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Flight Adventures featuring the Biggest Little Air Show is part of the Joint Base Summer Showcase & Expo, June 3rd and 4th
Join us for a FREE family event!

Pre-registered guests are welcome to drive onto Ford Island and park their vehicles. Parking is limited, so be sure to register early by clicking the button below. Only one registration is needed per vehicle..

Guests can also register to visit and tour the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr (DDG121), a USCG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the Coast Guard's Dive Locker, a Navy MH-60 helicopter from the Easy Riders of HSM37 and a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, from VMM268.

Kids STEM Activity Sign Up

Flight oriented STEM activities will be instructed by the Museum’s education team, and offered to children. Activities include RC Flight training where youth will learn to take-off/land one of the radio-controlled aircraft, balsa wood aircraft building, build your own propeller kit, and more. 

Kids STEM Activity Sign Up

Flight oriented STEM activities will be instructed by the Museum’s education team, and offered to children. Activities include RC Flight training where youth will learn to take-off/land one of the radio-controlled aircraft, balsa wood aircraft building, build your own propeller kit, and more. 

Laser Cut Balsa Wood Glider Build

Assemble and decorate a lightweight balsa wood aircraft, laser-cut to the specifications of a legendary WWII fighter aircraft.

Propeller Plane Build & Fly

Carefully assemble a rubber band-powered glider aircraft, complete with a dual-wheeled landing gear.

Foam Glider Build & Fly

For younger kids, this foam glider is easy to assemble and fly. Upgrade your paper airplanes to a foam glider and watch it take flight.

Wooden Propeller Sanding

Turn a rough, pre-cut wood blank into a finished airplane propeller, ready for polishing, decorating, or even some pilot autographs.

RC Training

Kids learn how to fly an aircraft in simulator. Then, they'll work with one of the pilots to conduct take-offs/landings on historic Ford Field – earning a signed logbook.

Aviation Learning Center Tour

Walk through our state-of-the-art facility and learn more about what your children can participate in while on a field trip to our Museum.

Due to high demand, pre-registration is required for each activity. The pre-registration sheets are broken down by day, please ensure you are signing up for the correct day of your visit.

Biggest Little Air Show

This year's air show will feature a line-up of spectacular, nationally acclaimed radio control pilots showcasing their aerial skills in Giant Scale RC aircraft. Get ready to sit at the edge of your seas as aircraft take to the sky completing aerial maneuvers that rival the Blue Angels.

Biggest Little Air Show

This year's air show will feature a line-up of spectacular, nationally acclaimed radio control pilots showcasing their aerial skills in Giant Scale RC aircraft. Get ready to sit at the edge of your seas as aircraft take to the sky completing aerial maneuvers that rival the Blue Angels.

Event Schedule

Saturday, June 3 – all General Activities open 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM:

  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Youth RC training and flights
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Air Show
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Youth RC Training and flights
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Air Show

Sunday, June 4 – all General Activities open from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM:

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Youth RC Training and flights
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Air Show

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Flight Adventures is part of Joint Base Summer Showcase & Expo Community Weekend

This first-ever this community event is expected to draw upwards of 20,000 visitors. Drive on Access to Ford Island provides easy entrance for military and non-military families. Click below for sponsorship opportunities.

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