Kent State University Airport

Major Benjamin “Flash” Wiford is a 2008 graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Systems Engineering Technology and fulfilled his dream of becoming a pilot in the United States Air Force. He has logged more than 1,450 flight hours and earned two Air Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals...

Evan Vazquez brightens any room he’s in. Outgoing, polite and always stylishly dressed, his huge smile radiates confidence and warmth. Looking at him today, as he begins his senior year as professional pilot major in Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineeering, you’d never know that as a freshman, he considered himse...

Some new life is coming to the Kent State University Airport hangar thanks to $5 million in federal, state and university sources to address deferred maintenance. The Kent State Board of Trustees approved the project March 9. This project will provide new hangar doors along with structural steel repairs, envelope and roof repl...

During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing access and availability to the exchange of...

During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing access and availability to the exchange of...

A pair of Kent State University female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only nine ...

What a non-profit organization in the United Kingdom started in 1988 has spread to the Kent State University Airport. Red Nose Day returns on May 25, 2017. The annual fundraising campaign is on a mission to end child poverty - both in the United States and in some of the poorest communities in the world. Money raised supports programs that...

The Kent State University Airport received an Honorable Mention at the Airports Going Green Awards for its Airport Sustainability Master Plan. The awards recognize people, programs and projects that are leading the industry toward a greener future. The conference provides a forum for the industry leaders in sustainability in aviation to ge...

Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will receive a $1.5 million gift from FedEx over three years. The gift will support the university’s flight program, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017 and has outgrown current facilities at the Kent State University Airport. “I am proud...
FedEx Express donation has jumpstarted fundraising for the new Aeronautics building at the Kent State Airport. Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will receive a $1.5 million gift from FedEx over three years. The gift will support the university’s flight program, which will celebrate its...