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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

In the summer of 1946, when I had just turned fourteen, I had my first airplane ride at the Bloomsburg Airport. The pilot was my cousin, Raymond Miller, who had recently returned home from serving with the United States Army Air Corps. The plane was a Piper Cub. The canvas sides flapped and the control cables were exposed. But my cousin put me et ease by demonstrating that one can fly a plane using no hands!

As we became airborne, I could see my cousin, Tom Johnson, standing with our bicycles next to a hangar. Tom and I, along with a slew of other kids, were regular visitors to he airport. When Harry Magee owned the facility, my dad, Ralph M. Miller, an employee of Magee Carpet Co., worked part-time in the airport cafe. The kids liked the way dad made sandwiches: he would cut them diagonally rather than straight across.

The P-51 Mustang was my favorite fighter plane. So I was thrilled to see one "in person" when it was landed at Bloomsburg Airport. That was probably near - or just after - the end of WWII. One of our neighbors on the 500 block of W. Third Street was an instructor with the Navy V-12 program. He was a Chief Petty Officer, who always took time to talk with us kids; his wife was an attractive lady who served us lemonade, but it was "Champ", their Irish Setter, a kid-friendly dog that we kids just loved.

Gastonia, NC, my wife's home town, is where we now live, and have since 1958. As a soldier and then a police officer, I have flown in various types of aircraft, but the most exciting and memorable ride was the one in that Piper Cub, with my cousin (my hero) at the controls.

Three years ago, we had the pleasure of visiting the airport with my son,, his wife, and their children. Our granddaughter was three at the time; our grandson was seven. When they saw the flood water marker, they were amazed at the height of the flood waters.

Story Courtesy of: Ralph Miller, Gastonia, NC.   [Story Archive]

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Two Golden Aviation students moving forward
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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