Aviation Events

 

Letters requesting applications for the 2025 or 2026 Nebraska State Fly-In have been mailed to all Nebraska Airports.
Application deadline is Friday, September 22, 2023.  For more information, please contact Diane Bartels, DBSharpie@aol.com.

 

 

  • 1st Saturday of every month (year-round)  |  EAA 1055 Fly-In Breakfast at York Municipal Airport (JYR) | 8am-10am (Free-will donation)
  • 3rd Saturday of every month (year-round)  |  EAA 569 Fly-In Breakfast at Crete Municipal Airport (CEK) | 8am-10am (Suggested donation: $10 for adults; $5 for kids)
  • Last Saturday of every month (March - October)  | Nebraska Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association Hamburger fly-In lunch at Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) | 11:30am-1:00pm (free-will donation) 
  • 3rd Thursday of every month  |  Third Thursday Pilot Lunch at Jams – Midtown, 7814 West Dodge Road, Omaha, NE 68114 | 11am
  • 3rd Tuesday of every month  |  Women In Aviation Chapter Meeting at North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) conference room | 5:30pm

 

Upcoming Events:

 

  • August 5, 2023  | Great Plains Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Annual Flight Breakfast & Pancake Feed at Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF)
    • Contact: Jeff Hutcheson jeffhutcheson3@gmail.com 402-981-4633 
    • Pancakes by The Pancake Man
    • Military and GA Aircraft on display, Military Museum open
    • Discovery Flights by Revv Aviation
  • August 9-12, 2023  |  Old West Balloon Fest at various locations in Scotts Bluff County
  • August 11-13, 2023  | EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour at the Millard Airport (KMLE) 

    • Family friendly event, free to attend. $65-$95 to ride.
    • Book flights in person or online at www.flytheford.org
    • Flights run continuously throughout the day (Thursday 2-5PM, Friday through Sunday 9AM-5PM). Please check-in with our crew onsite as early as possible on the day you wish to fly. Contact a Membership Services Representative at 1-800-359-6217 with any questions.
  • August 12, 2023  | Cherry County Airshow & Fly-In at Miller Field in Valentine.
  • August 17, 2023  | SWT Fly-In Dinner at the Seward Municipal Airport | 5:30pm
  • August 18, 2023  | LNK Outdoor Movie: Top Gun Maverick | 6:30pm

  • August 18-20, 2023  | EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour at the North Platte Regional Airport

    • Family friendly event, free to attend. $65-$95 to ride.
    • Book flights in person or online at www.flytheford.org
    • Flights run continuously throughout the day (Thursday 2-5PM, Friday through Sunday 9AM-5PM). Please check-in with our crew onsite as early as possible on the day you wish to fly. Contact a Membership Services Representative at 1-800-359-6217 with any questions.
  • August 20, 2023  |  7:30-11:30 AM,  Rotary Fly-In Pancake Feed, Fremont Airport. Pilots eat free.
  • August 25-27, 2023  |  Nebraska Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association Annual Fly-In at Hastings Municipal Airport. (Includes an air tour from there to the AAA fly-in at Blakesburg, Iowa)
  • August 26-27, 2023  |  Guardians of Freedom Airshow at Lincoln Airport | 9:30am-5pm

 

  • September 2, 2023 | Aviation STEMaha’s Annual Aviation STEM Day | KMLE Youth & Family Event at Millard Airport | 9am-3pm
    • Pancake breakfast 8am-11am
    • Lunch 11am-2pm
    • First 20 PICs flying in from a non-Millard Airport will receive $15 Voucher to Smokin Barrel BBQ plus Fuel Discount
    • Flips Franks 11am-3pm
    • EAA Chapter 80 Young Eagles rally
    • Smokin Barrel BBQ available to all attendees by riding the circulating parking lot bus.
  • September 9, 2023  | Fly-in Breakfast - FAA First Responders Training

    • Breakfast served - 8am - 11am in the Ahem Aviation Hangar | Free-will donation, proceeds to Jaycees 
    • First Responder Training 10am - 11:30am, by FAA Inspector Mark Gaffney | Brenner Field Corporate Hangar
  • September 10, 2023  | Hastings EAA 544 Poker Run & BBQ

    • Start at First Airport at 3:30PM (JYR, 07K, AUH, 08K, HSI)
    • You may fly the route in any order, but must end in Hastings
    • Collect 1 card at each airport and bring them back to Hastings. Everyone in the airplane can play!
    • BBQ will begin around 5:00pm
    • Prize for best Poker Hand is a $100 Sporty’s Pilot Shop Gift Card!
  • September 11-12, 2023 | 22nd Annual Nebraska Business Aviation Association (NeBAA) Golf Tournament, Tiburon Golf Club, Omaha, Nebraska
  • September 15 | LNK Outdoor Movie: Moana (UB&T, Save Lincoln Local, Lincoln Welcoming Week)
  • September 15-17, 2023 | EAA Presents B-25 Mitchell “Berlin Express” at Western Nebraska Regional Airport/William B. Heilig Field, Scottsbluff, NE hosted by EAA Chapter 608
  • September 16, 2023  | Pawnee City Municipal Airport Fly-In Breakfast | 7am – 11am

  • September 23, 2023  | 2023 Girls in Aviation Day at the North Platte Regional Airport | 10am – 1pm

  • September 24 | Girls in Aviation Day – Free event hosted by the Cornhusker Chapter of Women in Aviation – located at the Duncan B Hangar
  • September 27, 2023 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Lincoln Airport Master Plan FINAL Open House for the Public