How is the Palomar Airport Association just like Santa Claus?
We Preserve the
Freedom
to Fly
The Palomar Airport Association is a non-profit (501(c)(3)) all-volunteer organization created to preserve the freedom to fly by promoting communication, aviation safety, and education for pilots, non-pilots, press and policy makers, by supporting events and activities that will keep General Aviation accessible to all.
Mix -n- Mingle
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, members meet on the patio of The Landings restaurant. Happy Hour prices from 4 to 7 pm. Meeting starts at 5:30, visitors welcome!
Palomar Airport
Located at El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad, CA, Palomar Airport is a single runway, mixed-use public airport. Click here to discover more.
FLY FRIENDLY
Our organization makes agreements keep us in good standing with San Diego County and surrounding areas. When noise complaints were made, we implemented the Voluntary Noise Abatement Plan (VNAP). You can find more California airports who have VNAP on "Fly Friendly SoCal"
Latest News
Aviation Explorers Post 120 has an annual Fund Raising event to support this local chapter exploration into the many facets of aviation. We, Palomar Airport Association, host field trips for local Explorer troop. Check our Facebook page often!
Toy Delivery
Just like Santa Claus, we deliver toys! We help the Marines deliver Toys for Tots around San Diego County, so as many kids as possible get to enjoy some magic at Christmastime.
Membership
Our members are pilots, student pilots, fixed base operators and travelers who fly out of Palomar Airport. Together, we speak with one voice to airport management, government regulators and the FAA.
Associated Organizations
PAA is a sub-chapter of the California Pilots Association (CalPilots). Our community service guidelines are similar to CalPilots and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA). We work with the FAA Safety team and affiliate with Palomar 99s, EAA Chapter 14, and Chapter 286.
We Serve our community
We team up with San Diego County and the Marines to do two group flights per year. We fly Toys for Tots to both Ramona and Fallbrook. Discover more on our Toys page.
According to the Sim720 McClellan-Palomar Airport KCRQ Review’s YouTube video — our Airport handles over 425 Air Operations / Day. This classifies us as a major airport.
We have a guest speaker each month on the second Wednesday at 5:30 pm. We keep ourselves current and aware — then we get social and meet-n-mingle! We don’t meet in December — but our Santas fly!
Voluntary noise abatement program
Palomar Airport’s “Fly Friendly” Noise Abatement Plan.
As part of the Carlsbad Community, our pilots are committed to a “Fly Friendly” policy. Weather and traffic permitting, pilots are asked follow the voluntary noise abatement program (VNAP) when departing north, south or in an eastbound direction.
For a detailed description of the VNAP – Voluntary Noise Abatement Program, click the “Fly Friendly” button.