REI Airport Beacon Tower Painting Project

By CalPilots | October 7, 2026 |

The Redlands Municipal Airport (FAA identification KREI) is home to an airport beacon and tower with a heritage. They date back to the time when lighted airways were created to allow US mail to be flown by aircraft across the US at night over 100 years ago.

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Preserving Our Wings: How Santa Paula Airport Proves the True Value of General Aviation

By CalPilots | August 18, 2026
Santa Paula Airport

Across California, general aviation airports are routinely under pressure from critics who view them merely as recreational playgrounds. A compelling documentary short by Airfields Revealed, titled “The Airport Time Forgot: Santa Paula,” proves why this assumption is dangerously wrong. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdGDxndlgU Founded in the 1920s through sheer community grit following the St. Francis Dam disaster, Santa…

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A Message from Cal Pilots President Carol Ford

By CalPilots | January 15, 2026
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Dear Friend of CalPilots: California Pilots Association has worked tirelessly to protect airports throughout the state. Although not an exhaustive list, during 2025, CalPilots worked with pilots at Reid Hillview,  San Carlos, Hayward, Placerville, Georgetown, Torrance, Whiteman, Santa Monica, So Lake Tahoe and Banning to address various land use issues, fees and potential runway closures.…

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Email to CalPilots

By CalPilots | June 3, 2025
Refueling an airplane with fuel nozzle.

Dear California Pilots Association Members, Over the past decade, efforts to create and implement a replacement for 100LL aviation fuel have proceeded. There are many who are attempting technical solutions, and others who believe legislation or litigation can be the answer. On Friday May 30, 2025, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a DENIAL to…

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