Here is the 2020 airshow schedule for the US Air Force Thunderbirds! Will you see them in 2020? Let us know! Post in the AirshowStuff Forums or on the AirshowStuff Facebook page and make sure you share pictures after the show!
Schedules often change during the year – make sure to check out our airshow calendar for an updated list of airshows and aviation events, plus this and other major schedules all listed in one place! You can also check our forums for discussion on the schedule and shows!
2020 US Air Force Thunderbirds Appearance Schedule
February 16: Daytona 500 – Daytona Beach, Florida (Flyover)
March 14: Fiesta Of Flight – Laughlin AFB, Texas (Show canceled)
March 21-22: Luke Days Air and Space Expo – Luke AFB, Arizona (Show canceled)
March 28-29: March Field Air and Space Expo: Thunder Over the Empire – March ARB, Calif. (Show postponed indefinitely)
April 4-5: Sun-N-Fun Fly In & Expo – Lakeland, Florida (Show canceled)
April 18: USAFA Graduation Fly Over – Colorado Springs, Colorado
April 18-19: Beyond the Horizon Air & Space Show- Maxwell AFB, Alabama (Show canceled)
April 25-26: Wings Over Columbus – Columbus AFB, Mississippi (Show canceled)
May 2-3: Fort Lauderdale Air Show – Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Performance canceled)
May 9-10: Wings Over Recce Town, USA – Beale AFB, California (Show canceled)
May 16-17: Shaw Air and Space Expo Shaw AFB, – South Carolina
May 23-24: Miami Beach Air & Sea Show – Miami Beach, Florida
June 6-7: California International Airshow – Salinas, California (Show canceled)
June 13-14: OC Air Show – Ocean City, Maryland (Dates changed to Aug 15-16)
June 20-21: Rhode Island National Guard Open House & Air Show – North Kingston, RI (Show canceled)
June 27-28: Warriors Over Wasatch Air & Space Show – Hill AFB, Utah (Show canceled)
July 4-5: Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival – Battle Creek, Michigan
July 11-12: Arctic Thunder Open House – JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
July 18-19: Duluth Air & Aviation Expo – Duluth, Minnesota
July 22: Cheyenne Frontier Days – F.E Warren AFB, Wyoming
July 25-26: Ellsworth Air & Space Show – Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
August 1-2: Grand Forks AFB Air Show – Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
August 15-16: OC Air Show – Ocean City, Maryland
August 22-23: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Armed Forces Airshow – Avoca, Pennsylvania
August 26: Atlantic City Thunder Over The Boardwalk Airshow – Atlantic City, New Jersey
August 29-30: New York Air Show – New Windsor, New York
September 5-6: KC Air Show 2020 – Gardner, Kansas
September 12-13: “Sky Drive” Presented by Airshow London – London (Ontario), Canada (Now a drive-in only event)
September 19-20: Great Pacific Airshow – Huntington Beach, Calif.
October 3-4: Aviation Roundup Airshow – Minden, Nevada
October 10-11: Aerospace Valley Air & Space Show – Edwards AFB, Calif. (“Hybrid Show” Only)
October 17-18: Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show – Fort Worth, Texas
October 24-25: Wings Over North Georgia – Rome, Georgia
October 31-November 1: Central Florida Air and Space Show – Sanford, Florida
November 7-8: NASJRB New Orleans Air Show – New Orleans, Louisiana
November 14-15: 2020 JBSA Air & Space Show & Open House – San Antonio, Texas
Nick
How do I get tickets to an air show?
Curtis Howell
please give me a heads up for this air show via email
Margaret Joerger
shows in or around Missouri
Margaret Joerger
I wish to see the shows in and around Missouri
RyanS
You can find a full list of airshows on our airshow calendar page – https://airshowstuff.com/v4/airshow-calendar/
Frank Williams
Please give me a heads up for Alabama and Georgia Airshows.
Craig Lemons
I will be visiting Las Vegas with my 14 year old son March 6-8. And staying fairly close to Nellis AFB. Is there a spot we can view the Nellis airplanes from?
Thank You
Craig
RyanS
There are two main spotting areas, one is at Cheyenne Rd just south of base and the other is off of Las Vegas Blvd next to the speedway. Feel free to post on our forums if you want any more details – https://www.airshowstuff.com/forum/index.php
BG Prager
I have never seen a flyover. Would love to know if you ever flyover Cincinnati, Ohio?
The video is wonderful~~~
RyanS
Cincinnati will be getting a flyover later today! Not from the Thunderbirds but from two F-16s from the Ohio ANG. Check this post for details: https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2020/heres-a-live-list-of-military-flyovers-planned-to-salute-health-care-and-essential-workers-around-the-country/
Janet Currier
Are you going to be in South Dakota end of July? I heard it was canceled, but I still see it on the schedule.
My grandsons are excited to see it. I do hope it is not canceled.
RyanS
Unfortunately the show at Ellsworth has been cancelled. It has been very hard to keep up with all of the cancellations, so this schedule is not being updated very frequently. The best place to see an up to date list of shows is on our airshow calendar: https://airshowstuff.com/v4/airshow-calendar/
Robert Magee
The revised schedule still shows the Thunderbirds flying on July 22 in Cheyenne Wy. Is there still going to be a air show up there? If so where and at what time and how can I get tickets?
RyanS
As of now, Warren AFB is planning to hold a drive-in airshow that day but it is subject to change, obviously. You can find more info on their website
tom
I thought there was an airshow at Nellis AFB every year. According to the schedule there wasn’t a show even scheduled.
Morris Lawson
Edwards Air Show on Oct. 10 & 11, 2020. What is a Hybrid Show Only?
RyanS
So far it appears to be largely live streamed events/interviews with some flyovers of communities near the base