Swiss Air Force 2019 airshow schedules

[Adam]

I'll post the Swiss AF schedules in this thread. They usually come out in a batch in late January. The first was the Swiss PC-7 Team yesterday.

They have three international shows; Sunderland in the UK, NATO Days in the Czech Republic and Gijon in France. It's great to see the team supporting one of the less important UK shows.


21 - 24. February FIS Ski Weltcup Crans-Montana Crans-Montana
17 - 19. May Fête des musiques Gruériennes Les Moulins
24 - 25. May Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen Emmen
29. May - 01. Jun Heliweekend Grenchen Grenchen
29 - 31. May Gewerbe- und Erlebnisausstellung Buochs Buochs
21 - 22. June Eidgenössisches Turnfest Aarau Aarau
28 - 29. June 15. Flüügerchilbi Beromünster Beromünster
05 - 07. July Züri Fäscht Seebecken Zürich
19 - 21. July International Gijon Airshow Gijon, ESP
26 - 28. July Sunderland Airshow Sunderland, UK
30 - 31. August Huntertag St. Stephan St. Stephan
06 - 07. September Flüüger-Fäscht Schmerlat Schmerlat, Schaffhausen
20 - 22. September Czech Air Force Days Ostrava, CZ
04 - 05. October 40. Modellflugtag Hausen am Albis Hausen am Albis
11 - 12. October Air & Space Days Luzern Verkehrshaus, Luzern
11 - 12. December Brevetierung Vitznau

[Flightline Uk]

By less important airshows, do you mean one of the biggest airshow audiences of the year and probably one of the biggest spectator events of any kind in the North East?

[Adam]

Okay, "important" wasn't the best choice of words. "Internationally-significent" may express my point better.

Am I right in saying this will be the first time Sunderland has hosted a foreign national aerobatic team?

[Flightline Uk]

They've had a good number of international military and civilian displays. The Royal Jordanian Falcons probably take the "first" international National Aerobatic Team title but the PC-7 Team are probably the biggest military display team to participate.

They've also had the Russian Test PIlots duo, USAF B-52 (on more than one occasion), F-117A (I think together with Biggin Hill, Sunderland is the only other UK civilian show to see a F-117 in the display). Up until quite recently the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Air Force F-16 solos were regulars as well.

Importance of events maybe subjective, but the case of annual airshow attendance in the UK if the likes of Bournemouth, Sunderland and Eastbourne have a bad year [ie. poor weather on one or more days] it puts a noticeable dent in the annual attendance figures.

It is however a great boost for Sunderland to have the PC-7 Team, particularly when they **could** be the first major seafront event of the summer to be without the Red Arrows. They are also due some better luck with the weather!

[Adam]

Fair dos, it's got a much more illustrious history than I'd thought. All that's before my time, I've only known Sunderland in the era of The Blades and the NoAF HSqn MiG-15 again... and... again... every... damn... year...

This'll be great for them, though. Seaside shows generally have been stuck in a rut for the past five years or so and it''s very nice to see something new and a little unexpected. Top marks to the Swiss who really do send their assets to a mix of different UK shows rather than just focussing on RIAT.

[Adam]

Over the last few days, the Swiss Hornet Solo Display have been releasing their dates one by one on Facebook rather than posting a full schedule. Here's what we've got so far:

May 24-25: Tag der Öffentlichkeit, Emmen, Switzerland
May 25-26: Meeting de l'Air d'Orange, Orange-Caritat, France
Jun 1: Heliweekend, Grenchen, Switzerland
Jun 9: RAF Cosford Airshow, UK
Jul 19-21: Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, UK
Aug 16: Zigermeet, Mollis, Switzerland
Aug 25: Försvarsmaktens Flygdag Blekinge flygflottilj, Rønneby, Sweden
Aug 31-Sep 1: Meeting Aérien, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Sep 6-7: AirPower '19, Zeltweg, Austria
Sep 14-15: Jesolo European Airshow, Jesolo, Italy
Sep 21-22: NATO Days & Czech Air Force Days, Ostrava, Czech Republic

More being added every day or so, I will update this post as updates come in. Last updated 27/01/19.

[Flightline Uk]

Patrouille Suisse have released their full display calendar for 2019 which sees them display in Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Austria and Belgium

May
•25th - Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen, Switzerland

June
•14th-15th – Luchtmachtdagen, Volkel AB, Netherlands
•21st-22nd – Zuger Seefest, Zug, Switzerland
•29th-30th – Meeting de l’Air, BA120 Cazaux, France

July
•6th – Stars of Sound, Murten, Switzerland
•6th – Todestag Oskar Bider, Langenbruck, Switzerland (Flypast Only)
•27th – Seenachtsfest, Spiez, Switzerland

August
•1st – Fête des Vignerons 2019, Vevey, Switzerland
•10th – Convoy to Remember, Birmenstorf
•16th-17th – Zigermeet, Mollis, Switzerland
•31st-1st September – Meeting anniversaire des 80 ans de l’Aéroclub, Yverdon, Switzerland

September
•6th-7th – AirPower19, Zeltweg Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, Austria
•15th – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium
•21st – 40. Greifenseelauf, Uster, Switzerland

October
•9th-10th – AXALP, Axalp-Ebenfluh, Brienz, Switzerland

[Adam]

Nice. Thanks FLUK, I missed these coming out.

[Flightline Uk]

The complete F/A-18 Hornet Solo Dates have been released via social media:


May
•24th-25th - Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen, Switzerland
•25th-26th - Meeting de l’Air, BA115 Orange-Caritat, France

June
•1st – Heli-Weekend 2019, Grenchen, Switzerland
•9th - RAF Cosford Air Show, UK

July
•19th-21st - Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, UK

August
•1st - Fete de Vigneron, Vevey, Switzerland
•16th-17th - 200 Jahre Waffenplatz, Thun, Switzerland
•17th - Zigermeet, Mollis, Switzerland
•25th – Swedish Air Force Airshow, Ronneby, Sweden
•31st - 1st September - Meeting anniversaire des 80 ans de l’Aéroclub, Yverdon, Switzerland

September
•6th-7th - AirPower19, Zeltweg Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, Austria
•14th-15th – Jesolo European Air Show, Jesolo, Italy
•21st-22nd – NATO Days & Czech Air Force Days, Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport, Ostrava, Czech Republic

October
•9th-10th – AXALP, Axalp-Ebenfluh, Brienz, Switzerland

[Flightline Uk]

And to complete the set, the Super Puma Display Team dates are now also out with just two excursions outside of their homeland:

May
•11th – Heli-Laussanne, Aéroport de Lausanne-Blecherette, Switzerland
•24th-25th – Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen, Switzerland
•26th – 115. Ob- und Nidwalder Kantonalschwingfest, Oberdorf, Switzerland

June
•1st-2nd – Heli-Weekend 2019, Grenchen, Switzerland
•22nd – Heli Challenge Switzerland 2019, Dübendorf, Switzerland
•29th – 15. Flüügerchilbi Beromünster, Switzerland
•29th-30th – Nordostschweizer Schwingfest 19, Hallau, Switzerland

July
•5th-7th – Züri Fäscht, Zurich, Switzerland
•20th-21st – Eröffnung neues Museum Altenrhein, Switzerland

August
•4th – Loorholz Flugtage, Leuggern, Switzerland
•16th-17th – Zigermeet, Mollis, Switzerland
•23rd-24th – Acro Show, Villeneuve, Switzerland
•24th – Fly-In Prangins 2019, Aérodrome de la Côte, Genève, Switzerland
•24th – Fête Internationale du Sauvetage, Saint-Blaise, Switzerland
•30th – 1st September – Meeting anniversaire des 80 ans de l’Aéroclub, Yverdon, Switzerland

September
•6th-7th – AirPower 19, Zeltweg, Austria
•13th-15th – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium

October
•5th-6th – 40. Modellflugtag Hausen a. Albis, Switzerland
•9th-10th – AXALP, Axalp-Ebenfluh, Brienz, Switzerland