Edinburgh Air Show

RAAF Base Edinburgh, on the outskirts of Adelaide, will open its gates to the public on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November 2019 for an exhilarating, action packed Air Show in November.

The two day event will showcase advances in aviation technology during the 100 years since Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith made their epic flight from England to Australia.

The public will have a rare opportunity to see some of the Australian Defence Force’s most advanced military aircraft including the latest fifth generation fighter aircraft, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, and Defence technologies in addition to historic and vintage aircraft.

Crowds can expect to see more than four hours of flying displays on each day with the full range of ADF fast jets, transport and rotary wing aircraft taking part in the Air Show.

Vimy to Fifth Generation in 100 years

The theme of the Edinburgh Air Show is ‘Vimy to Fifth Generation in 100 years’.

The Air Show will commemorate the Centenary of the epic flight in November 1919 of notable South Australians Sir Ross Smith and his brother, Sir Keith Smith, who flew from England to Australia in 1919 in a Vickers Vimy to win the Great Air Race.

Tickets

Tickets for the Edinburgh Air Show are available from 1 July 2019 through Ticketmaster at: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au.

Getting there

Train and bus information

Avoid the traffic, and come by train or bus to the Air Show. Due to limited parking being available, we encourage you to use public transport to the Air Show.

Defence has teamed up with Transport SA who will be providing additional services on both days of the event.

The nearest train station to RAAF Base Edinburgh is Elizabeth station. Bus services will operate from Elizabeth Station to and from RAAF Base Edinburgh for the Air Show.

Timetable information is available on Adelaide trains and buses from Adelaidemetro or by phoning 1300 311 108 open 7 days a week from 7am to 8pm.

Aircraft fly in

There will be the opportunity for General Aviation aircraft to fly-in to the Air Show each day. Numbers of aircraft will be strictly limited and allocated on a first in, first served basis. Expressions for fly-ins will be taken during September.

There will be no cost for this service but all passengers and crews arriving by General Aviation aircraft will require entry tickets to the Air Show purchased on-line. Arrival and departure times will be before and after the Air Show with ties allocated by the Air Force that must be strictly adhered to for clearance purposes. Fuel and overnight parking with not be available.

Please watch this site for further information (https://www.airforce.gov.au/exercises/edinburghairshow2019/getting-there).