A biennial air show held inBangalore,India, at theYelahanka Air Force Station. It was first held in the year 1996 and since then has become one of the largest air shows in the world. In 2009 it had 592 exhibitors from over 25 countries.[1] It is the largest air show inAsia.[2]
(Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.) Dubbed "The Best Little Airshow in the East," this event is held normally on the second Saturday in October. The event features a massivewarbird demonstration, made up of mostly ofT-6 Texans, and more recently, a performance of the world's only civilian-ownedHarrier.
Organized by theExperimental Aircraft Association atOshkosh,Wisconsin), it is famous for its crowded fly-in of visitors. The air show includes multiple displays as well as talks by influential people in aviation.
One of the premierWarbird air shows in Europe, until 2019, held atDuxford Aerodrome inCambridgeshire,England on the second Sunday of July every year. Flying legends gathers togetherWarbirds from across Europe and America.
Since 2020, a festival for aviation enthusiasts who want to experience flight simulators or learn more about aircraft at round tables and exhibitions (Ivry-sur-Seine,France)
The biggest air show and aerospacetrade show inRussia, MAK, is an international air show held nearMoscow on Zhukovskiy LII air field. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, it was renamed to its current name and is held on odd years.
There are several annual air shows in the United States that display a variety of modern military aircraft, including theMiramar Air Show every October.
(Formally The Great Pacific Airshow, Formally The Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow) Annual air show held over the beachfront inHuntington Beach, California. The show which includes many big name military and civilian performers, regularly draws over one million spectators over the three day event.Pacific Air Show
(France) Claims (along with Berlin) to be the world's oldest. Established in 1909 and attracting approximately 400,000 visitors, it is held in June on odd-numbered years, alternating with the BritishFarnborough Airshow held in July on even-numbered years.
Also known as theNational Championship Air Races, this takes place annually in September at theReno Stead Airport a few miles north ofReno, Nevada. It includes several days of qualifying followed by four and a half days of multi-aircraft heat racing culminating in the Unlimited Class Gold Race on Sunday afternoon. The event also features civil airshow acts and military flight demonstrations between races, plus vendor areas and a large civil and military static aircraft display.
The Seoul ADEX, formerly known as the Seoul Airshow, was first inaugurated at Seoul Airport in 1996. In 2009, it was renamed Seoul ADEX after merging with the ground defense exhibition, and has since grown into the largest aerospace and defense exhibition in Korea.
Dedicated for the business and general aviation and helicopters, Selangor Aviation Show will be a regional networking platform for industry players in showcasing the future of aviation and aerospace industry.
The annual Sun 'n Fun air show inLakeland,Florida is an independent corporation, famous for its crowded fly-in of visitors and usually held in the second or third week of April.
theRoyal Air Force's largest air show is held annually atRAF Waddington,United Kingdom. The airshow features participants from across the world and showcases the work of the RAF and its allies.
1910: Harvard-Boston Aero Meet at the Harvard Aviation Field inAtlantic, Massachusetts, from September 3 to September 13, 1910. It was the first major air event in the eastern United States and offered $90,000 in prizes and appearance fees. Participants included theWright brothers, the Glenn Curtiss exhibition teams andClaude Grahame-White. This show inspiredHarriet Quimby to become the first female pilot in the United States.
1925–1931:Ford National Reliability Air Tour offered the Edsel B. Ford Trophy; it was inscribed, "This trophy is offered to encourage the up-building of commercial aviation as a medium of transportation."
1945-1950: The "Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus" featuring the Twin Ercoupe and the "World's Smallest Airport", was born after World War II when the oldest brother, Grady Thrasher, purchased some surplus planes — Piper Cubs, a Stearman biplane and two Ercoupes — from the U.S. Army for $200 to $500 each and a new 1946 Ford car. The three brothers performed aerial stunts, including one in which Bud Thrasher stood on top of the plane as it coursed the skies. Their most popular stunt was landing a plane on a wooden platform on top of a moving car, then taking off again.
1977: Golden Wings over Richmond (October 15–16, 1977),Richmond, Virginia, U.S. This mega air event commemorated the 50th anniversary (1927–1977) of bothCharles Lindbergh's historic flight from New York to Paris and ofRichmond International Airport (then known asByrd International Airport). Festivities included aWorld War Idogfighting reenactment, a chronological fly-in of various historical aircraft from the 1900s up to the present day, performances of top aerobatic acts of the day; and a flight demonstration of theConcorde, which marked the aircraft's only visit to Richmond. A severe thunderstorm shortened the October 16th show.
1996: The Indonesian Air Show 1996 atSoekarno Hatta Airport, Cengkareng IN 22-30 June 1996. As the host, IPTN (Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara) which is nowPT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) exhibited its latest flagship product at that time, namely the prototype of theIPTN N-250 regional passenger aircraft. For civilian aircraft that attracted much attention from visitors were theConcorde supersonic passenger jet and theBoeing 777 short-bodied aircraft. The event was also enlivened by the presence of the Red Arrows aerobatic team fromEngland,The Roulettes Australia, the Indonesian Air Force's Blue Eagles, and a fighter jet flypast from theUS Navy aircraft carrier. The plan was that after the 1996 aerospace exhibition, it would be followed by theAsia Pacific technology exhibition (ASPHAS 1998) which was not only an exhibition for aerospace but also for all technological developments. However, due to the economic crisis since 1997, the exhibition was no longer held. However, theDefense Department of the Republic of Indonesia since the 2000s has held a defense exhibition that was not as big as the 1996 aerospace exhibition.
