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Aviation News and Events

Special events are scheduled throughout the year in New Jersey. In addition, museums throughout the state feature aviation exhibits.

2023 International Aviation Art Contest

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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) invites you to participate in the 2023 International Aviation Art Contest. This annual event is an initiative to engage students and to challenge young people to illustrate the importance of aviation through art. The theme for this year is "Air Sports and the Environment". The sense of liberty that pilots and skydivers feel when flying through the skies often comes hand-in-hand with a deep appreciation of the blue and green planet below. The beauty and fragility of our earth is simply more evident when viewed from above. Aviators, now and in the future, have a responsibility to push forward the limits of human innovation and imagination to harness cleaner energy and minimize the impact of air sports on the earth and its atmosphere. How can air sports help inspire others to protect our earth? It’s time for our young artist to use their favorite art materials to conjure up a vision of how air sports of the future can help to keep our planet safe for the generations to come.

If you have an eligible student, between the ages of 6 and 17, attending a school in New Jersey, all entries must have a completed Certificate of Authenticity affixed to the back (available on the brochure). Please be certain that all information is included on the form. Entries with incomplete information will be disqualified. Required fields are designated with an asterisk and must include the Student’s Age, Date of Birth, and Signature of Parent or Teacher. We are looking forward to another successful contest this year. All entries must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, January 10, 2023.


The contest brochure is posted on:

All entries must have a completed Certificate of Authenticity affixed to the back (available on the brochure). Please be certain that all information is included on the form. Entries with incomplete information will be disqualified. Required fields are designated with an asterisk and must include the Student’s Age, Date of Birth, and Signature of Parent or Teacher. We are looking forward to another successful contest this year. All entries must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, January 10th, 2023.


For additional information:
NJDOT, Bureau of Aeronautics
Laura Alexander
Laura.Alexander@dot.nj.gov
Phone (609) 963-2100

For FEDEX/UPS/Courier delivery:
NJDOT, Bureau of Aeronautics
Attn: Laura Alexander
1035 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618

For US Post Office delivery:
NJDOT, Bureau of Aeronautics
Attn: Laura Alexander
P.O. Box 600
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600

It is time to get out your favorite artist supplies and give free rein to your imagination to create your work that combines the flights of the past with the dreams of the future in this year’s “Design Your Perfect Aircraft” art contest.

Artwork is judged, at least in part, for its creative use of this year’s theme in relation to the aviation world. The first, second and third place winners will be forwarded to Washington DC for the National level of the contest. Winning entries of the National contest will be forwarded to the International level of the contest.

Polling closed TBD .
  To view previous years winning Aviation Artwork in the State contest, please choose the year in dropdown :

Art Contest Winners By Year:

For additional information or questions, email or call 609.963.2100.

A list of winners in the national and international contests is available on the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) website.
Aviation Event Calendar
For other information on aviation events in New Jersey and out-of-state locations, review NJ Aviation. The information is not guaranteed, confirm dates as some events are canceled without notice.

Museums and foundations
From Teterboro in the north of the state to Rio Grande in Cape May County, New Jersey's southernmost county, eight aviation museums tell about the history of flying in the Garden State.

The museums preserve more than 200 years of aviation heritage, from the famous Curtiss Wright J-5 Whirlwind Engine used by Charles Lindbergh, to space travel exhibits.

To find the museum you would like to visit and learn about its offerings and the days it's open, choose from this list.

Last January 19, 2023 1:43 PM