Supporters
A number of UK General Aviation associations established the GAAC in 1996 to try and ensure that GA activity in the UK does not decline, whether in business flying, pilot training, sport, recreation or other forms – but is publicly and privately encouraged.
The critical factors for the future growth of UK General Aviation are the need for protect aerodromes, and to create new airfields strategically sited to serve areas of economic development and with enough free airspace in which to operate safely and efficiently.
In recent years, GAAC has worked closely with the All Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation to strengthen the concept of a Network of Airfields, with some early wins including clauses in the National Planning Policy Framework that require the economic value of airfields to be considered in planning decisions.