John Travolta flew his Boeing 707 to Dayton, Ohio, to accept an award for his efforts at promoting commercial flying.
The 49-year-old actor, star of the movies "Saturday Night Fever," "Grease" and "Pulp Fiction," landed with a crew of six people at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
He took time off from a film he's shooting in New Orleans to attend the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awards banquet Tuesday night at the Air Force Museum.
Travolta, who is ambassador-at-large for Australia's Qantas Airlines, was honored with the AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence for his efforts in promoting commercial flying.
He said his main purpose was to inspire the next 100 years of aviation and get everyone excited again about flying.
Retired Ohio Sen. John Glenn, who was among those welcoming Travolta, said, "John is not just a sometime pilot. He loves to fly."