [Story Archive]

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Congratulations to Axel Heinrich on soloing last week in the Cherokee 140 and to Ty Williams on passing the written exam. Both are major milestones in achieving your private pilot certificates. Best wishes for your continued success!
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