A large turnout of aircraft and visitors at an Airplanes and Coffee fly-in

Community • Access • The Next Generation

Airplanes & Coffee.
A place to begin.

John founded Airplanes & Coffee in 2020 to make aviation more welcoming and accessible. Today, the community connects pilots, families and future aviators through events, free discovery flights and scholarships.

465K+Social media followers
65+Aviation events
1,200+Free discovery flights
29Aviation scholarships

Built by unpaid volunteers who share their time, skills and love of aviation.

Why It Matters to Clients

Relationships built through a shared passion.

Airplanes & Coffee has helped John build genuine relationships with pilots, airport leaders, aircraft owners, aviation businesses and real estate professionals across Texas and beyond. For aviation-property sellers, that creates an unusual channel to the people most likely to understand the property.

Airplanes & Coffee is a separate nonprofit community. John’s real-estate representation is provided through Path2Purchase Realty, LLC.

John Naugle with a young attendee at an Airplanes and Coffee event
Building belonging in aviation
Warbird and aircraft at an Airplanes and Coffee event
Young attendee learning about a vintage airplane

Independent Coverage

See the community through other people’s eyes.

These stories and videos show how Airplanes & Coffee brings pilots, families and future aviators together.

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