"Fall in Love with Colorado's Small Airport"
Mar 26, 2021
Greg Phillips, Director of Aviation at COS
"Fall in Love with Colorado's Small Airport"

Greg is the Director of Aviation for the Colorado Springs Airport.  He is an instrument rated commercial helicopter and fixed wing pilot, holds an engineering degree from West Point, and is currently working on his MBA from the University of Denver.

Following eight years of military service, Greg worked as an engineering project manager for Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration. At the FAA, he served as Deputy Program Manager during the design and construction of the Denver International Airport. He has served in executive positions at five airports, beginning with the Bend Municipal Airport in Oregon, where he was named Oregon Airport  Manager of the Year. He was Deputy Director at the Missoula International Airport, Director of the Pangborn Memorial Airport in central Washington and was the Vail/Eagle County Regional Airport Executive Director for five years before assuming his current role in Colorado Springs in 2017. In 2019, COS was recognized as Colorado Airport of the Year by the CDOT. COS was also recently recognized as the recipient of the 2020 Economic Development award for economic partnerships by the Economic Development Council of Colorado and was also selected by the Airports Council International as the 2020 national marketing award winner for brand identity.

Greg is the Past President of the Northwest Chapter Board of Directors for the American Association of Airport Executives and currently serves on a number of national aviation committees. He serves the community as a member of the VisitCOS Board of Directors, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, the city’s Economic Development Advisory Council, the Colorado Springs Police Foundation Board, is an inaugural Honorary Commander at the United States Air Force Academy and a member of the Front Range Rail Coalition. Greg is an Accredited Airport Executive, a member of the Order of Daedalians, a Senior Fellow in the Council for Excellence in Government, and an active member of the Colorado Airport Operators’ Association. In 2020, Greg was recognized as the 2020 Airport Executive of the Year for the NW Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives.

Gregory S. Phillips, A.A.E.                                                                                              
(719) 550-1910

 

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