| Air Show Dates |
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Worldwide Key Airshow Dates 2008
This page is intended to serve as a reminder of some of the key air show dates around the world for the coming year or so, (excluding those for the United Kingdom, which are listed separately). For major international events located in the UK, such as the Farnborough Airshow and Royal International Air Tattoo see our comprehensive UK listing. The emphasis here is on shows worth travelling some distance to attend, and omits the numerous light aircraft fly-ins and balloon meets which can be found listed on some of the pages in the links section below. Events not open to the public are not listed. Note: All dates are subject to change.
'?' indicates event not yet confirmed.
(Credits: Aircraft Illustrated, Aeroplane, Air Pictorial, Flypast, Scramble, Flight International, Paul Thompson)
Quick jump:
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| November 2007 | ||
| 3 November 2007 | JASDF Airshow | Iruma, Japan |
| 3 November 2007 | Wings over Wayne Show 2007 | Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC, USA |
| 3-4 November 2007 | Jacksonville Sea and Sky Spectacular | Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA |
| 4 November 2007 | Aviation Pioneers Day | Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA, USA |
| 9-10 November 2007 | Open House & Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show | NAS Pensacola, FL, USA |
| 10-11 November 2007 | Aviation Nation 2007 Air Show | Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| 11 November 2007 | Veterans Day | Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA, USA |
| 11 November 2007 | JGSDF Airshow | Akeno, Japan |
| 11 November 2007 | JASDF Airshow | Tsuiki, Japan |
| 11-12 November 2007 | AAAA Chipmunk Rally | Goolwa, SA, Australia |
| 11-15 November 2007 | Dubai Airshow | Dubai Airport Expo, UAE |
| 12 November 2007 | Lone Star Flight Museum End of Season 'Fly Day' | Galveston, TX, USA |
| 17-18 November 2007 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 30 November 2007 | Joint Services Open House | Andrews AFB, MD, USA |
| December 2007 | ||
| 2 December 2007 | Zero Fighters over China Day | Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA, USA |
| 2 December 2007 | JASDF Airshow | Nyutabaru, Japan |
| 4-8 December 2007 | LIMA 2007 | Langkawi, Malaysia |
| 9 December 2007 | JGSDF Airshow | Naha, Japan |
| January 2008 | ||
| 12-13 January 2008 | Cable Air Show | Cable Airport, Upland, CA, USA |
| 17-20 January 2008 | U.S. Sport Aviation Expo | Sebring, FL, USA |
| 23-26 January 2008 | Aeroexpo Morocco | Marrakech IAP, Morocco |
| 24-27 January 2008 | Al Ain International Aerobatic Show 2008 | Al Ain, UAE |
| February | ||
| 9-10 February 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 14 February 2008 | ABACE 2008 | Hong Kong, China |
| 19-24 February 2008 | Singapore Airshow 2008 | New Changi Exhibition Centre, Changi North, Singapore |
| 24-26 February 2008 | HAI Heli-Expo | Orlando, FL, USA |
| March | ||
| 8 March 2008 | El Centro Air Show | NAF El Centro, CA, USA |
| 7-9 March 2008 | New Zealand International Air Show 2008 | Hamilton IAP, New Zealand |
| 14-16 March 2008 | Tico Warbird Airshow | Titusville, FL, USA |
| 21-23 March 2008 | Warbirds Over Wanaka 2008 | Wanaka, New Zealand |
| 22-23 March 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 29 March 2008 | Riverside Municipal Airport Airshow 2008 | Riverside, CA, USA |
| 29-30 March 2008 | Florida International Air Show | Punta Gorda, FL, USA |
| 31 March-6 April 2008 | FIDAE 2008 | Santiago, Chile |
| April | ||
| 5 April 2008 | Slidell Airshow | Slidell, LA, USA |
| 5 April 2008 | Gulf Coast Salute 2008 Airshow | Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL, USA |
| 5-6 April 2008 | Coastal Carolina Airshow | Wilmington, NC, USA |
| 6-8 April 2008 | Helicopter Assn of Canada Convention | Calgary, AB, Canada |
| 8-13 April 2008 | EAA Sun 'n Fun 2008 | Lakeland, FL, USA |
| 11-13 April 2008 | Alextremo Air Show Acapulco | Acapulco, Mexico |
| 12 April 2008 | Thunder over Louisville Airshow | Ohio River, Louisville, KY, USA |
| 12-13 April 2008 | Wings Over South Texas 2008 | NAS Kingsville, TX, USA |
| 19 April 2008 | Heart of Florida Airshow | Ocala, FL, USA |
| 26 April 2008 | Charleston Air Expo 2008 | Charleston AFB, SC, USA |
| 26-27 April 2008 | Spirit of Flight Airshow | Galveston, TX, USA |
| 26-27 April 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 26-27 April 2008 | Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show | Vidalia, GA, USA |
| May | ||
| 2 May 2008 | Fort Smith Regional Airshow | Fort Smith, AR, USA |
| 3 May 2008 | Big Country Appreciation Day | Dyess AFB, TX, USA |
| 3 May 2008 | The California Capital Airshow | Mather Field, Sacramento, CA, USA |
| 3-4 May 2008 | Eur-Avia Cannes 2008 | Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, France |
| 3-4 May 2008 | MacDill AirFest 2008 | MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, USA |
| 3-4 May 2008 | AirFest 2008 | March ARB, Moreno Valley, CA, USA |
| 3-4 May 2008 | Air & Sea Show CANCELLED | Ocean Front, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA |
| 10 May 2008 | Air Show | Laughlin AFB, TX, USA |
| 10-11 May 2008 | Wings Over Pittsburgh | Coraopolis, PA, USA |
| 16 May 2008 | Dutch Caribbean Navy Day | Hato Airport, Netherlands Antilles |
| 17 May 2008 | Lancaster Airshow | McWhirter Field, Lancaster, SC, USA |
| 17-18 May 2008 | Malmstrom AFB Open House | Malmstrom AFB, MT, USA |
| 20-22 May 2008 | European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition EBACE 2008 | Geneva-Cointrin, Switzerland |
| 23-25 May 2008 | Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show | Watsonville, CA, USA |
| 24-25 May 2008 | May Fly Air Show | Florence, SC, USA |
| 24-25 May 2008 | New York Air Show | Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, USA |
| 24-25 May 2008 | 4th Texel Taildragger & Oldtimer Fly-In | Texel Airport, Netherlands |
| 25 May 2008 | Volkel in de Wolken Airshow | Volkel, Netherlands |
| 25-26 May 2008 | Memorial Day Salute to Veterans Airshow | Columbia, MO, USA |
| 27 May-1 June 2008 | ILA 2008 Berlin Air Show | Berlin-Schonefeld Airport, Germany |
| 31 May 2008 | Barksdale Open House & Airshow | Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA, USA |
| 31 May-1 June 2008 | Manitoba Air Show 2008 | Southport, Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada |
| 31 May-1 June 2008 | Meeting Aerienne de l'Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis | La Ferte-Alais, France |
| 31 May-1 June 2008? | Belgian Helidays 2008 | Liege-Bierset AB, Belgium |
| 31 May-1 June 2008 | 2008 McGuire Air Expo | McGuire AFB, NJ, USA |
| June | ||
| 1 June 2008 | Meeting National de l'Air | BA709 Cognac, France |
| 6-8 June 2008 | Airpower Over Hampton Roads | Langley AFB, VA, USA |
| 6-8 June 2008 | Open House and Airshow | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, NC, USA |
| 6-8 June 2008 | World War II Weekend Airshow | Reading, PA, USA |
| 6-8 June 2008 | Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In | Yuba-Marysville, CA, USA |
| 7 June 2008 | Hemet-Ryan Airshow | Hemet-Ryan Airport, Hemet, CA, USA |
| 7-8 June 2008 | Wheels & Wings Millville Airshow | Millville, NJ, USA |
| 7-8 June 2008 | Rogue Valley Air Festival | Rogue Valley Airport, Medford, OR, USA |
| 7-8 June 2008 | Great Tennessee Air Show | Rutherford Airport, Smyrna, TN, USA |
| 7-8 June 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 8 June 2008 | Danish Airshow 2008 | RDAF Karup, Denmark |
| 12-15 June 2008 | AIREX 2008 – 7th International Civil Aviation and Airports Exhibition | Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 12-15 June 2008 | 41st International KZ rally | Stauning, Denmark |
| 13-15 June 2008 | Quebec International Air Show | Quebec City, QB, Canada |
| 14 June 2008 | Denton Air Fair & Airshow | Municipal Airport, Denton, TX, USA |
| 14-15 June 2008 | Chippewa Valley Airshow | Chippewa Valley Airport, Eau Claire, WI, USA |
| 14-15 June 2008 | Southern Wisconsin Airfest | Janesville, WI, USA |
| 14-15 June 2008 | 10th Annual Olympic Air Show Featuring the Gathering of Warbirds | Olympia Regional Airport, Tumwater, WA, USA |
| 16-19 June 2008 | CBAA Annual Convention | Toronto, ONT, Canada |
| 20-21 June 2008 | KLu Open Dagen 2008 | Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands |
| 21-22 June 2008 | Siouxland's Airshow | Gateway Airport, Sioux City, IA, USA |
| 21-22 June 2008 | Rockford Air Fest | Rockford, IL, USA |
| 25-29 June 2008 | IV Feria Aeronautica Internacional | José María Córdova IAP, Rionegro, Colombia |
| 28 June 2008 | Arctic Thunder 2008 | Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK, USA |
| 28 June 2008 | Air Magic Valley 2008 | Magic Valley, Twin Falls, ID, USA |
| 28-29 June 2008 | Air Show Ottawa | Carp Airport, Ontario, ONT, Canada |
| 28-29 June 2008 | Quad City Air Show | Davenport, IA, USA |
| 28-29 June 2008 | Huntsville Airshow 2008 | Huntsville IAP, Huntsville, AL, USA |
| 28-29 June 2008 | Rhode Island National Guard Open House & Airshow | Quonset Point, North Kingstown, RI, USA |
| 28 June 2008 | 6th Kiel SAR Meet Open Day | NAS Kiel-Holtenau, Germany |
| 28-29 June 2008 | Luxembourg Air Show 2008 | Bitburg, Germany |
| 29 June 2008 | Meeting National de l'Air | BA102 Dijon, France | July |
| 2-6 July 2008 | Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show | W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA |
| 4-5 July 2008 | Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival | Cape Girardeau, MO, USA |
| 5-6 July 2008 | Greater Binghampton Airshow | Binghampton, NY, USA |
| 9-13 July 2008 | Northwest EAA Fly-in | Arlington, WA, USA |
| 11-13 July 2008 | RSA Rally | Vichy, France |
| 12 July 2008 | Pensacola Beach Airshow | Pensacola Beach, FL, USA |
| 12-13 July 2008 | Duluth Airshow | Duluth, MN, USA |
| 13 July 2008 | Meeting National de l'Air | BA702 Avord, France |
| 18-20 July 2008 | Tannkosh 2008 Fly-In | Tannheim, Germany |
| 19 July 2008 | Thunder Over the Red River Air and Space Show | Grand Forks AFB, ND, USA |
| 19 July 2008 | McChord Air Expo 2008 | McChord AFB, WA, USA |
| 19-20 July 2008 | Vectren Dayton Air Show | Dayton, OH, USA |
| 19-20 July 2008 | Skyfest 2008 | Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA, USA |
| 19-20 July 2008 | Klamath Falls Air Show 2008 | Klamath Falls, OR, USA |
| 19-20 July 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 20 July 2008 | Sanicole International Airshow | Hechtel, Belgium |
| 26-27 July 2008 | Alberta Airshow 2008 | Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
| 26-27 July 2008 | Prairie Air Show | Peoria, IL, USA |
| 28 July-3 August 2008 | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 | Wittman Field, Oshkosh, WI, USA |
| August | ||
| 1-3 August 2008 | KeyBank Air Show at Seafair | Lake Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| 2 August 2008 | SAR Katwijk 2008 | Katwijk seafront, Netherlands |
| 9 August 2008 | 50 Years of the Hunter in Switzerland | St Stephan, Switzerland |
| 9-10 August 2008 | Abbotsford International Airshow | Abbotsford, BC, Canada |
| 9-10 August 2008 | Toledo Airshow 2008 | Toledo Express Airport, Swanton, OH, USA |
| 9-10 August 2008 | Wings and Wheels 2008 | Ursel, Belgium |
| 9-10 August 2008 | Thunder Over Michigan | Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI, USA |
| 16-17 August 2008 | Annual Chicago Air & Water Show | Chicago Lakefront, IL, USA |
| 16-17 August 2008 | Hungarian International Air Show | Kecskemet, Hungary |
| 16-17 August 2008 | Open House and Air Show | Offutt AFB, NE, USA |
| 16-17 August 2008 | Wings Over Wine Country Air Show | Santa Rosa, CA, USA |
| 20 August 2008 | Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow | Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
| 20-24 August 2008 | IDELF 2008 - International Defense Exhibition | All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia |
| 23-24 August 2008 | International Bodensee Airshow 2008 | St Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, Switzerland |
| 23-24 August 2008 | Indianapolis Air Show | Mount Comfort, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| 30 Aug-1 September 2008 | Cleveland National Airshow | Cleveland-Burke Lakefront, OH, USA |
| 30-31 August 2008 | Airshow | Griesheim Airfield, Darmstadt, Germany |
| 30-31 August 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 30-31 August 2008 | Travis AFB Air Expo | Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA, USA |
| 30 Aug-1 September 2008 | Canadian International Air Show | Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada |
| September | ||
| 5-7 September 2008 | Air 2008 Magdeburg | Magdeburg Airport, Germany |
| 6 September 2008 | Empire State Aerosciences Museum Northeast Air Show | Schenectady, NY, USA |
| 6 September 2008 | Shawfest 08 | Shaw AFB, SC, USA |
| 6 September 2008 | Partners in the Sky Air Show | Vance AFB, OK, USA |
| 6-7 September 2008 | Czech International Air Fest 2008 | Brno-Turany Airport, Czech Republic |
| 6-7 September 2008 | Great State of Maine Air Show | NAS Brunswick, ME, USA |
| 6-7 September 2008 | Central Valley Lemoore Airshow | NAS Lemoore, CA, USA |
| 6-7 September 2008 | Air Expo 08 | NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA |
| 6-7 September 2008 | Great New England Air Show | Westover ARB, MA, USA |
| 10-14 September 2008 | US National Championship Air Races | Stead Field, Reno, NV, USA |
| 13 September 2008 | Delta Air Festival & Airshow | Greenville, MS, USA |
| 13-14 September 2008 | Terre Haute Air Fair | Hulman Field, Terre Haute, IN, USA |
| 17-19 September 2008 | Jet Expo 2008 - Russian International Business Aviation Exhibition | Crocus Expo, Moscow, Russia |
| 17-21 September 2008 | Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 | AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 20 September 2008 | NATO Day | Leos Janacek Airport, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 20-21 September 2008 | Commemorative Air Force Airsho 2008 | Midland, TX, USA |
| 20-21 September 2008 | NAS Oceana Airshow | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA, USA |
| 20-21 September 2008 | Scott AFB Open House | Scott AFB, IL, USA |
| 26-28 September 2008 | Air Show Western Colorado 2008 | Grand Junction, CO, USA |
| 27-28 September 2008 | Malta International Airshow 2008 | Luqa IAP/St Paul's Bay, Malta |
| October | ||
| 4-5 October 2008 | Amigo Airsho | Biggs AAF, El Paso, TX, USA |
| 4-5 October 2008 | Miramar Airshow | MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA, USA |
| 6-8 October 2008 | Annual NBAA Convention | Orlando, FL, USA |
| 7-9 October 2008 | Helitech Europe | Cascais Airport, Estoril, Portugal |
| 9-12 October 2008 | Airshow 2008 Ankara | Etimesgut Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
| 9-14 October 2008 | Waterfront Fleet Week Airshow | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| 10-11 October 2008 | EAA Southwest Regional Fly-In | Hondo Airport, TX, USA |
| 11-12 October 2008 | Temora Aviation Museum Flying Days | Temora, NSW, Australia |
| 11-12 October 2008 | Fort Worth Alliance Air Show | Fort Worth, TX, USA |
| 18-19 October 2008 | Open House and Air Show | Robins AFB, GA, USA |
| 23-26 October 2008 | Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In | Casa Grande, AZ, USA |
| 26 October 2008 | Royal Australian Navy Air Day | HMAS Albatross, Nowra, NSW, Australia |
| November | ||
| 1 November 2008 | AirPower Arkansas Air Show | Little Rock AFB, AR, USA |
| 1-2 November 2008 | NAS Jacksonville Air Show | NAS Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| 1-2 November 2008 | Wings Over Meridian 2008 | NAS Meridian, MS, USA |
| 4-9 November 2008 | Airshow China 2008 | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China |
| 11-13 November 2008 | Dubai Helishow 2008 | Dubai Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE |
| December | ||
Links:
EAA Aviation Calendar of Events
(Comprehensive listing of rallies, fly-ins, open house events, safety seminars etc)
Thanks to Paul Thompson for the Japanese air show dates
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