The race begins at 8 a.m. June 21, 2022, when 50 planes will launch full throttle, 30 seconds apart, down the runway at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida. From there, they will embark on a 2,548-mile course that ends June 24 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Air Race Classic
Racing from Florida to Indiana
Registration opens Jan. 3, 2022, for the 45th annual Air Race Classic.
With sass and class, women fly the 2021 Air Race Classic Air Derby
A team from Western Michigan University takes top honors in the first-ever Air Race Classic Air Derby.
More than 200 pilots set to race in Air Derby
The race will pit 90 teams of women pilots from eight countries and 36 U.S. States, including 17 teams from 10 colleges or universities. Routes will be flown in four countries: U.S., Canada, The Bahamas, and New Zealand.
Registration opens for revamped Air Race Classic
The annual race has a twist this year, thanks to the pandemic: Teams will create their own course and race on their own.
Air Race Classic canceled for 2021
“After considering all currently available information and in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ARC Board of Directors has regretfully decided to not hold the race in 2021.”
Registration opens for 43rd Air Race Classic
Registration for the 2019 Air Race Classic closes March 31, 2019.
121 women pilots to compete in 42nd Annual Air Race Classic
The 42nd Air Race Classic (ARC) field is set, according to organizers. The annual all-women cross-country airplane race is set for take off at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, from Sweetwater, Texas. The 2,656-mile sprint across the United States ends Friday, June 22, in Fryeburg, Maine. Fifty-six teams, consisting of 121 women pilots from around the […]
Registration opens for Air Race Classic
Registration is open for the 42nd Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. More than 100 women pilots from around the world are expected to compete in this year’s ARC, which begins Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Sweetwater, Texas, and ends Friday, June 22, 2018, in Fryeburg, Maine. The oldest race of […]