News — New Richmond Regional Airport

Local pilot and hangar owner Pat Anderson, appeared on the World of Aviation Podcast hosted by Al Malmberg on February 22nd. Pat has been a fixture here at the airport for over 30 years. Pat talked about his 37 year career as an airline pilot and how he got started in aviation. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Fly-In Date Announced

Thr 4th annual fly-in and car show is planned for Saturday, May 16th. Watch for information on the event in the next several weeks.

Thank you, Craig

New Richmond City Council Alderman Craig Kittel, who has served on the airport commission as a member and chairman dating back to 2013, has decided not to run for re-election this April, bringing an end to his city council career.

Craig has been a great advocate for the airport and the airport is in a much better place thanks to his leadership and dedication. Thank you for your service Craig!

congratulations MaryKay!

Longtime airport employee MaryKay Rice was selected as the 2025 employee of the year for the City of New Richmond. In excess of 100 employees were eligible for the award.

MaryKay has worked for the city on a continual basis since the late -1970’s, including stints as a lifeguard, pool manager, EMT-Intermediate, ambulance service director, and airport employee. She served on the city council for multiple terms in the early 2000’s and continues to serve on city committees today.

MaryKay can do it all. She serves as the face of New Richmond Regional Airport by meeting and greeting flight crews and passengers. Not only are her customer service skills top notch, but she can operate heavy snow removal equipment, mow grass, respond to emergencies, and handle pretty much any other airport duty that may come her way. Thank you for all you do MaryKay. We’re proud of you!

summer cookouts

Since 2005, the airport has had a cookout every Wednesday at noon throughout the summer except for one year during COVID, but we won’t talk about that. Typical attendance ranges from 30 to 70 on any given Wednesday with good old Johnsonville brats the preferred menu item for most attendees.

Brace yourselves, but we are thinking of changing things up a little bit. What do you think about switching the cookout day to Friday? We’re looking for a little feedback. We have roughly 16 weeks to decide and get the word out. Please let me know or stop by East Metro and offer an opinion.

Flying Club Memberships available

New Richmond Regional Airport based Lazy Eight Flying Club is seeking up to three new members this spring. The club, currently with seven members, owns and operates a Cessna 182 Skylane equipped with dual AV-30 flight displays, a Garmin avionics stack, a STOL kit, and a 3rd passenger option in the rear seat.

Memberships are $6,500 for a buy-in. Hourly costs are billed by tach time and are ridiculously affordable. Contact club president Monte Weeks for information at prototypemachine1@frontier.com.

A&P Technician(s) needed at Perceptive Avionics

New Richmond Regional Airport based Perceptive Avionics is hiring A&P technicians. Click Here for information.

Minnesota Flyer Airport of the Month

New Richmond Regional Airport was featured in the April 2025 issue of Minnesota Flyer magazine. The two page article, written by Tom Foster, can be found here.

New visitor website

The City of New Richmond launched a new visitor website in late February. https://visitnewrichmondwi.org/ . The site is amazing and highlights events, dining options, and places worth checking out in New Richmond. East Metro Jet Center has three crew cars available along with rental cars for transient pilots to use to get to the many events listed on the site.