Ground Displays

June 13 - 14, 2026 | Dayton International Airport

The CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is going to have some incredible ground displays! Guests will get the opportunity to see these static aircraft up close and even meet some of the pilots! Additional aircraft will be added closer to the Air Show.

*Ground displays are subject to change without notice.

USAF B-52H Stratofortress taking off with landing gear extended over runway

USAF B-52H Stratofortress

Barksdale AFB

USAF F-35A Lightning II taxiing on runway with hangar structures behind

USAF F-35A Lightning II

NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth

USAF F-35A Lightning II taxiing on runway with desert mountains in background

USAF F-35A Lightning II

Luke AFB

U.S. Navy P-3B Orion in flight against clear sky

USN P-3B Orion

NAS Pax River

U.S. Navy Twin Otter aircraft parked on runway with orange markings

USN Twin Otter

NAS Pax River

U.S. Navy King Air 350 aircraft in flight banking over clouds

USN King Air 350

NAS Pax River

USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon taxiing on runway with heat blur behind

USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon

Toledo ANGB

USAF C-5M Super Galaxy on runway viewed from front with landing gear down

USAF C-5M Super Galaxy

Dover AFB

USAF C-17 Globemaster III parked on tarmac with ground crew nearby

USAF C-17 Globemaster III

Wright-Patt AFB

USAF T-6 Texan II training aircraft taxiing on runway

USAF T-6 Texan II (x2)

Vance AFB

USAF T-38 Talon parked on ramp with tail markings visible

USAF T-38 Talon (x2)

Vance AFB

USAF T-1 Jayhawk on wet runway with landing lights visible

USAF T-1 Jayhawk

Vance AFB

USAF C-130J Hercules taxiing on runway with propellers spinning

USAF C-130J Hercules

Little Rock AFB

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker parked with reflective surface beneath at sunset

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker

Rickenbacker ANGB

USAF T-6 Texan II training aircraft taxiing on runway

USAF T-6 Texan II

Columbus AFB

USAF T-38 Talon parked on ramp with open canopy

USAF T-38 Talon (x2)

Whiteman AFB

USAF T-38 Talon parked on ramp with blue and gray paint scheme

USAF T-38 Talon

Langley AFB

USAF T-6 Texan II parked on runway under clear sky

USAF T-6 Texan II

Laughlin AFB

Yellow PT trainer aircraft on display with RAF roundels and event tents behind

PT-26

CAF Buckeye Wing

Scottish Aviation Bulldog in flight over rural landscape with pilot visible

Scottish Aviation Bulldog

CAF Buckeye Wing

T-28 Trojan aircraft parked on ramp with red and white paint scheme and hangar in background

T-28 Trojan

CAF Buckeye Wing

T-34 trainer aircraft parked on ramp with checkerboard nose

T-34

T-34 Association

Stearman biplane parked on ramp near building

Stearman

Dream Flights

P-51 Mustang parked on tarmac with polished metal finish

P-51 Mustang

Dream Flights

T-6 Texan aircraft parked on ramp with blue paint scheme

T-6 Texan

Dream Flights

UH-1 Huey helicopter in flight over grassy field with passengers visible

UH-1 Huey

Dream Flights

Douglas DC-3 aircraft parked on ramp with sunlight and ground crew nearby

Douglas DC-3

Flagship Detroit

Cessna 182 civil patrol aircraft in flight over landscape

Cessna C-182

Civil Air Patrol

Grimes C-45 Beech 18 aircraft parked on ramp with vintage markings

C-45 (Beech 18)

Grimes Flying Lab

Ohio State Patrol AStar helicopter flying over river

Astar Heli

Ohio State Patrol

FedEx Boeing 757 cargo aircraft in flight with landing gear extended

FedEx Boeing 757

FedEx

CareFlight medical helicopter flying low over grass field

CareFlight Helicopter

CareFlight

Wright B Flyer replica aircraft parked on ramp with open structure

Wright B Flyer

Wright B Flyer Inc.

P-51D Mustang “By Request” taxiing on runway with Tuskegee Airmen markings

P-51D Mustang “By Request”

CAF Rise Above

CAF Rise Above educational trailer with graphics and stairs for entry

Rise Above Trailer

CAF Rise Above

Hawker 800 business jet parked on runway at sunset

Hawker 800

Premier Flight

Not Pictured: Cessna C-182, Ohio State Patrol

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