Kissimmee Gateway Airport Director of Aviation
Earns Professional Accreditation

Kissimmee, FL – March 6, 2008 – Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) announced today that Terry Lloyd, director of aviation, has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).

To qualify for this distinction, Lloyd had to successfully complete three phases of the accreditation process: (1) pass a 180-item, multiple-choice examination, (2) fulfill a writing requirement and (3) demonstrate, in the final interview by a panel of A.A.E.s, his knowledge of airport management, business administration and general transportation economics.  Lloyd’s achievement attests to his ability to meet these stringent requirements and his experience in managing a public airport.  By fulfilling all the requirements leading to the title of Accredited Airport Executive, he joins a select group of individuals who have earned the designation within the last 50 years of the Accreditation Program’s existence.  At present, fewer than 10 percent of AAAE’s members throughout the country have earned the distinction.

Lloyd joined the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in 2000 after completing a 22-year career with the U.S. Air Force in the airport management field.  During his military career, he had numerous assignments throughout the United States, including Cocoa Beach and Avon Park, Fla., and also served in the United Kingdom, Korea and Honduras.  Named U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command Airport Manager of the Year in 1994, Lloyd has been a member of the AAAE since 1993, completed the Certified Member program in 1996 and received an M.B.A. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2004.

About AAAE
AAAE, founded in 1928, is made up of 5,100 members who are responsible for managing and operating the nation’s airports.  The principal function of the association is to serve as a clearinghouse for the exchange of information on airport administration.  It also sponsors more than 70 meetings each year where the latest techniques in the operation and maintenance of public airports are discussed.

About Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Located just eight miles from Walt Disney World and 10 miles from the Orange County Convention Center, Kissimmee Gateway Airport accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved runways, 5,000 and 6,000 feet each. The airport also offers full-service F.B.O.s, flight training, aircraft storage, aircraft restoration, P-51 Mustang pilot training and T-6 Warbird adventure flights, and an industrial park. Its air traffic control tower operates from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Built in 1942, Kissimmee Gateway Airport is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee. For more information, visit kissimmeeairport.com.

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