The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the agency, under the name Federal Aviation Agency. We adopted our present name in 1967 when we became a part of the Department of Transportation.

The Watsonville Pilots Association shares the EAA-WAEC hangar located at 60 Aviation Way, Watsonville, CA, on the Airport. Meetings are held here on the last Wednesday of each month, at 7:00 PM, except May and December. Guests are always welcome. Come visit and Join the WPA!

The main mission of California Pilots Association is to promote and preserve California's general aviation airports. Without small and medium sized airports our air transportation system would be crippled and our airplanes could become raw material for pots and pans.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), a not-for-profit individual membership association, effectively serves the interests and needs of its members as aircraft owners and pilots, and establishes, maintains, and articulates positions of leadership to promote the economy, safety, and popularity of flight in aircraft.

Watsonville EAA Chapter 119, one of the earliest chapters, was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1961. The principal functions of EAA Chapter 119 are to educate and promote all aspects of aviation through the many programs developed by the EAA Aviation Foundation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

EAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association, is a growing and diverse organization of members with a wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds. EAA was founded in 1953 by a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes. Through the decades, the organization expanded its mission to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircraft.

The Pajaro Valley Aviation Academy is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Watsonville California. The idea for an aviation scholarship program sponsored by local businesses, residents, and aviation groups was conceived by Watsonville Municipal Airport manager Don French. Through his efforts and nurturing, the idea spouted into an organization incorporated in the summer of 2000. The directors represent various aviation groups in the Pajaro Valley, as well as members from the community-at-large.

The Southwest Section Ninety Nines is one of twenty-one sections in the International Ninety-Nines, Inc. The Southwest section is made up of the U.S. states of California, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The Southwest Section holds about 25% of the International Ninety-Nines membership with over 1,500 members and 56 chapters.

Civil Air Patrol Squadron 13 Santa Cruz / Watsonville, is a Composite Squadron (consisting of a Cadet Squadron and Senior Member Squadron) of the United States Air Force Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol. Squadron 13 meets in the National Guard Armory located on Watsonville Municipal Airport - Cadets meet every Tuesday evening, beginning promptly at 6:30 PM and concluding by 9:00 PM; Seniors meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

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Every person in America depends upon the small aircraft of General Aviation. From shipping packages to protecting crops to catching criminals, the pilots and aircraft of GA are hard at work in our daily lives.

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