News Release

National Park Service releases Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Draft General Management Plan Amendment 2022 and announces public meeting

Date: February 28, 2022
Contact: Nicholas Georgeff, 937-225-7705

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park expects to release the General Management Plan Amendment for a 30-day public comment period on February 28, 2022. The park’s 1997 General ManagementPlan and 2005 General Management Amendment provided the park and partners with management direction in the past, but portions of that guidance require review and updating as park conditions have changed. In 2009, legislation (Public Law 111-11, March 30, 2009) added two new areas to the park’s legislated boundary—Hawthorn Hill and Wright Company Factory. Copies of the Draft Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park General Management Plan Amendment 2022 will be available at the National Park Service’s Planning, Environment and Public Comment site,https://parkplanning.nps.gov/daav-gmpa, starting February 28, 2022.

“Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a uniquely partner-focused national park that manages multiple, scattered locations in Dayton, Oakwood and Fairborn to tell visitors the inspirational stories of the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar,” said Park Superintendent Kendell Thompson. “This plan reaffirms the mission, purpose, and significance of the park, while also providing important management direction for the next two decades.”

To learn more about the draft plan, a virtual public meeting will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022, starting at 3:00 p.m. (ET). To Join the Zoom meeting go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88275395308?pwd=S0lEaXdxZytYR3ZsNTRGanBzZUYvQT09Passcode: 211462. No prior reservation is required.

Public comments will be accepted February 28, through March 30, 2022. All interested individuals are invited to share their thoughts at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/daav-gmpa, or by sending comments to Superintendent, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, 16 South Williams Street, Dayton, OH 45402, or by email to: DAAV_ [e-mail]

For general park information, including hours of operation, please contact the National Park Service at 937-225-7705. You can also find us on Facebook at DaytonAviationNPS, and @DaytonAviationNHP on Instagram.