Time: Varies by event (Hours of Operation); Parking Lot Hours: 7 a.m. to close (Tues.-Fri.), 6 a.m. to close (Sat.), 7 a.m. to close (Sun.)
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012-Sunday, April 1, 2012
Location: Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (South side)
Cost: Adults: $150 weekly, $35 daily; Youth (11-17): $50 weekly, $15 daily; FREE for children age 10 and younger (Ticket information); Parking: $20/vehicle weekly, $5/vehicle daily (Parking information)
Info: Website
Distance: Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is approximately 35 minutes east of Downtown Tampa
What’s Doing?
The 2012 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo is expected to attract an estimated 160,000+ visitors from Central Florida, North America and more than 80 other countries. This is the largest aviation convention in the state of Florida, and if you and your kids love airplanes, you’ll at least want to head over for a day!
Event highlights:
— 500+ exhibitors
— Sun ‘n Fun daily airshow (1-5 p.m. each day)
— The Commemorative Air Force’s FiFi, the only flyable B-29 Superfortress, will be on-site and in the air for the entire week
— United States Air Force (USAF) “Thunderbirds” Jet Demonstration Team (headlines the weekend afternoon airshow)
— The CAF’s Red Tail Squadron and their Red Tail P-51C and “Rise Above” Mobile Theater (FREE film)
— Mobile Mountain Aviation-themed Kid Zone (inflatable climbing walls, slides, bounce rooms and bungee challenges)
— Flight simulator lab featuring the HotSeat Flight Simulator
— Multimedia presentations and movies
— United States Marine Corps Concert Band from Parris Island performance (Tuesday evening)
— The “Commandant’s Own” United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps with the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team and the United States Marine Corps Color Guard (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.)
— Airshow and Fireworks (Friday night)
— “Dawn patrol” launch of the festive Hot Air Balloon “Hare and Hound” Race (Saturday morning)
— Traditional corn roast
… and much more!
Address:
Lakeland Linder Regional Airport
(Drive traffic should use the main parking lot located off Pipkin Road)
3900 Don Emerson Drive
Lakeland, FL 33811
