Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35; Flight Crew Total 395; Flight Crew Type 75
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Company Policy
Upon clear of active runway while taxiing up to the ramp I notice a group of people exercising on the ramp in front of [the] new hangars. Cars were parked on the ramp where airplanes tie down. There had to be about 25 people exercising in a group. Some parents had their kids running around on taxiways and on the ramp to the new hangars. The exercising group did leave [the] taxiway and moved to one side to yield to plane traffic. They did not move their cars though. This just can't happen. I've heard about this problem from other people that fly out of here also. I can't believe the city would allow this to go on. I'm not one to tattle tale or one to cause problems. This is just dangerous. I've heard the exercise group said they have a right to be out at the airport since it [is] city owned. Maybe so; they don't need to be in the way of airplanes taxiing around for takeoff or landing. Maybe they could move to a part of the airport that's not used by planes.
GA pilot reported encountering a large group of people exercising on the taxiway.