Roscommon Area Pilot Association - EAA Chapter 1580

10/05/2026

All Veterans are welcome to the first monthly Wexford County Airport Veterans Coffee Hour this Wednesday, October 7th at the brand new Community Center Pavilion. Thank you for your service to the country.

08/28/2026

Cadillac — The Wexford County Airport is hosting their 6th Annual Wings & Wheels event on August 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Planes fly in and cars drive in to enjoy a pancake breakfast. This is a family friendly event to check out the cool rides or talk to organizations that are in aviation....

08/28/2026

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08/26/2026

The weather is forecasted to be great this Saturday, August 29th from 8:00 to 2:00 PM for the Wexford County Airport 6th Annual Wings & Wheels Fly-In / Pancake Breakfast / Classic Car Show / Drone Zone / Aviation Career Day. This is a very family-friendly event with so much going on. The focus of the event is to raise the awareness levels in youth of careers in aviation through aviation career booths hosted by a variety of companies and organizations that either support or utilize aspects of the aviation industry.

The end of summer is getting near. Make sure you get in on one of the last Dawn Patrols of the season. Feel free to pass this along to family, friends, other families, students, teachers and anyone that would like to enjoy a fun-filled day, see aircraft, and learn more about aviation careers.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at 231-878-5178 or by email at [email protected].

08/12/2026

You don't want to miss this...

Enjoy a family friendly day on Saturday, August 29th, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Wexford County Airport for the 6th Annual Wings & Wheels Fly-In/Drive-In/Pancake Breakfast. Free admissions and free parking. Learn about aviation careers from the two dozen groups, organizations and colleges hosting aviation career booths. Register your kids from 8 to 17 for a free Young Eagles flight (weather permitting). Browse through the static aircraft displays. Watch aircraft from across the state fly in for the pancake breakfast. Watch the aircraft depart at 2:00. Observe how amateur radio keeps the world connected. See the classic cars as you take the kids to the bouncy houses. All this and much more at the 6th Annual Wings & Wheels event.

04/03/2026

Its that time of year again! Don't miss the annual EAA Chapter 1580 Easter Egg Drop Saturday, April 4, 2026 at the Roscommon County Blodgett Memorial Airport. The Easter Bunny should be arriving at 10:00 AM with the Egg Drop following the Easter Bunny's arrival. Bring the entire family. There are three age classes for the collecting of the eggs so all of the kids can enjoy the fun. Hot chocolate will be available to help everyone keep warm. See you Saturday!

12/15/2025

Do you need an excuse to get the kids out of the house while someone wraps their Christmas gifts? Take them to the Wexford County Airport on Christmas Eve and let them talk to Santa on ham radio.

Cadillac’s ham radio club is once again partnering with the Wexford County Airport to provide kids of all ages the exciting opportunity to talk to Santa Claus using an amateur radio transceiver on December 24 from noon to 2:00 pm at the airport.

This is our third year of providing this exciting and unique opportunity for kids, and each year more children show up,” Lyn Cryderman, president of the Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club said. “And not just kids. Last year a couple of moms grabbed the microphone and gave Santa their wish lists.”

Thanks to the Wexford County Airport Board, all guests can enjoy cookies and cocoa. And while they wait for their turn to talk on the radio, they can actually watch Jolly Old Saint Nick on radar soar from the North Pole to homes all over the globe. Then after talking to Santa, they will receive a certificate proving they actually talked to him. And it’s all free!

“This is just another way in which we want to make the airport a resource for the entire community, Keith Newell, airport manager explained. “Who knows, one of these kids might one day pursue a career in aviation. Santa did…”

Mark your calendars: Wednesday, December 24, noon-2:00 pm at the Wexford County Airport, 8040 E 34 Road (Boon Road), Cadillac, MI.

08/20/2025

See the 4th segment to hear about why you need to get the kids over to the 5th Annual Wings & Wheels event at Wexford County Airport this Saturday, August 23rd from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

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