Attendance Soars at 2023 King Air Gathering | Aviation International News

Attendance Soars at 2023 King Air Gathering

Attendance was up by 70 percent and vendor count nearly doubled at the 2023 King Air Gathering, marking a new era for the annual event.

King Airs parked in a row on grass at an airfield during King Air Gathering 2023 — King Air Gathering 2023 included 60 to 70 owner/operators. (Photo: King Air Nation)

By James Wynbrandt • Contributor - Business Aviation

April 18, 2023

The 2023 King Air Gathering (KAG) drew some 150 attendees from across the U.S. and overseas to St. Augustine, Florida, from April 12 to 14 for Beechcraft King Air-focused seminars and camaraderie. It also marked a new era following the 2022 merger of event owner and King Air parts specialist Davis Aviation with King Air Nation.

The rebranded organization aims to create a larger and more social King Air community, with the annual KAG at its heart, and become “synonymous with the King Air,” marketing director David Johnson told AIN. Last year’s gathering was at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee, which was a historically appropriate location but did not offer the amenities many King Air owners seem to prefer, he noted.

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