Leischner is an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) from the American Association of Airport Executives and is a commercial instrument pilot. He earned a bachelor’s degree in aviation management and flight operations from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Nebraska. He has previous experience with the Port of Bellingham, Bellingham International Airport, and DY Consultants.

He most recently served as Airport Operations Manager/Airline Scheduling Manager. Leischner previously worked for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for 7 years, holding positions of increased levels of responsibility.

During his time at the helm, Leischner created an ambitious roadmap to improve the passenger experience through adding amenities and embarking on a major terminal upgrade, as well as renew the organization’s focus on infrastructure, accountability and taking a more prominent role as an economic engine for the Quad Cities region. Benjamin Leischner, A.A.E., joined the Quad Cities International Airport as the executive director in 2018. The weather conditions recorded for Moline Quad City International Airport Monday, June 26 at 8:11 am are: Broken clouds with 75 clouds and a temperature of 20.4 The temperature today is expected to range between 19 and 21 Wind is blowing at a speed of 2 Bf (4 mph) from North West (300) and the pressure is 1006 hPa.

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