About Us

Introduction

The Penn Yan Flying Club resides in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. We are located at the Penn Yan Airport (KPEO) on the northeastern tip of Keuka Lake. We were founded in 1939 by some local business people with a love of flying. The club was incorporated in the State of New York in 1940, and has been in continuous operation since that time.

Since this inception its mission statement has been “To promote aviation through the conduct of a business which breaks even and enables members to fly safely and inexpensively”.

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• Our Aircraft
• Our Instructors
• Club Officers
• Become a Member
• Newsletters
• Penn Yan Airport (KPEO)
• Directions to the Club

The Club has acquired members, aircraft, land and financial resources at varying levels during its existence. It has been responsible for training individuals who have become military aviators, airline pilots, bush pilots, flight instructors, civil air patrol (CAP) pilots and people who just love to fly for the fun of it.

History

During World War II guards were posted at the airport in the event of insurrection or invasion. Over the years the club gradually built a public use airport of 110 acres and has grown steadily to a membership of nearly 200 today. In 1992 the Club sold 100 acres of the airport to Yates County to serve as the foundation for the present airport and retained 10 acres for its use.