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Pangborn's Festival of Flight

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! The weekend will kick of with a movie on the Tarmac at the airport, beginning at dusk on June 20th, 2025. The festivities will continue on June 21st, as we celebrate all thing aviation! 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.


Starts: June 20, 2025

Ends: June 20, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Admission: Free

Location: Pangborn Memorial Airport
1 Pangborn Drive, East Wenatchee, WA 98802





Contact Person:: Trina Elmes

(509)881-0956

events@eastwenatcheewa.gov