2024 A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo Team Schedule

[RyanS]

Here is the 2024 airshow appearance schedule for the A-10 Demo Team!

https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2023/usaf-a ... -released/

2024 US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team Appearance Schedule (as of 2/6/2023)

February 16-18: Buckeye Air Show & Copperstate Fly-In – Buckeye, AZ
February 25: WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular – Laredo, TX

March 29-30: Tampa Bay AirFest – MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL

April 13: Purdue Aviation Days – Lafayette, IN

May 3-5: Vero Beach Air Show – Vero Beach, FL
May 11-12: Fort Lauderdale Air Show – Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 25-26: Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach Park – Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY

June 1-2: Terre Haute Air Show – Terre Haute, IN
June 15-16: Moses Lake Airshow – Moses Lake, WA
June 22-23: Fairchild Skyfest – Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA
June 29-30: National Cherry Festival Air Show – Traverse City, MI

July 3-7: Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival – Battle Creek, MI
July 3: Dubuque Riverfront Airshow – Dubuque, IA

August 10-11: Wings Over Muskegon – Muskegon, MI
August 31-Sep 2: Cleveland National Air Show – Cleveland, OH

September 7-8: CAF High Sky Wing AIRSHO – Midland, TX
September 28-29: Wings by the Wabash – Robinson, IL

October 4-6: Pacific Airshow – Huntington Beach, CA
October 11-13: Central Coast Airfest – Santa Maria, CA

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Additional Shows
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [February 4-8]
- Luke AFB, Arizona [March 23-24]

Change to Schedule
- Santa Maria, California rescheduled from October 12-13 to September 21-22

https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Even ... -schedule/

[Waka Photography]

A-10 Demo Team just announced this is the final season of the demo.

[jackoliver13]

This actually hurts to read...

[Ken91]

That's certainly a bummer. I knew this would come sometime soon, but I didn't know this would be the last year for the A-10 demo.

For the USAF - please make an F-15EX Demo team (or Strike Eagle). Or better yet, have a two-ship Eagle demo team like the Growlers.

[KBDLAviation]

A-10 Demo Team just announced this is the final season of the demo.

Well my day is ruined...it was fun while it lasted I guess

[passedgas46]

It's sad news. I've always loved the A-10 and it was nice having A-10 units within a couple hours' drive regardless of where I or my family was living at the time.

Honestly, with Davis-Monthan announcing they had started divesting A-10s that were based there, it made me wonder how much longer the Demo Team had. These jets are being retired too early, especially after having new avionics and being re-winged. Perhaps they could be used in Ukraine?

[RyanS]

https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2024/this-i ... tion-team/

[kalamazookid]

When I saw the news that the A-10s at Davis-Monthan AFB were being divested, I figured this was going to be the case. I have three shows on my schedule featuring the A-10 and may end up with five depending on how late season plans shake out. Will be a nice opportunity to say farewell.

This will create a real void for small airport shows. The A-10 was always the perfect demo for shows at airports with short runways and/or far away from major metropolitan areas. The A-10 gave these shows the opportunity to feature a strong military asset and headliner. I hope there is another asset or a commitment from the USAF to fill this void in some way.

[jackoliver13]

I've just got one A-10 show on my schedule this season, that being Cleveland. Good thing about that show though is that it lasts three days instead of the normal two. I'll definitely be attending all three this year as I hope they fly both the Black Mamba and Memphis Belle II that weekend. Thinking about adding the Terre Haute show since that's closer to me as well.

Also hoping OSH might be able to snag it as it's free that weekend.