The Friends of Ontario Airport is one of the most unique organizations in aviation. The Friends is a non-profit organization founded in the early 1960s by local community and business leaders who believed in the economic vitality of Ontario International Airport (ONT) and the crucial benefits it provided to the area’s transportation network.
As a nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization, the Friends of Ontario Airport unites people of all backgrounds into a special group with a common interest in aviation, and in the development and growth of ONT for the benefit of all persons.
The Friends play an important role in the airport community. They have taken a leadership role in informing the public of the aviation services available at ONT, seeking additional air carrier service, encouraging citizen support of the airport, and working with aviation industry officials toward the goal of making ONT one of the most convenient air transportation centers on the West Coast.
