2025
Alaska
Fly-Ins
February
Bear Lake Winter Fly-In (cancelled)
Saturday, February 22 12pm – 4pm
Bear Lake Lodgings B&B
33820 Bear Lake Rd, Seward, AK
Winter fly-in! Come in on skis (possibly wheels to be announced depending on conditions and snow plowing) for a pot luck lunch! Hot dogs on the grill with chili! Compliments of Seward Air Tours! Also available to turn your day trip into an overnight!
Peninsula Pilot Club Lunch Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Kenai (ENA/PAEN), Brother’s Cafe
Fly-In/Drive-In Lunch at Brothers in Kenai! Fly-in to Kenai (PAEN) for some delicious food and then (weather permitting) a fun fly out for viewing glaciers in winter! Those equipped with skis may also go explore some local lakes. Lunch should be short, but I have an extra generator for anyone who needs electric as there are no electric tie downs in transient. Park outside the cafe in transient!
March
EAA Chapter 975 Flyin
Saturday, March 22, 2:00 PM
Soldotna Airport (SXQ/PASX)
– Weigh off – March 22nd
2pm – Jack Will’s hanger
Fly in – weigh your plane
– Prizes – light weight Bear fence, Headset, and others!
Bring some snacks to share please.
Everyone welcome – also accepting new members.
17th Annual Seymour Lake Spring Fly-In
Sunday, March 23, 12:00 PM
Seymour Lake (3A3), 3120 N Alma Dr. Wasilla, AK
Bear Lake Lodge Ski Lunch Fly Out (unconfirmed)
TBA
Bear Lake Lodgings B&B
Ski plane fly out to Bear Lake Lodge! Will check conditions and for overflow the morning of! Come for a pot luck style lunch with brats being served! Bear lake is just north of the Seward airport.
Spring Ski Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Knik Glacier
Let’s try this again. If all the stars align and weather and lake condition will allow a safe event, join us on Lake George for a gathering/Potluck We did this several years ago and had a blast. Bring some chairs, a dish to pass, some firewood, or just stop in and say hi. As always, fly safe and monitor 122.7. Weather dependent.
April
May
Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4
Alaska State Fairgrounds and Palmer Airport (PAQ/PAAQ)
Fairbaks Aviation Day
Saturday, May 10
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA)
Join us for a day full of high-flying fun at the airport! Explore aviation exhibits, check out the drone display, meet Aurora the robot dog, and get up close with amazing aircraft displays!
Sourdough Fly-In
Memorial day weekend
Saturday-Sunday, May 24-25
Port Alsorth, Wilder Runway (05K/PAKX)
Merrill Field Aviation Celebration
Saturday, May 31
Merrill Field (MRI/PAMR) – UAA Aviation Campus
The intent of this function is to encourage businesses and people on/off field to come together, see each others faces, and re-kindle old friendships, maybe even create a few new ones. The flight schools will have cool display tables as well as UAA. Non profits will have tables as well as AFD. The surrounding neighborhoods will be invited and we hope to educate all about the importance of what we do here at the Airport.
Knik Meet and Greet (unconfirmed)
TBA
Knik – Picnic Strip
Come on out for an evening around a campfire at the Picnic strip. This has been an annual event for several years. The strip is generally decent enough for about any aircraft, but please know your own limits. 122.7 is the frequency. See you there.
Maule Fly-Out (unconfirmed)
TBA
Sandbar South of Bell Island (61°23’33.73°N / 150°30’56.58 W)
June
Pancake Breakfast & Fly In
Saturday, June 7, 8AM-10AM
Soldotna (SXQ/PASX)
MARC Hangar
https://www.kenai.city/airport/page/eaa-pancake-breakfast-kids-balsa-plane-fly
Aircraft Displays
Vendor / Exhibitor Booths
EAA Pancake Breakfast
Kids Balse Plane Fly Off
Chickenstock Music Festival
Friday-Saturday, June 13-14
Chicken Airport (CKX)
Kenai Peninsula Air Fair & EAA Aircraft Show & Shine
Saturday, June 14, 12PM-3PM
Kenai (ENA/PAEN)
Airport Operations Facility
https://www.kenai.city/airport/page/kenai-peninsula-air-fair-eaa-aircraft-show-shine
Aircraft Displays
Vendor / Exhibitor Booths
Food Trucks
Beer & Wine Gardens
Live Music
EAA Aircraft Show & Shine
Moose Burger Fly-In
Saturday, June 28, 11AM-3PM
Kalifonsky Meadows Airport (0AA7)
Second annual moose burger fly in at 0AA7! We will be cooking moose burgers! Come see beautiful Kenai! Airstrip is 0AA7, located south in the Kenai Class D. Call tower at 121.3 for transitions. Bring a side dish!
Please RSVP if attending so we can get an accurate count for food.
99’s Poker Run
TBA
Fairbanks (FAI/PAFA), Air Park (NE of ski strip)
Poster
https://www.facebook.com/events/349400374809916/
PRIZES for best and worst hand!
Pink Flamingo Theme: get extra cards for bringing a passenger, wearing pink, bringing a flamingo with you and finding flamingos along the way (photos or it didn’t happen).
North route including Minto, Manley, Livengood, Nenana and others
South route including Bradley, Clear Creek, Gold King and others
Meet at PAFA Airpark 8 am for sign-in, paperwork, safety briefing
$40 buys your entry and cookout. Extra hands available.
Join us for the cookout even if you aren’t doing the poker run! $10.
Depart for flying adventures 9 am
Return to the Airpark before 12 noon for flight verification, poker hand distribution, barbecue and live music!
Questions and early registration: Jessica Panko 619-884-0722
Wood River Lodge Fly In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Wood River Lodge Airport (63.76°N/147.96°W)
https://woodriveralaska.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WoodRiverLodge
[email protected]
907-713-7213
Private cabins $150, dry cabins $75
Meals available for purchase
Friday: 7 pm “Bush Flying” movie with popcorn in the theater. Pilots Memorial Service.
Saturday: 4 pm river ball drop, polar plunge. 7 pm Fireweed Fiddle, performing thanks to the generosity of the band, the Thorgesen Family, and Wright’s Air Service.
Sunday: Free pancake breakfast and coffee. Morning devotional.
Other Activities: Hot tub. Hiking. Lake with canoe. Pilot feats of strength. Fire pit with smores and dogs. GPS scavenger hunt. Horseshoes. Cornhole. Hanging out with amazing people.
Runway 2400×100 good gravel 3000 ft elevation. Contact Chris 907-713-7213 If you’re able, bring cash to tip the band, a bag or 3 of any kind of chips or burger and dog buns.
Fairbanks Solstice Picnic (unconfirmed)
TBA
Fairbanks (FAI/PAFA)
Join the Alaska Airmen’s Association and the Fairbanks General Aviation Association as we welcome the summer solstice in the land of the midnight sun! 6pm-8pm. Potluck side dishes welcome but not necessary.
We’re serving East Ramp Pizza and drinks at the Fairbanks Airport picnic pavilions while you win door prizes, talk airplanes, and take advantage of the almost 24 hours of daylight!
Kenai Float Fly In (unconfirmed)
sponsored by Peninsula Pilot Club
TBA
Kenai (ENA/PAEN)
EAA 975 Pancake Breakfast (unconfirmed)
TBA
Soldotna (SXQ/PASX)
Wolf Lake Airport annual picnic (unconfirmed)
TBD
Wolf Lake (4AK6)
Homer Seaplane Base Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (5BL)
The Yukon Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Whitehorse/Cousins (CFP8)
Gulkana Airport Day (unconfirmed)
TBA
Gulkana (GKN/PAGK)
COPPER VALLEY AIR & ALASKA AIR CARRIERS
PROUDLY PRESENT… 2nd annual Gulkana Airport Day!
Glennallen/Gulkana Airport June 25th, 2023
12pm – 6pm
*Plane Rides 12pm – 4pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 907-822-4200
Far North Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBD
Bettles (BTT/PABT)
Come early AND stay late. Let’s bounce on gravel bars and enjoy mostly accurate stories over a bon fires. If you have ever wanted an excuse to explore the Brooks Range, here it is.
July
Seldovia Fly In
Friday-Sunday, July 18-20
Seldovia (SOV/PASO)
Back to Bluegrass XIV Music Festival
Saturday-Sunday, July 26-27
McGrath (PAMC/MCG)
https://www.facebook.com/backtobluegrass
https://www.facebook.com/backtobluegrass/events
Join us at Anderson Park in McGrath, AK for two days of live music, local vendors & the best company on the Kuskokwim!
Midnight Sun Fly In (unconfirmed)
Next event in 2025!
Yellowknife (CYZF)
http://www.midnightsunflyin.com/
[email protected]
Planned activities include a bus pilot slideshow by Dominique Prinet, fly-out lunch, live entertainment, dockside dining, pancake breakfast, bush pilot memorial, and great aviation conversation.
Alaskan Annual Gravel Bar ‘becue Fly-In (unconfirmed)
TBA
Stay tuned for more information!
Catered by Lavelles Taphouse with aircraft competitions, beach games and a BBQ competition. Bring your camping gear and stay the weekend! Amazing food, local beer and Live Music by: Casey Smith Project, Ukulele Russ, Justin Boot and more! For those without transportation, we have limited boat and plane rides available.
Fly In at the FLY8MA Pilot Lodge (unconfirmed)
TBA
Fly8ma Pilot Lodge, Big Lake (57AK)
This event is free but registration is required.
https://akairmen1951.regfox.com/fly8ma-fly-in
We are excited to invite you to join us for a fun-filled event at the FLY8MA pilot lodge! Experience this unique property with retired DC-6, DC-9, and 727 aircraft converted to lodging! Sleeping accommodations in the 727 or tent camping outside.
BBQ, backcountry flying presentations + more! Guests welcome to fly or drive in. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
August
Alaska Regional Tcraft Fly In
Saturday, August 2, 11am-6pm
Sheep Mountain (SMU/PASP)
Alaska Taylorcraft Fly In 2025
– Cameraderie
– Lunch at the Lodge
– Flour Bombing
– Flapless STOL
Cabins available for overnight stays. Great hiking trails. Very welcoming hosts!
2nd Annual Fly-in @ Joe’s (unconfirmed)
TBA
Talkeetna Village Strip (AK44)
Music & food at the Fairview, featuring the Lowdown Brass Band.
September
Interior Alaska’s Great Northern Pumpkin Drop (unconfirmed)
TBA
Bradley Sky Ranch (95Z)
[email protected]
Facebook event
Poster
CAMPING WELCOME ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!!
The Great Interior Pumpkin Drop is ON for 2024 at Bradley Sky Ranch, which is under new ownership! Thanks so much to Liam Ferguson for his willingness to support general aviation in the interior and support for the event again this year.
Try your luck or skill at hitting a target with pumpkins dropped from your airplane!
Live music, including Fireweed Fiddle, Identity Crisis, and Carl Addington will be featured, as well as local food trucks and family-friendly activities. Prizes for first, second, and third place will be awarded.
Details:
* BYOP (bring-your-own-pumpkin x3)
* Bombardier required: Bring your own or recruit one at the event!
* Altitude for the drop will be 200 AGL
* Area food trucks will be featured – come hungry and support local!
* Registration starts at 12PM. Safety briefing to follow – all participants must attend!
Majors Airfield Fly-In & Open House (unconfirmed)
TBA
Chulitna River Lodge (62.827N/149.907W, elev 1400, length 1600)
Open House for the Historic Chulitna River Lodge and the First Annual Bro. Majors Airfield Fly-in, located in Denali State Park, Alaska. Cool weather, beautiful scenery and awesome food and music.
October
Skwentna Pumpkin Drop (unconfirmed)
TBA
Skwentna (SKW/PASW)
Food will be available after the drop, pizza, hot dogs and chili.
6th Annual Pumpkin Drop & Chili/Cornbread Cookoff (unconfirmed)
TBA
Kenai (ENA/PAEN)
170 Granite Point Ct, Kenai, AK 99611-7710
It’s that time of year for another annual pumpkin drop! Bring the whole family for free food, good fun, and pumpkins dropping out of airplanes!
Pilot Briefing @11am | Awards Ceramony @4:30pm
To sign up for the pumpkin drop or the cook-off, fill our our sign-up sheet here: https://forms.gle/kwtsMSBsugfxmFnR7
Any questions may be directed to [email protected]
Tazlina Glacier Lodge (unconfirmed)
TBA
Tazlina (Z14)
16th Annual Pancake Breakfast Drive and Fly In!
Come see the progress on the lodge and join us for hot cakes, sausage, coffee and good friends! We missed you all.
Breakfast is rain or shine this year. We are going to be inside!
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