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Posted on: Mon, 11/11/2024 - 08:00

(Ontario, California – November 11, 2024) – Attention runners, walkers and anyone looking for a new fun-filled way to spend a Saturday morning with family, friends and friends-to-be. 

Early bird registration is now open for Ontario International Airport’s (ONT) 3^rd Annual 5K At The Runway, which will be held February 8, 2025, starting at the National Guard hangar along the south end of the airport property. The event will feature a 5k race, beginning at 8 a.m.; a 1-mile family walk/run at 9 a.m.; and an open community event from 9-11 a.m. 

Participants will have the opportunity to run or walk a course that runs parallel to ONT’s runway and offers a unique view of an airport that will serve more than 7 million passengers this year and ranks among the Top 10 cargo airports in North America.

Early bird registration is $50 for the 5k and $20 for the family walk/run. The fees go up to $55 and $25, respectively, beginning December 15, and $60 and $30 the day of the event.

The community event is free to participants and the community at large, and will feature booths, food trucks, face painters and more.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will help support our USO, which is the third largest USO in the country and processes thousands of service members each year.

For information and registration, please visit  https://raceroster.com/events/2025/95183/onts-5k-at-the-runway.

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About Ontario International Airport

Ontario International Airport (ONT) is California's most popular mid-sized airport, according to J.D. Power's most recent North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Located in the Inland Empire, ONT is approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the center of Southern California. It is a full-service airport which offers nonstop commercial jet service to two dozen major airports in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and Taiwan. More information is available at www.flyOntario.com. Follow @flyONT on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram

About the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA): 

The OIAA was formed in August 2012 by a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Ontario and the County of San Bernardino to provide overall direction for the management, operations, development and marketing of ONT for the benefit of the Southern California economy and the residents of the airport's four-county catchment area. OIAA leaders include Ontario City Council Member Alan D. Wapner (President), San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman (Vice President), Ontario City Council Member Jim W. Bowman (Secretary), Retired Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge (Treasurer) and retired business executive Julia Gouw (Commissioner).