The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division hosted its National Aviation Day celebration on Aug. 19, 2025, welcoming 150 attendees, including TxDOT employees and aviation business partners. The Aviation Division highlighted Texas’s aviation history and showcased the Adopt-an-Airport Program, which encourages participants to adopt and beautify an airport, elevate their public image, and boost community awareness.
The event featured drone demonstrations, an airport environmental hazard display and several hands-on activities, including meet a pilot, an airplane mechanics booth, a runway-airplane toss game and a cockpit photo booth. The event also showcased the division’s annual K–12 art contest, part of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s International Aviation Art Contest, which inspires young artists to illustrate the importance of aviation through art.
To learn more about Aviation Day and the Aviation Division, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M2wyXR2aHg.
