Students learning about an aircraft during a GMU field trip

Airport field trips

Turn curiosity into a closer look at aviation.

Plan an outdoor aviation field trip at Greenville Downtown Airport and Runway Park.

Greenville Downtown Airport

Airport field trips combine a guided park walk, plane-watching, aviation conversation and an aircraft familiarization and photo opportunity.

Trips are outdoors and weather-dependent. Advance reservations are required. The supplied 2026 schedule is a dated snapshot of previously booked trips; contact GMU to confirm current availability.

How the airport visit works

Published scheduling window: Tuesdays and Thursdays, excluding holidays.
Flexible start times are available between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Typical visit length: approximately 60–90 minutes.
Groups larger than 40 may rotate through smaller activity groups.
Adult supervision is required; the airport recommends one chaperone per 12 children.
Trips meet at the picnic hangar on the right side of Runway Park; navigate to Runway Park rather than the airport office.

Download the request formPDFView the 2026 booked-trip schedule snapshotPDF · supplied March 12, 2026 · confirm current availabilityDownload the GMU coloring bookPDFEmail the completed request

Published pricing and payment

The airport’s supplied program information lists a $5 donation per child with a 15-child or $75 minimum. Chaperones are free at the requested one-adult-per-12-children ratio.

Payment may be made in advance or at the tour by cash, check or credit card.
Checks may be made payable to Greenville Airport Commission or GAC.
Invoice requests may be sent to kim@greenvilledowntownairport.com.
Outdoor visits are weather-dependent; rescheduling is subject to availability.

Request an invoiceCall Robert Hoover with questions(864) 242-4777

Keep learning

FAA: Become a PilotOfficial FAA resource FAA Workforce and Education ProgramsOfficial FAA resource Aviation careersExternal career resource Airspace explainedAirport-supplied PDFAdd Takeoff Mini Golf Add the Military History Center

Need airport information?Call the Greenville Airport Commission at (864) 242-4777.

Call the airport office