The US Air Force Thunderbirds announced their updated 2021 airshow schedule at the virtual ICAS Convention, with ICAS releasing a provisional 2022 schedule in early January.
Flying six F-16C/D Fighting Falcons, the Thunderbirds are the official aerobatic demonstration team of the US Air Force. They were formed in 1953 and are based at Nellis AFB in Nevada.
The team’s 2021 schedule has changed quite significently since a provisional list of shows was released a year ago: initially, several large gaps existed in the schedule, suggesting an overseas tour may have been in the works. These have now been filled with US shows, perhaps as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions. In 2022, the team will perform internationally in Canada.
North American military airshow teams traditionally announce their schedules at the the International Council of Air Shows’ annual convention, which is being held virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For more about how airshows are coping with the coronavirus, see our in-depth feature article.
THUNDERBIRDS 2021 SCHEDULE
Date | Show | Location | Country |
Apr 17-18 | ![]() |
Cocoa Beach | USA (FL) |
Apr 24-25 | ![]() |
Tuscon | USA (AZ) |
May 1-2 | ![]() |
St. Joseph | USA (MO) |
May 8-9 | ![]() |
Shreveport | USA (LA) |
May 30-31 | ![]() |
Jones Beach | USA (NY) |
Jun 5-6 | ![]() |
Smyrna | USA (TN) |
Jun 12-13 | ![]() |
Spokane | USA (WA) |
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Jul 3-4 | ![]() |
Traverse City | USA (MI) |
Jul 10-11 | ![]() |
Dayton | USA (OH) |
Jul 24-25 | ![]() |
Milwaukee | USA (WI) |
Jul 28 | ![]() |
Cheyenne | USA (WY) |
Jul 31-Aug 1 | ![]() |
McMinnville | USA (OR) |
Aug 14-15 | ![]() |
Springfield | USA (MA) |
Aug 18 | ![]() |
Atlantic City | USA (NJ) |
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Sep 4-6 | ![]() |
Cleveland | USA (OH) |
Sep 11-12 | ![]() |
Newington | USA (NH) |
Sep 18-19 | ![]() |
Reno | USA (NV) |
Sep 15-16 | ![]() |
Sacramento | USA (CA) |
Oct 2-3 | ![]() |
Cieba | Puerto Rico |
Oct 9-10 | ![]() |
Houston | USA (TX) |
Oct 16-17 | ![]() |
Sanford | USA (FL) |
Oct 23-24 | ![]() |
Lancaster | USA (CA) |
Oct 30-31 | ![]() |
Salinas | USA (CA) |
THUNDERBIRDS 2022 SCHEDULE (PROVISIONAL)
Date | Show | Location | Country |
Mar 19-20 | ![]() |
Glendale | USA (AZ) |
Mar 26-27 | ![]() |
Columbus | USA (MS) |
Apr 2-3 | ![]() |
Sumter | USA (SC) |
Apr 9-10 | ![]() |
Lakeland | USA (FL) |
Apr 23-24 | ![]() |
San Antonio | USA (TX) |
Apr 30-May 1 | ![]() |
Fort Lauderdale | USA (FL) |
May 14-15 | ![]() |
Riverside | USA (CA) |
Jun 4-5 | ![]() |
Fort Wayne | USA (IN) |
Jun 11-12 | ![]() |
Ocean City | USA (MD) |
Jun 18-19 | ![]() |
Grand Forks | USA (ND) |
Jun 25-26 | ![]() |
Ogden | USA (UT) |
Jul 2-3 | ![]() |
Battle Creek | USA (MI) |
Jul 16-17 | ![]() |
Duluth | USA (MN) |
Jul 23-24 | ![]() |
Great Falls | USA (MT) |
Jul 27 | ![]() |
Cheyenne | USA (WY) |
Jul 30-31 | ![]() |
Anchorage | USA (AK) |
Aug 6-7 | ![]() |
Abbotsford | Canada (BC) |
Aug 20-21 | ![]() |
Chicago | USA (IL) |
Aug 24 | ![]() |
Atlantic City | USA (NJ) |
Aug 27-28 | ![]() |
Avoca | USA (PA) |
Sep 3-4 | ![]() |
Gardner | USA (KS) |
Sep 10-11 | ![]() |
Baltimore | USA (MD) |
Sep 17-18 | ![]() |
Clinton | USA (MD) |
Sep 24-25 | ![]() |
Wichita | USA (KS) |
Oct 1-2 | ![]() |
Huntington Beach | USA (CA) |
Oct 15-16 | ![]() |
Edwards | USA (CA) |
Oct 22-23 | ![]() |
Fort Worth | USA (TX) |
Oct 29-30 | ![]() |
Sanford | USA (FL) |
Nov 5-6 | ![]() |
Las Vegas | USA (NV) |