Calendar

Sun Splash-In Seaplane Fly-In 2026

Sun Splash-In at Tavares — central Florida's seaplane base event.

Ninety-Nines SC Section Meeting 2026

Ninety-Nines South Central Section meeting.

AOPA Fly-In — Buckeye (Phoenix)

AOPA's western regional fly-in — pancake breakfast, exhibitor village, AOPA Air Safety Institute seminars, AME on-site for FAA medicals, and FAA WINGS credit.

Ninety-Nines NE Section Meeting 2026

Ninety-Nines New England Section spring meeting.

Ninety-Nines SW Section Meeting 2026

Ninety-Nines Southwest Section meeting.

EAA Learn to Fly Day 2026

EAA Learn to Fly Day — annual aviation-introduction event. EAA chapters + flight schools nationally.

Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show 2026

Watsonville Fly-In — central California coastal fly-in with vintage / warbird emphasis.

Lake Amphibian Flyers Annual Fly-In 2026

Lake Amphibian Flyers Club annual fly-in — amphibious Lake LA-4 / LA-250 / Buccaneer fleet gathering.

AOPA Fly-In — Manassas (DC Metro)

AOPA's mid-Atlantic regional fly-in at Manassas Regional. AOPA HQ's home-game event.

Piper Owner Society Convention 2026

Piper Owner Society annual convention — PA-28 / PA-32 / PA-46 / Piper Cub forums.

National Taildragger Roundup 2026

Tailwheel/conventional-gear pilot community gathering. Multiple regional editions; check EAA event calendar for current host airport and dates.

Short Wing Piper Club Convention 2026

Short Wing Piper Club — Pacer, Tri-Pacer, Vagabond, Clipper, Colt owners. Convention at Piper's historic home.

AAA Mid-East Fly-In 2026

Antique Airplane Association Mid-East regional fly-in — vintage and antique airplane gathering.

Smithsonian Become a Pilot Family Day 2026

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Become a Pilot Family Day — Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly VA.

EAA International Young Eagles Day 2026

EAA International Young Eagles Day — every EAA chapter offers free first flights to kids age 8-17. 1,000+ chapters participating nationwide.

Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven 2026

Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven — annual Piper Cub gathering at the original Piper factory site.

Idaho Aviation Association Backcountry Fly-In 2026

Idaho Aviation Association annual backcountry fly-in at Cavanaugh Bay — premier mountain / dirt-strip culture event in the Idaho Panhandle.

Fairchild Club Fly-In 2026

Fairchild Club — Fairchild 24 / PT-19 owner gathering.

Cirrus Migration 2026

COPA Cirrus Migration — the annual gathering of Cirrus SR20/SR22/Vision Jet owners and pilots. Type-specific safety training (CSIP), recurrent flight reviews.

Truckee Glider Camp 2026

Truckee Glider Camp — summer thermal soaring + cross-country instruction in the Sierras.

Flying Flapjacks Pancake Breakfast 2026

"Flying Flapjacks" — typical Independence Day weekend pancake breakfast hosted by EAA chapters across the US. Hundreds of similar events nationwide every weekend in summer.

Comanche Flyer Foundation Convention 2026

International Comanche Society annual convention — Piper Comanche owners.

Cody Wyoming Fly-In 2026

Cody Wyoming Fly-In — mountain-flying camp + Yellowstone gateway aviation gathering.

Super Cub Pilots Association Fly-In 2026

Super Cub Pilots Association — annual STOL/backcountry Piper Super Cub gathering.

Aircraft Owners Association Fly-In Regional 2026

AOPA partner regional fly-ins — smaller weekend events promoted through aopa.org/community/events. Visit AOPA for the current month's list.

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2026

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix — vintage car + occasional vintage aviation crossover event.

American Yankee Association Convention 2026

American Yankee Association — Grumman AA-1 / AA-5 family pilot gathering.

AOPA Fly-In — Bremerton (Pacific Northwest)

AOPA's Pacific Northwest fly-in. Bremerton National typically hosts late-summer.

Lake Hood Air Harbor Open House 2026

Lake Hood Air Harbor open house — the world's busiest seaplane base.

Helio Courier Owners Association Fly-In 2026

Helio Courier Owners Association — STOL aircraft owner gathering.

Mineral Wells Glider Fly-In 2026

Texas Soaring Association annual fly-in — gliders + tow plane demos.

National Aviation Day 2026

National Aviation Day — Orville Wright's birthday, FAA-recognized national observance.

AAA Antique Airplane Fly-In 2026

Antique Airplane Association annual fly-in at the historic Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, IA. Grass strip, vintage culture.

Twin Bonanza Association Annual 2026

Twin Bonanza Association annual gathering — Beech 50 series owners.

National Stearman Fly-In 2026

The world's largest gathering of Stearman biplanes — Galesburg, IL every Labor Day week. ~80 Stearmans, formation flights, aerobatic demos.

Triple Tree Fly-In 2026

Triple Tree Fly-In — invitation-only grass-strip aviation country club gathering in the South Carolina upstate. 7,000-ft grass runway, no fuel, no admission fee.

Greenville Maine Seaplane Fly-In 2026

Greenville Maine International Seaplane Fly-In — Moosehead Lake, the oldest seaplane fly-in in the US.

AOPA Fly-In — Rocky Mountain Metropolitan

AOPA's Rocky Mountain regional fly-in. High-density-altitude operations focus.

International Cessna 195 Club Convention 2026

International Cessna 195 Club annual convention — radial-engined Businessliner gathering.

Tannehill Fly-In 2026

Tannehill Fly-In at Tannehill Ironworks State Park — annual vintage aircraft gathering.

Cessna Pilots Association Annual Convention 2026

Cessna Pilots Association annual convention at the marque's historic home base. Type-specific maintenance forums.

Cardinal Flyers Online Convention 2026

Cardinal Flyers Online — annual Cessna 177 Cardinal owner gathering.

Rounds Engines Fly-In 2026

Rounds Engines Fly-In — radial-engine aircraft gathering co-located with the Staggerwing Museum / Beechcraft Heritage Museum.

Mooney Summit 2026

The Mooney Summit — annual Mooney owner/pilot safety symposium at Panama City. Type-specific safety training, free for first-time attendees who are Mooney pilots.

Utah Back Country Pilots Fall Roundup 2026

Utah Back Country Pilots Association Fall Roundup — desert dirt-strip gathering, slot-canyon flying.

Staggerwing Club Convention 2026

Staggerwing Club annual convention — Beech Model 17 owners and pilots at the Beechcraft museum / Tullahoma.