"We received more than 1,000 entries and were very pleased with the creative, insightful work the students produced," said PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E. "I congratulate each winner and also thank all students, teachers and parents who helped make this contest a success."

Entries were judged in two divisions: first through third grades, and fourth and fifth grades. One winner was chosen from each division in each of PennDOT's 11 district offices, with the exception of District 9, which received entries in only one division.

Winners will receive a mounted, 16-by-20-inch copy of their entry, and a certificate signed by the transportation secretary. The students' schools will also receive a mounted copy of the artwork for display.

The winning entries will be on display in the East Wing of the state Capitol building in Harrisburg from Nov. 30-Dec. 4.

Pennsylvania currently has 135 public-use airports and heliports; 14 airports have scheduled commercial service.

For more information or to see the winning entries, visit www.dot.state.pa.us and click on "Aviation & Rail Freight," then the bureau of aviation.

  Media contact: Erin Waters, 717-783-8800
 
  Editor's Note: A list of art contest division winners is below.
 
  PennDOT Aviation Art Contest Winners
 
  District 1 (Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren counties):
  --  Grades one through three: Katherine Bowers, Jefferson Elementary, Erie
      County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Mirsada Kremic, Jefferson Elementary, Erie
      County
 

District 2 (Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean and Potter counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Paige Smith, Thompsontown-Delaware
      Elementary, Juniata County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Davis Wagner, Brown Elementary, Mifflin County
 

District 3 (Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Connor Simpson, Pennsylvania Virtual Charter
      School, Bradford County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Grace Wozniak, L.R. Appleman Elementary,
      Columbia County
 

District 4 (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Courtney Yuhas, Mill City Elementary,
      Wyoming County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Nicole Macko, Evans Falls Elementary, Wyoming
      County
 

District 5 (Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Lionel McCulloch, Agora Cyber Charter
      School, Berks County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Tabitha Wirebach, Conrad Weiser Middle School,
      Berks County
 

District 6 (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Melanie Nolan, Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary,
      Bucks County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Daniel Kim, Sugartown Elementary, Chester County
 

District 8 (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties):

  --  Grades one through three: Lauren Beharry, Orendorf Elementary, York
      County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Liam Wagler, Dauphin County
 

District 9 (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset counties):

  --  Grades one through three: no entries
 
  --  Grades four and five: AJ Grassi, Tyrone Middle School, Blair County
 
  District 10 (Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson counties):
  --  Grades one through three: Lincoln Kovach, Blairsville Elementary,
      Indiana County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Jacob Daugherty, Clarion-Limestone Elementary,
      Clarion County
 
  District 11 (Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties):
  --  Grades one through three: Logan Falk, McKnight Elementary, Allegheny
      County
 
  --  Grades four and five: AJ Kundrick, Penn Hebron Elementary, Allegheny
      County
 
  District 12 (Fayette, Green, Washington and Westmoreland counties):
  --  Grades one through three: Molly Helbley, Joe Walker Elementary School,
      Washington County
 
  --  Grades four and five: Danielle Jones, Marshall Elementary, Fayette
      County

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation