Jump into the Airshow Season!
It’s a big country out there, with almost 200 airshows this year. Here’s where and when.
2004 U.S. AirShow Schedule
SCHEDULE INFORMATION provided by the Department of Defense and by International Council of Air Shows (http://www.airshows.org, phone (703) 779-8510). Subject to cancellation, change of date, change of show title, and change of performers. Check local listings.
AFB Air Force Base
ANGB Air National Guard Base
ARB Air Reserve Base
EAA Experimental Aircraft Association
JRB Joint Reserve Base
MCAS Marine Corps Air Station
NAS Naval Air Station
NAES Naval Air Engineering Station
NAVSTA Naval Station
USAF United States Air Force
ALABAMA
Birmingham Sept. 25 & 26
Wings & Wheels
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Maxwell AFB June 5 & 6
Wings of Victory Open House (Thunderbirds)
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ALASKA
Elmendorf AFB June 26 & 27
Arctic Thunder (Blue Angels)
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ARIZONA
Glendale Mar. 26-28
30th Anniversary Thunderbird Balloon & Air Classic
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Kingman Oct. 2 & 3
Kingman Air and Auto Show
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Maricopa Oct. 7-10
Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In
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Prescott Oct. 2
Prescott Air Fair
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Valle Airport June 26 & 27
High Country Warbirds Fly-In
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ARKANSAS
Fayetteville June 19 & 20
AirFest
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Little Rock AFB June 5 & 6
Little Rock AFB Air Show
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CALIFORNIA
Camarillo Aug. 28 & 29
Camarillo Air Show
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ChinoMay 15 & 16
Planes of Fame Air Show
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Hemet June 5
Hemet Ryan Air Show
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March ARB Apr. 24 & 25
March ARB Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Marysville June 18-20
Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In
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MCAS Miramar Oct. 16 & 17
MCAS Miramar Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Moffett Field May 29 & 30
Air Expo at Moffett Field (Thunderbirds)
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Point Mugu Sept. 10-12
Point Mugu Air Show
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Ramona June 26 & 27
Ramona Air Fair
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Redding Oct. 9 & 10
Redding Air Show (Snowbirds, Thunderbirds)
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Riverside Mar. 27
Riverside Air Show
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Salinas Oct. 2 & 3
California International Air Show (Blue Angels, Snowbirds)
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San Diego Apr. 17 & 18
San Diego Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Santa Rosa Aug. 21 & 22
Wings Over Wine Country
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South Lake Tahoe Sept. 4
South Lake Tahoe Air Fest
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Vandenberg AFB Oct. 30 & 31
Air & Space Show
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Watsonville May 28-30
Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show
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COLORADO
Colorado Springs July 10 & 11
In Their Honor Air Show
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Watkins June 26 & 27
Rocky Mountain EAA Regional Fly-In
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DELAWARE
Dover AFB May 15 & 16
Dover AFB Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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FLORIDA
Cape Coral Oct. 16 & 17
Ft. Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix & Air Show
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Eglin AFB Apr. 3 & 4
Eglin AFB Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Fernandina Beach July 4
Amelia Island Air Show
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Ft. Lauderdale May 1 & 2
Ft. Lauderdale Air & Sea Show (Blue Angels, Snowbirds)
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Ft. Pierce June 12 & 13
Wings and Wheels Military Air and Vehicle Show
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Key West Nov. 6 & 7
Key West Hospice VNA Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Lake City May 8 & 9
North Florida Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Lakeland Apr. 13-19
Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In
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MacDill AFB Apr. 3 & 4
AirFest (Blue Angels)
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NAS Jacksonville Oct. 30 & 31
NAS Jacksonville Air Show (Blue Angels)
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NAS Key West May 5
NAS Key West Air Show
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NAS Pensacola Nov. 12 & 13
Blue Angels Homecoming
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Pensacola Beach July 9 & 10
Pensacola Beach Air Show
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Pompano Beach Oct. 16 & 17
Pompano Beach Air Fair
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Punta Gorda Mar. 27 & 28
Florida International Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Stuart Nov. 13 & 14
Stuart Air Show
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Tyndall AFB Mar. 27 & 28
Gulf Coast Salute (Blue Angels)
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GEORGIA
Atlanta June 5
DeKalb Good Neighbor Day
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Augusta Oct. 16 & 17
Boshears Memorial Fly-In
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Dobbins ARB May 12
Dobbins ARB Open House (Snowbirds)
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NAS Atlanta May 8 & 9
Salute to Veterans (Blue Angels)
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Vidalia May 8 & 9
Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show (Snowbirds)
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HAWAII
Kaneohe Bay Oct. 9 & 10
MCAS Air Show (Blue Angels)
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IDAHO
Hayden June 12 & 13
Thunder Over the Prairie
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Twin Falls June 26
Air Magic Valley
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ILLINOIS
Chicago Aug. 21 & 22
Air & Water Show (Blue Angels)
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Lake in the Hills June 19
Lake in the Hills Air Expo
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Peoria July 24 & 25
Prairie Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Scott AFB Aug. 28 & 29
Scott AFB Air Show
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Springfield Sept. 11 & 12
Springfield Air Rendezvous
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INDIANA
Elkhart Aug. 7 & 8
Elkhart Air Show
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Greenfield Aug. 1
Greenfield Air Show
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Indianapolis July 30-Aug. 1
Indianapolis Air Show
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Muncie Aug 13-15
Summer Heat Air Festival
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Terre Haute July 10-11
Terre Haute Air Fair
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IOWA
Burlington Sept. 18
Burlington Regional Air Show
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Davenport June 26 & 27
Quad City Air Show
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Dubuque July 3
Independence Day Air Show and Fireworks
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Washington June 4-6
Fly Iowa 2004
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KANSAS
Columbus Sept. 16-19
Powrachute Extravaganza
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McConnell AFB Sept. 24-26
McConnell AFB Open House and Air Show
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KENTUCKY
Louisville Apr. 17
Thunder Over Louisville
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LOUISIANA
Barksdale AFB Apr. 24 & 25
Defenders of Liberty Air Show
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Lafayette Oct. 30 & 31
Sertoma Cajun Air Festival
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NAS JRB New Orleans Oct. 23 & 24
N'Awlins Air Show (Blue Angels)
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MARYLAND
Annapolis May 26
US Naval Academy (Blue Angels)
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Andrews AFB May 15 & 16
Joint Services Open House (Blue Angels, Snowbirds)
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MASSACHUSETTS
Nantucket Sept. 18 & 19
Nantucket Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Westover AFB Aug. 14 & 15
Great New England Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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MICHIGAN
Battle Creek July 4
Battle Creek Balloon Championships
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Grosse IIe June 19 & 20
Grosse IIe Air Show and Airport 75th Anniversary
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Muskegon July 3 & 4
Muskegon Air Fair (Snowbirds)
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Traverse City July 3 & 4
National Cherry Festival (Blue Angels)
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MISSISSIPPI
Keesler AFB Apr. 24
Keesler AFB Air Show
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NAS Meridian Apr. 17 & 18
NAS Meridian Air Show (Blue Angels)
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MISSOURI
Cape Girardeau July 10 & 11
Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival
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Columbia May 29 & 30
Salute to Veterans Celebration
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Joplin June 26 & 27
Joplin AirFest
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Kansas City July 3 & 4
Kansas City Aviation Expo (Thunderbirds)
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Poplar Bluff May 8
Poplar Bluff Air Show
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Springfield June 26
Firefall 2004
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St. Louis July 2-4
Fair Saint Louis
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St. Louis Sept. 4-6
St. Louis County Fair & Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Whiteman AFB June 18-20
Wings Over Whiteman
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MONTANA
Helena July 31 & Aug. 1
Heart of the Rockies (Blue Angels)
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NEBRASKA
Offutt AFB Aug. 21 & 22
Offutt AFB Open House (Thunderbirds)
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NEVADA
Fernley May 15 & 16
Lyon County Fly-In and Air Fest
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NAS Fallon June 13
NAS Fallon Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Nellis AFB Nov. 13 & 14
Aviation Nation Air Show & Open House (Thunderbirds)
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Reno Sept. 16-19
National Championship Air Races
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NEW JERSEY
Millville May 1 & 2
Wheels & Wings Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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NEW MEXICO
Holloman AFB Oct. 23 & 24
Holloman AFB Open House
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Tucumcari Sept. 29
Tucumcari Rotary Club Air Show (Snowbirds)
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NEW YORK
Calverton May 29 & 30
New York Air Show (Blue Angels)
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GeneseoJuly 9-11
Geneseo Air Show
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Iqaluit May 26
Iqaluit Air Show
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Johnson City July 10 & 11
Binghamton Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Niagara Aug. 27-29
Niagara Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Rhinebeck June 15-Oct. 15
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
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Rochester July 17 & 18
Rochester International Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Syracuse June 26 & 27
Syracuse Hancock Int'l. Air Show
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NORTH CAROLINA
Andrews Oct. 23
Celebration of Flight 2004
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Jacksonville Sept. 17-19
Sounds of Freedom Air Show
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Lumberton May 15 & 16
Celebration of Flight 2004
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Seymour Johnson AFB Nov. 7
Wings Over Wayne Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Winston Salem Sept. 11 & 12
Winston Salem Air Show
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NORTH DAKOTA
Minot AFB Aug. 14
Northern Neighbors Day
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OHIO
Akron June 19 & 20
Aero Expo 2004: Defenders of Freedom
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Ashtabula July 9-11
Gathering of Eagles
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Cincinnati June 12 & 13
Blue Ash Airport Days
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Mansfield July 4
Freedom Festival
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Toledo Aug. 28 & 29
Meijer Toledo Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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Vandalia July 16-18
Vectren Dayton Air Show
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OKLAHOMA
Claremore Sept. 10-12
Claremore Regional Airport Air Show
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Oklahoma City June 19 & 20
Aerospace America International Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Tinker AFB July 4
Star Spangled Salute
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OREGON
Hillsboro Sept. 11 & 12
Oregon International Air Show
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Pendleton June 12
Doolittle Raiders Memorial Show
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PENNSYLVANIA
Erie Aug. 7 & 8
2004 Erie Air Show
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Lancaster Aug. 28 & 29
Lancaster Airport Community Days Air Show
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Pittsburgh June 19 & 20
Wings Over Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing Air Show
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Reading June 4-6
Mid Atlantic Air Museum World War II Weekend
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Reading Aug. 21 & 22
Reading AeroFest
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West Chester Oct. 16 & 17
Rotorfest 2004
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RHODE ISLAND
North Kingston ANGB June 19 & 20
Rhode Island National Guard Open House (Thunderbirds)
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Camden Nov. 6 & 7
Celebrate Freedom Festival (Thunderbirds)
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Charleston AFB May 22
Charleston AFB Air Expo (Thunderbirds)
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Florence May 1 & 2
May Fly Air Show
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MCAS Beaufort Apr. 24 & 25
2004 Low Country Blues Festival (Blue Angels)
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Myrtle Beach June 5 & 6
Sun Fun Air Show (Blue Angels)
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Shaw AFB Oct. 23
Shaw Fest '04 Community Appreciation Day and Air Show
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Ellsworth AFB Sept. 4
Dakota Thunder (Thunderbirds)
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TENNESSEE
Jackson Oct. 2 & 3
Skyfest Tennessee
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TEXAS
Abilene Sept. 25
Big Country AirFest '04 Wings & Wheels
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Burnet Apr. 10
Bluebonnet Warbirds & Wildflowers Air Show
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Denton May 15
Denton Air Fair
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Dyess AFB May 22
Big Country Appreciation Day
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El PasoOct. 23 & 24
Amigo Airsho, Inc. (Thunderbirds)
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Fort Worth Sept. 18 & 19
Fort Worth International Air Show
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Galveston May 1 & 2
Spirit of Flight Air Show and Walkabout
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Gilmer March 27
Texas Yamboree Spring Fly-In
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HoustonOct. 16 & 17
Wings Over Houston (Thunderbirds)
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Jasper July 4
Jasper Air Show
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San Antonio Nov. 6 & 7
Lackland AFB Air Show
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Laughlin AFB Oct. 24
Air Amistad 2004
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Midland Oct. 2 & 3
Fina-CAF Airsho 2004
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NAS Kingsville May 22 & 23
NAS Kingsville Open House (Blue Angels)
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New Braunfels May 14 & 15
EAA SW Regional Fly-In
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Temple May 1 & 2
Central Texas Air Show
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UTAH
Heber City July 11
Heber Valley Air Show
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Hill AFB June 12
Hill AFB Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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VIRGINIA
Langley AFB May 22 & 23
AirPower Over Hampton Roads (Thunderbirds)
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Virginia Beach Sept. 25 & 26
NAS Oceana Air Show (Blue Angels)
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WASHINGTON
Arlington July 7-11
Arlington EAA Fly-In
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Bellingham June 26 & 27
Bellingham Airfest
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Concrete May 15 & 16
Concrete Fly-In
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FairchildAFB July 24 & 25
Spokane Inland Northwest Skyfest (Thunderbirds)
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McChordAFB Sept. 11 & 12
McChord AFB Air Expo '04
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Olympia June 18-20
Gathering of Warbirds
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Pasco July 23-25
Tri-City Columbia Cup Air Show
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Seattle Aug. 7 & 8
Seafair (Blue Angels)
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Tacoma July 4
Tacoma Freedom Fair Air Show
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WEST VIRGINIA
Martinsburg Sept. 18 & 19
Wings of Freedom Air Show
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WISCONSIN
Janesville June 26 & 27
Southern Wisconsin Airfest (Thunderbirds)
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La Crosse June 12 & 13
Deke Slayton Airfest
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Manitowoc June 5 & 6
Manitowoc Air Show
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Milwaukee Aug. 6-8
Greater Milwaukee Air & Water Show
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Oshkosh July 27-Aug. 2
EAA AirVenture 2004
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West BendJ une 19 & 20
Southeast Wisconsin AirFest
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WYOMING
Cheyenne July 21
Cheyenne Air Show (Thunderbirds)
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