On May 31, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility will officially open at the Boca Raton Airport. The grand opening will be commemorated the night before with a ribbon cutting ceremony and invite-only reception which will include a program of speakers representing the Boca Raton Airport Authority (BRAA), the City [...]
The women of the BRAA joined Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County for the annual "Women Build" event. The Women Build is a hands-on fundraising event in which individual empowered Women Builders each raise or contribute donations toward much needed funds to build a home for a hard-working, low income family in our community [...]
Sneak Peek The Boca Raton Airport Authority recently completed a "Sneak Peek" of the band new U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility. Through a series of open houses, elected officials, the pilot community, business leaders and the media where invited to tour and inquire about how this amazing new asset to Boca Raton. [...]
Boca Raton Airport Authority Makes Significant Donation to Civil Air Patrol Boca Raton Composite Squadron As a longtime community partner and supporter of aviation in South Florida, the Boca Raton Airport Authority (BRAA) has made a $6,594.75 donation to the Civil Air Patrol Boca Raton Composite Squadron. In return, the Boca Raton Composite Squadron gave the [...]
“Student Day” is Major Success as Wings of Freedom Tour Flies Through Boca Raton There have been few wars in American history that have defined this nation more than World War II. Yet as each year passes, fewer WWII veterans remain, and their contributions regretfully inch closer to being forgotten. But for the local children [...]
We are very sad to hear that Irwin Stovroff, World War II POW, Nonprofit Founder and friend to BCT, has passed away at the age of 95. As a World War II bombardier with the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron, Second Lt. Strovroff was liberated after 13 months in the Nazi’s Stalag Luft I. His [...]
The Wings of Freedom Tour of the: WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Consolidated B-24 Liberator North American P-51D Mustang Announce Unique Display at the Boca Raton Airport From January 22nd to 25th In honor of our WWII Veterans ~ The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Extremely Rare Bomber and Fighter Aircraft for [...]
Staff from the Boca Raton airport participated in the annual River Run 5k Saturday, December 9th. Participating from left to right, Clara Bennett, Christine Landers, Robert Abbott, and Scott Kohut. The River Run 5K and Kids Run brings both runners and walkers together to raise support for local child welfare organizations. The course began on [...]
On Wednesday, October 4th, the Boca Raton Airport Authority (BRAA) was honored with the 2017 award for “Distinguished Organization” during the third annual Research Park Annual Awards ceremony. Organized by the Florida Atlantic Research and Development Association (FARDA), the Research Park Annual Awards are intended to “recognize distinguished contributions to the Research Park’s mission to create [...]
As part of the Boca Raton Airport's commitment to the community of staff that work on the airfield, the BRAA hosted a special BCT Cookout August 30th. Guests received a free lunch cooked onsite by Travis Bryan along with some refreshing ice creams. While doing good on the airfield is important, the BRAA also collected [...]
