One appeal of Airport Day events is that you can never predict what will be brought out or flown in for display, and Rio Vista Airport (O88) in California was no different.
Something for everyone at Wings Over Camarillo
One of my favorite West Coast air shows, 2025 marked the 44th year of this event. I really like the friendly, local ambience of this show, with a busy flight schedule filled with local pilots.
A community celebration of aviation
Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) in California has a rich aviation history that has evolved over several decades. Having last visited in 2013, I was curious to see the current incarnation of the airport’s annual fly-in, renamed Fire in the Sky: Watsonville Airport Open House.
A rare air show in the Aloha state
As a frequent visitor to Hawaii, it is extra fun to travel there to cover an air show, like the 2025 Kaneohe Bay Airshow.
A day at KLVK
With events like this, it’s hard to know in advance what you’ll see, but any airplane is better than no airplane.
Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show returns
Northern California aviation fans kept their fingers crossed for the 31st annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, a popular event that has been canceled four times over the last five years.
San Francisco Fleet Week draws millions
Drawing up to 1 million people every year, Fleet Week is the largest annual spectator event in San Francisco and one of the largest Fleet Weeks in the nation.
Weather doesn’t dampen the Salinas Airshow
This year the international aspect of the show was absent the usual strong showing from our Canadian neighbors. Weather was certainly a toss up as the Saturday flight schedule coped with an aggressive marine layer that ultimately scrubbed the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, while Sunday brought clear skies.
Thunderbolts & Lightning: A Warbird rhapsody
The 2024 Central Coast AirFest had something for everyone: Civilian performers, warbirds, modern jets, vintage jets, and even more warbirds. No less than 26 warbirds took to the air during the day.