Pangborn's Festival of Flight 2025

About the event

Join us for a free, family friendly, community event! Learn about East Wenatchee's aviation history, check out some amazing airplanes, grab some lunch from our delicious food vendors, have your face painted, visit our exhibitors, and have fun learning with their exciting aviation and Japanese activities! On October 3, 1931, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon left Sabishiro Beach in Misawa, Japan, to fly Miss Veedol across the ocean in the first non-stop, transPacific flight. After 41 hours in the air, Miss Veedol crash landed on the bluffs above East Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Valley has been connected to Misawa and the aviation world ever since and Pangborn's Festival of Flight was created to celebrate this historic event.

Dates

Jun 21, 2025 · 9:00 AM - Jun 21, 2025 · 2:00 PM(GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

The event has ended

Location

Washington, United States

3762 Airport Way, Pangborn Memorial Airport, East Wenatchee, Washington 98802, United States

Directions

Parking instructions

There are three parking lots, the first is at the event entrance. If that parking lot is full, continue up the road and you will see the second parking lot and up past that lot is a third parking lot.

Event highlights

Movie on the Tarmac - June 20 - 9pm

Join us for a free "Movie on the Tarmac" showing of The Goonies! Gates open at 8pm, movie starts at 9pm. No outside food/drink, coolers, or canopies are allowed. Food vendors and a beer garden will be on site.

Airplane Rides!

The Commemorative Air Force is offering airplane rides at Pangborn's Festival of Flight in their 1944 AT-19, USAAF 43-44046.

Rides are available to children 12-18 with parent signed waiver.  No upper age limit as long as the rider can safely enter and exit the aircraft. 
Rides are about a 30 minute experience and cost $150 for the front seat and $125 for either back seat.

Schedule

List Day