AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base

8415 Bayshore Boulevard
(813) 828-3866
Web Site
Area: S. Tampa/Hyde Park

One of the largest air shows in the Department of Defense, Air Fest features the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron -- the Thunderbirds -- performing aerial maneuvers in their F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Other air acts include a demonstration of the F-15 Strike Eagle, fly-bys by the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer bombers and a fly-by by the KC-135 Stratotanker, the cornerstone of the 6th Air Refueling Wing’s flying mission.

This show is usually in mid April. See the Tampa Guide Photo Archives for pictures from previous air shows.

MacDill Air Fest

One of the largest air shows in the Department of Defense, MacDill's air show is held each year to highlight the missions, traditions and heritage of the military services.  Approximately 750,000 people crowd the flight line during MacDill's "Air Fest".  The two-day event is hosted by a variety of civilian and military aerobatics demonstration teams.

Photos

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Note: Call ahead for hours of operation and admission
fee/charge.

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