Get ready to be wowed. This weekend, June 15-16,2019, head down to Whiteman Air Force Base for the Wings Over Whiteman air show. Admission is FREE. Parking is FREE.
There will be plenty of ways to spend the day with exhibits, ground acts, static and flying acts, food and beverages, tours and much more. Bring your lawn chairs and a stroller or wagon to haul the kids around. No drones, weapons, laser pointers, pets or coolers please.
Air Acts
Air acts are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. each day. Here’s the current lineup (in no particular order).
- ACC F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team
- U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team
- MiG-17: Randy Ball
- Team Aeroshell
- Rifle Airshows
- Trojan Phlyers
- P-51 Mustang: Tommy “Limiter” Williams
- P-51 Larry Lumpkins
- B-2 Spirit Flyover
- T-38 Talon
- A-10 CSAR Demo
- P-63 Kingcobra
- Texas Raiders B-17
- Devil Dog
- Vampire DH-115
- Blastards Airshow Pyrotechnics
- Playful Airshows
- USAFA Glider
- ACC A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team
Ground Show
When your gaze isn’t turned upward, here is what you can expect to find on display throughout the weekend.
- Car Show (Saturday, June 15 only)
- Air Force Recruiting Performance Lab
- WWII Glider Display
- Northrop Grumman B-2 Stealth Motorcycle
- Kids Inflatable Zone
- KC CAF PT-13 Stearman
- USAF Heartland Band “Raptor”
- ACC demonstration booth
- 442nd Reserve Recruiting
- 131st Bomb Wing Recruiting
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc”
- Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
- A-7 Corsair II
- F-16 Fighting Falcon
- B-52 Stratofortress
- T-6 Texan II
- KC-135 Stratotanker
- Aero L-39 Albatros
- RV-3
- CH-47 Chinook
- Steerman, L-2
- Fairchild PT-19
- Nieuport 28
- Beechcraft A-36 Bonanza
- C-5 Galaxy
There is an option to buy tickets for the upscale premium seating area that provides reserved seats, shade tents and two complimentary waters or beers. Saturday is sold out but you can still get Sunday seats here.
Whiteman Air Force Base is located two miles south of Knob Noster, Missouri and about 70 miles east-southeast of Kansas City.
Guests may enter through either the north/Knob Nobster or south/Lemay gates for the air show. You will then be directed to the parking areas on either end of base. Trams will be running all day to take you to and from parking to the spectator area. The main/Spirit Gate will only be available to individuals with current military ID cards.
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