Huntsville International Airport hosted the 2022 Aviation Council of Alabama Annual Airport Conference Sept. 25-27, 2022 at the Westin Huntsville. The conference drew 200 attendees and 49 sponsors for information and education sessions by the Regional FAA, ALDOT, and aviation industry experts including Rick Tucker, former HSV CEO; and HSV executive staff Jim Flowers, Amy Murphree, and Kevin Vandeberg.

Daytime enrichment activities included a Space Camp Aviation Challenge Experience, tour of the International Intermodal Center led by Business Development Manager Jim Hutcheson, and U.S. Space & Rocket Center docent-led tours. Attendees enjoyed top-notch evening activities including the Opening Reception/ACA Scholarship Fundraiser at TopGolf, President’s Dinner at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration featuring keynote NASA Astronaut BG Bob Stewart, USA (Ret), and a “Survivors Soiree” dinner at Rhythm on Monroe with a comedy show in the Mars Music Hall.

The conference was able to return more than $52,000 to the ACA, a nonprofit organization of which $4,000 was raised for the ACA’s scholarship foundation.