Description
Penn Yan Aero is the world's oldest independent piston-driven aircraft engine overhaul facility. Founded in 1945 by Harold Middlebrook, the FAA-approved Part 145 Repair Station (#Y2GR396Y) has been continuously owned and operated by the Middlebrook family for three generations. The facility is located directly off the end of Runway 28 at the Penn Yan-Yates County Airport (KPEO) in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York.
You can call ahead of time and schedule a tour of their facility.
Here are some pictures of their facility from our August 12 2022 visit.
September 17 2022, KGAI to KPEO, 1.5 hours. Average ground speed was 135 knots. We flew over lots of low lying fog.