Quad City Air Show facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Quad City Airshow |
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| Genre | Air show |
| Dates | May/June/July/August/September |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Davenport Municipal Airport |
| Location(s) | Davenport, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Attendance | 100,000 (2010) |
| Activity | static displays aerobatic displays |
The Quad City Airshow is an exciting yearly event. It takes place at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa. This airshow is the biggest one in the entire state of Iowa. It's a chance to see amazing planes and skilled pilots perform incredible stunts in the sky!
What Happens at the Airshow?
The Quad City Airshow has been held at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. It is one of the oldest and largest airshows in Iowa. Many famous military demonstration teams from North America have performed here. Some international performers have also joined the show. For example, the 2016 airshow featured the ACC F-16 demo team. It also included the exciting Tora! Tora! Tora! show.
Amazing Performers Over the Years
Many incredible teams and pilots have been the main stars at the Quad City Airshow. Here are some of the headline performers from different years:
- Headline Performers
- 1988: No main performer
- 1989: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 1990: No main performer
- June 1991: No main performer
- September 1991: Snowbirds
- 1992: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 1993: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 1994: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 1995: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 1996: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 1997: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 1998: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 1999: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 2000: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 2001: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 2002: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & Snowbirds
- 2003: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 2004: Masters of Disaster
- 2005: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, F-16 Viper West Demo Team (F-16 Fighting Falcon), F-15 Eagle East Demo Team (F-15 Eagle)
- 2006: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 2007: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 2008: U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- 2009: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, USAF A-10 West Demo (A-10 Thunderbolt II), USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo (AV-8B Harrier II)
- 2010: Tora! Tora! Tora!, US Navy F/A-18C Hornet VFA-122 Demo Team (F/A-18 Hornet), USAF F-15E Strike Eagle East Demo (F-15 Eagle), USAF A-10 West Demo (A-10 Thunderbolt II)
- 2011: U.S. Navy Blue Angels & HopperFlight (L-39 Albatros)
- 2012: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 2013: Tora! Tora! Tora!
- 2014: F-22 Raptor Demo Team & Randy Ball (MiG-17)
- 2015: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Red Star & The Dragon Airshow Team (L-29 Delfín & BAC 167 Strikemaster), & Greg Colyer (T-33 Shooting Star)
- 2016: U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team & Tora! Tora! Tora!
- 2017: No Performance
- 2018: No Performance
- 2019: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, ACC A-10 Demonstration Team (A-10 Thunderbolt II) & USAF C-17 Globemaster III Demonstration Team (C-17 Globemaster III)
- 2020: No Airshow
- 2021: No Airshow
- 2022: No Airshow
- 2023: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & F-22 Raptor Demo Team
- 2024: Randy Ball (MiG-17), U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler Demo Team & F-22 Raptor Demo Team
Safety at Airshows
Airshows are usually very safe events. However, sometimes unexpected things can happen. Here are a few past incidents that occurred during or near the Quad City Airshow:
- On June 23, 2013, pilot John Klatt had to land his MX Aircraft MXS plane. This happened after his engine had a problem. He was able to land safely and only had minor injuries.
- On September 1, 2012, Glenn Smith, a pilot with the HopperFlight Team, was flying his Aero L-39C Albatros. His plane crashed during a maneuver. The aircraft was destroyed.
- On June 29, 1992, an AV-8B Harrier II jet crashed after taking off from the airshow. The pilot, Maj. Jeffrey Smith, was injured and later passed away. The jet was too damaged to be repaired.
