{"id":30933,"date":"2025-10-30T22:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/30933\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T22:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:56:21","slug":"long-beach-airports-2025-festival-of-flight-draws-thousands-to-see-historic-aircrafts-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/30933\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Airport\u2019s 2025 Festival of Flight draws thousands to see historic aircrafts \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach Airport\u2019s annual Festival of Flight returned for a landing on Saturday, Oct. 25, with thousands of attendees getting the opportunity to learn about historic aircraft and the city\u2019s rich aviation history.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival attractions included static aircraft displays, live entertainment, children\u2019s activities, food and beer trucks to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Local aviation enthusiasts, families and visitors from across Southern California attend the Festival of Flight each year. Organizers estimated 15,000 attendees of all ages were expected to take part in the airport\u2019s signature annual event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attendees stroll through the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday,...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll through the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, featuring aircraft displays at Long Beach Airport. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Plane enthusiast Jackson Vari, 10, of Los Alamitos, checks out...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-02.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plane enthusiast Jackson Vari, 10, of Los Alamitos, checks out the inside of a Tecnam P2008 light sport aircraft at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attendees stroll through the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-03.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll through the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, featuring aircraft displays at Long Beach Airport. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chris Laxamana of Long Beach photographs his son, Benny, 2,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-04.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chris Laxamana of Long Beach photographs his son, Benny, 2, inside a Long Beach Police Department helicopter at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attendees exit a vintage Air Force C53 transport plane on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-05.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees exit a vintage Air Force C53 transport plane on display at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attendees queue up for helicopter flights at the Festival of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-06.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees queue up for helicopter flights at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aircraft of all types and sizes are on display at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-08.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aircraft of all types and sizes are on display at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aircraft of all types and sizes are on display at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-07.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aircraft of all types and sizes are on display at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Visitors chat with a Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department helicopter...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-09.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors chat with a Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department helicopter pilot at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attendees climb aboard a 1943 Air Force C53 transport plane...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-10.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees climb aboard a 1943 Air Force C53 transport plane on display at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Visitors attend the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-12.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors attend the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, featuring aircraft displays at Long Beach Airport. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Visitors attend the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-11.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors attend the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, featuring aircraft displays at Long Beach Airport. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aircraft of all types and sizes are displayed at the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aircraft of all types and sizes are displayed at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A commercial jet takes off over a 1943 Air Force...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LPT-L-FESTIVAL-FLIGHT-1026-HF-14-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A commercial jet takes off over a 1943 Air Force C53 transport plane on display at the Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 14<\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll through the annual Festival of Flight on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, featuring aircraft displays at Long Beach Airport. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalking the airfield and seeing these planes up close is an experience like no other,\u201d Mayor Rex Richardson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/2025\/10\/13\/festival-of-flight-returns-to-welcome-thousands-at-long-beach-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">statement earlier this month<\/a>. \u201cFestival of Flight captures the energy of our historic airport and the community spirit that makes Long Beach unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lineup of aircraft at the Festival of Flight included the C-53 \u201cD-Day Doll,\u201d which participated in the D-Day invasion and Operation Market Garden in Holland. The Condor Squadron, flying the AT-6 Texan, will conduct two flyovers during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Other attractions at the event included children\u2019s activities, food and beer trucks, and performances by the Satin Dollz, DJ Dennis and AbSOULute \u2013 a band that performs a blend of soul, funk, R&amp;B and classic rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome the community to Long Beach Airport for this beloved event,\u201d airport Director Cynthia Guidry said in a statement ahead of the event. \u201cFestival of Flight is a chance to spark curiosity, share the excitement of aviation and create lasting memories for visitors of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach Airport\u2019s annual Festival of Flight returned for a landing on Saturday, Oct. 25, with thousands of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,1475,133,132,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-30933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-long-beach","11":"tag-long-beach-airport","12":"tag-long-beach-headlines","13":"tag-long-beach-news","14":"tag-los-angeles-county"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}