2020 air show season – cancellations update (4)

Another update to the air show calendar for 2020 is bringing even more cancelled or postponed events – caused by the coronavirus outbreak and anti-pandemic measures.

The last couple of days have brought a new wave of cancellations related to the events scheduled for August and September. In addition, a few summer shows that in March announced a new date in the second part of the year, were postponed further or eventually cancelled.

As usual, the latest addition to the list are highlighted in bold:

• Festival letectva Pieštany, Pieštany (Slovakia), 8^th – 10^th May, cancelled;
• Victory Day 75th Anniversary parade, Moscow and other cities (Russia), 9^th May – flypast only in selected cities (check our article for further details), the parade is postponed indefinitely (probably September);
• ILA Berlin, Berlin (Germany), 13^th – 17^th May, cancelled;
• Den otevřených dveří 2020, Aeroklub Jaroměř (Czech Republic), 16^th May, cancelled;
• Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow, Old Warden (UK), 16^th May, cancelled;
• NATO Tiger Meet 2020, Beja (Portugal), 17^th May, cancelled;
• Großflugtage Großenhain, Flugplatz Großenhain (Germany), 16^th / 17^th May, postponed to 2021;
• Naples Air Show, Naples (Italy), 17^th May, cancelled;
• HeliRussia, Moscow (Russia), 21^st – 23^rd May, postponed to autumn 2020;
• Hangariada 2020, Iasi (Romania), 22^nd – 24^th May, cancelled;
• Duxford Air Festival, Duxford (UK), 23^rd / 24^th May, cancelled;
• L’Hélico 2020, Cholet (France), 23^rd / 24^th May, postponed to 18^th – 20^th September 2020;
• Fazcination Luftsport 2020, Burbach (Germany), 23^rd / 24^th May, postponed to 2021;
• Air Expo 2020, Muret (France), 23^rd May, cancelled;
• European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition EBACE, Geneve (Switzerland), 26^th – 28^th May, cancelled;
• KADEX Defence Expo 2020, Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), 28^th – 31^st May, postponed to 10^th – 13^th June 2021;
• Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall (UK), 29^th – 31^st May, cancelled;
• Le Temps des Hélices, la Ferté-Alais (France), 30^th / 31^st May, cancelled;
• Croatian International Military Airshow, Zadar (Croatia), 30^th May, postponed to 2021;
• Aviatická Pouť, Pardubice (Czech Republic), 30^th / 31^st May, postponed to 2021;
• Flugtag Sinsheim, Sinsheim (Germany), 30^th / 31^st May, cancelled;
• Cagliari Air Show, Cagliari (Italy), 31^st May, cancelled;
• France Air Expo, Lyon (France), 4^th – 6^th June, postponed;
• Rygge Air Show 2020, Rygge (Norway), 6^th June, postponed to 2021;
• Świdnik Air Festival, Świdnik (Poland), 6^th – 7^thJune, cancelled;
• Estonian Aviation Days, Tartu (Estonia), 6^th – 7^thJune, cancelled;
• Laval Aéro Show, Laval (France), 7^th June, postponed to 2021;
• Tag der Bundeswehr, Laage and all other locatons (Germany), 13^th June, cancelled;
• Historical Airshow – Dobový letecký den, Mláda Boleslav (Czech Republic), 13^th June, postponed to 2021;
• 22^nd Air Base open day, Náměšť nad Oslavou (Czech Republic), 13^th June, cancelled;
• Stord Airshow 2020, Sagvåg (Norway), 13^th June, postponed to 2021;
• Danish Air Show 2020, Karup (Denmark), 13^th / 14^th June, cancelled;
• Kauhava Air Show 2020, Kauhava (Finland), 13^th / 14^th June, postponed to August 2020;
• RAF Cosword Air Show, Cosford (UK), 14^th June, cancelled;
• XVI Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy, Kraków (Poland), 20^th / 21^st June, cancelled;
• Airshow Žamberk, Žamberk (Czech Republic), 20^th June, postponed to 2021;
• Kavala AirSea Show, Kavala (Greece), 26^th – 28^th June, cancelled;
• Eurasia Airshow, Antalya (Turkey), 24^th – 28^th June, postponed to December 2020;
• CONEX 20 exercise (open day), Emmen (Switzerland), 27^th June, cancelled;
• Świdwin Air Base open day, Świdwin (Poland), 27^th June, cancelled;
• Ursel Avia 2020, Ursel (Belgium), 27^th – 28^th June, cancelled;
• Wales National Airshow, Swansea (UK), 4^th / 5^th July, cancelled;
• Grenoble Air Show, Grenoble (France), 5^th July, cancelled;
• Royal Navy International Air Day, Yeovilton (UK), 11^th July, cancelled;
• Duxford Flying Legends Air Show, Duxford (UK), 11^th– 12^th July, cancelled;
• Battle of Britain Memorial Day, The National Memorial to the Few, Capel le Ferne (UK), 12^th July, cancelled – to be held online;
• RIAT, Fairford (UK), 17^th – 19^th July, cancelled;
• Farnborough International, Farnborough (UK), 20^th – 24^th July, cancelled;
• Scotland´s National Airshow, East Lothian (UK), 25^th July, cancelled;
• Flugtage Bautzen, Bautzen (Germany), 7^th – 9^th August, postponed to 2021;
• Flugtage Dorsten, Dorsten (Germany), 8^th / 9^th August, postponed to 2021;
• Wings and Wheels, Ursel (Belgium), 8^th / 9^th August, cancelled;
• Flugfest Hagenbuch, Hagenbuch (Switzerland), 15^th / 16^th August, cancelled;
• Battle of Britain memorial day – ´The Hardest Day´, Biggin Hill (UK), 18^th August, cancelled;
• Hunterfest, Obersimmental (Switzerland), 22^nd August, cancelled;
• Airshow Breitscheid, Breitscheid (Germany), 29^th / 30^th August, cancelled;
• Dittinger Flugtage, Zwingen (Switzerland), 29^th / 30^th August, cancelled;
• Telemark Airshow, Tuven (Norway), 30^th August, postponed to 2021;
• Scottish International Airshow, Ayr (UK), 4^th – 6^th September, cancelled;
• Ballon und Flugtage Alpenrheintal, Widnau (Switzerland), 4^th – 6^th September, cancelled;
• Luftwaffemuseum Flugplatzfest, Berlin (Germany), 5^th / 6^th September, cancelled;
• Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg (Belgium), 11^th September, cancelled;
• Kleine-Brogel AFB spotter day, Kleine-Brogel (Belgium), 12^th September, cancelled;
• Sanicole International Airshow, Leopoldsburg (Belgium), 13^th September, cancelled;
• Frecce Tricolori 60^th Avviversary, Rivolto (Italy), 19^th / 20^th September, postponed to 2021;
• Geneva Airport 100^th Anniversary Air Festival, Geneva (Switzerland), 26^th September, cancelled;

We will continue with updating this list, as necessary.