NAPLES, Fla. - s4story -- Gulfshore Business magazine has named Justin Lobb, deputy executive director for the Naples Airport Authority, as a 40 Under 40 honoree for 2026.

The publication's 24^th annual celebration of rising leaders across Southwest Florida highlights professionals who have distinguished themselves in their careers while also making meaningful contributions to the community through volunteerism, leadership and service.

In his current role at Naples Airport (APF), Lobb is second-in-command for an airport that records 125,000+ flight operations per year and has an estimated annual economic impact of $781 million. He oversees Naples Aviation, the airport's sole fixed-base operator (FBO), as well as airport operations, security, maintenance, planning and development activities at Naples Airport.

Under his leadership, Naples Airport has continued to demonstrate how aviation can be both a good neighbor and good stewards of the environment, recently securing FAA approval to modify flight paths to lessen ground noise while winning multiple environmental stewardship awards. Naples Aviation, the first FBO on the East Coast to publicly offer Sustainable Aviation Fuels, saw the use of alternative fuels spike from 1% of total fuel sales in 2024 to 19% in 2025.

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For Lobb, the 40 Under 40 honor is the second time he's been singled out as a rising leader. In 2021, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) selected Lobb as a Top 40 Under 40 (https://nbaa.org/professional-development/yopro/40-40/2021-business-aviation-top-40-under-40-award-recipients/justin-lobb-2021-business-aviation-top-40-under-40-award-recipient/) award recipient.

In addition to his responsibilities at Naples Airport, Lobb is chair for Florida Airports Council's General Aviation Committee, which addresses issues pertinent to managers of general aviation and community airports. He was among a contingent of Florida Airport leaders who traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for federal priorities that will strengthen and elevate Florida's airports. That trip earned Lobb a spot in his alma mater's alumni magazine at Florida Institute of Technology, where he was featured among "Panthers on the Rise." Lobb also has served on the U.S. Contract Tower Association Policy Board.

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Locally, Lobb is a Leadership Collier graduate and has volunteered as a career mentor with Champions For Learning and Florida Gulf Coast University. He has served on the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee, as well as the Naples Airport Authority's Noise Compatibility Committee, which reviews the airport's noise abatement program. Lobb also helps coordinate and participate in numerous community events, including the Naples Airport Runway 5K/10K race, a partnership between the Experimental Aircraft Association's Naples Chapter and Gulf Coast Runners.

Lobb, a Pennsylvania native who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation management from Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree at Florida Gulf Coast University, is a Certified Member (CM) through the American Association of Airport Executives and Certified Public Manager (CPM) through the Florida Institute of Government.