Duluth Air & Aviation Expo 2020

The Duluth Air & Aviation Expo returns in 2020, with the US Air Force Thunderbirds headlining the flying display.

Held at the Duluth International Airport in Minnesota, the Air & Aviation Expo is set to return, wowing crowds with air and ground displays once again with civil, active military and historic aircraft.

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Participation List

Aircraft due to participate in the flying display are listed below. Please note this list is subject to change.

Flying

United States Air Force - Air Combat Command

• Lockheed Martin F-16CM/DM Fighting Falcon (x6) - The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "USAF Thunderbirds"

United States Air Force - Air National Guard

• Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon - 179th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs," 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota ANG

Civilian

• Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo-105C - Aaron Fitzgerald (Red Bull)
• Pitts S-1-11B "Super Stinker" - Mike Wiskus (Lucas Oil Airshows)
• Red Bull Wingsuiters - Red Bull
• The Red Bull Air Force Parachute Team - Red Bull
• Zivko Edge 540 - Kirby Chambliss (Red Bull)

Static

Civilian

• Aero-Vodochody L-39 Albatros - TBC
• Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady" - The Yankee Air Museum
• Cirrus SR-22 - TBC
• Cirrus Vision Jet - TBC
• Grumman C-1A Trader - TBC
• North American SNJ-5 Texan - TBC

Royal Canadian Air Force

• BAe Systems CT-155 Hawk - 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School "The Big 2"/ 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron "City of Kamloops"

United States Air Force - Air Combat Command

• Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II - 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing
• Lockheed Martin QF-16 Fighting Falcon - 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group "Satan's Angels"

United States Air Force - Air Education and Training Command

• Raytheon T-1A Jayhawk - 3rd Flying Training Squadron "Jayhawks"/ 5th Flying Training Squadron "Spitten' Kittens," 71st Flying Training Wing 

United States Air Force - Air National Guard

• Lockheed C-130H Hercules - 109th Airlift Squadron, 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota ANG
• Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon - 179th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs," 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota ANG

United States Navy

• Boeing EA-18G Growler - VAQ-129 "New Vikings," Electronic Attack Wing Pacific
• Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II - VFA-125 "Rough Raiders," Strike Fighter Wing Pacific

Tickets

Tickets are now on sale for the Duluth Air & Aviation Expo 2020. See below for the wide range of tickets and packages available for the event. Please note that children under-5 can enter free with a full paying adult and ticket prices shown below are for individual days only.

General Admission

Adult - $30 (USD), $21.50 at Mernards

Child (aged 6-16) - $15 (USD), $11.50 at Mernards

Family (two adults and two children) - $80 (USD), online ticket purchase only.

Early Access Photography Tour/ Pit Pass - $50 (USD), online ticket purchase only. 

Presidential Chalet Pass

Saturday - $135 (USD) online, $150 (USD) on the gate

Sunday - $99 (USD) online, $150 (USD) on the gate

Reserved Flight Line Seating

Reserved Flight Line Seating (Gold Section) - $60 (USD), online ticket purchase only.

Reserved Flight Line Seating (Normal) - $40 (USD), online ticket purchase only.

Parking

Orange Parking Lot - $40 (USD), online ticket purchase only.

Orange Parking Lot RV Day Parking Pass - $70 (USD), online ticket purchase only.

Green Parking Lot - $10 (USD)

Teal Shuttle Lot - $20 (USD), shuttle bus drops visitors off at the Green Parking Lot.

Purple Parking Lot (motorcycles only) - $10 (USD)

Grey Parking Lot - $200 (USD), for weekend RV campers - includes RV parking from Friday-Sunday. Online ticket purchase only.

For more information about the Duluth Air & Aviation Expo 2020, or to purchase tickets, follow this link.