b'80 SDFARTSCAPESPHOTO: DAN DRY/PRICE WEBER MARKETINGThe Skys the LimitFor the fourth year in a row, Louisville Regional AirportAirmen from World War II. Video segments showcase local figures Authority is celebrating February as Black History Monthsuch as Keith Buckner, the first Black air traffic controller at SDF. with an exhibit about pivotal African American figures inAfter conceiving the idea, the Airport Authority worked with aviation. The display originally appeared in 2021 at Bowman Field,local and industry advisors to distill a long list of remarkable Black one of the oldest continually operating general aviation airportsfigures. Then, it hired a local marketing firm to research and create in the U.S., but was later moved to Louisville Muhammad Alidisplays about their achievements and chronicle the adversities International Airport (SDF) so more visitors could enjoy it.they overcame. This exhibit was a success last year, and we are glad to offerThe exhibit is displayed in SDFs central rotunda, just outside this free experience to our community once again, says SDFthe entrances of both concourses. To amplify the local impact Executive Director Dan Mann. We hope to educate and inspireand educational value, the Airport Authority sponsors a student more people on the importance of Black achievement in aviationart contest. Kindergarteners through 12th graders are invited to and celebrate the advancements that each of these leaderscreate their own artwork based on what the exhibit means to piloted. them. Winning entries from various age categories are displayed The Skys the Limit features photos and information aboutwith the following years exhibit, and the grand prize winner (10 14 individuals and organizations that made a lasting impact onyears or older) receives a full scholarship to the Louisville Aviation the industry. Subjects include Bessie Coleman, the first AfricanCamp at Bowman Field. American woman and first Native American to obtain a pilotThis summer, The Skys the Limit will make an encore license; Robert Lawrence, a U.S. Air Force major who was the firstappearance at SDF to mark Juneteenth and reiterate the Black Black astronaut at NASA; and the more widely known Tuskegeecommunitys important contributions to aviation.January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'