Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM) Annual Hood River Fly-In
What to know:
—Always the Weekend After Labor Day
—Sept 11 Exclusive Pilot-Only Night, Sept 12 & 13 FLY-IN 2026!
—Camp Under your WING
Come celebrate WAAAM’s Birthday with style.
Our Fly-In attracts hundreds of people each year and is a great way to see old aircraft fly and meet the awesome people who fly them. Our special event admission of $25 gets you into the museum and all the fly-in fun.
Airport Information:
- CHECK NOTAMs! There’s a number of TFRS that might be along your route to get to WAAAM this year.
- Ken Jernstedt Airfield / Hood River Airport 4S2
- FBO: Hood River FBO and TacAero (541) 386-1133
- CTAF/Unicom: 122.8 AWOS-3 134.375 (541) 386-2386
- Parking Frequency: 123.6
- http://www.airnav.com/airport/4S2
- Hood River is a one runway airport. If either paved or grass runway is occupied you must remain clear.
Aircraft Parking:
- WAAAM is on the North side of the airfield.
- Aircraft parking is on the grass next to the museum.
- (Transient parking on the apron is extremely limited.)
- Please bring your own tie downs.
- Ground handlers will direct you to parking.
- Be prepared to shut down and push into parking.
- Special parking for clubs can be arranged in advance only. Contact at [email protected] or call (541) 308-1600.
Fuel:
- A fuel truck will make a regularly scheduled run periodically throughout the day. There will be no “on call” fuel signups.
- Self-serve fuel is also available at the FBO if you miss the fuel truck rounds.
Ground Transportation
- Taxi – Hood River Taxi: (541) 386-2255
- Scheduled shuttle van to/from hotels is provided by WAAAM. The shuttle only goes to hotels.
Lodging and Accommodations:
- Camp under your wings.
- Showers are available.
- Please bring your own tie downs.
- Scheduled shuttle van between WAAAM and hotels is provided.
- There are plenty of places to stay in Hood River and nearby, but lodging fills up quickly, so don’t delay in making reservations.
Registration:
- Registration is inside the gate at the Southeast corner of the main museum building.
- Aircraft registration COST $10 includes admission to the museum on all three days. Support the museum! This is our annual fundraiser.
- Please bring your own tie downs.
Planned activities for those who fly in on Friday.
- Good food, birthday cake, movie night, and more.
- Camp under your wing this weekend.
- Bring your plane! We love to see what you fly!
2026 Schedule
The 2026 Schedule is a work in progress but here’s what we’ve got for now!
General Information for 2026
| Saturday, September 12th (2026) |
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| Activities
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Hours
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| Museum and Fly-In Open
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8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Aircraft Arriving and Departing
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All day. |
| Lions Club Pancake Breakfast – Event
admission required. (Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, OJ and coffee.)
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8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| Take a flight in a vintage biplane or Ford Trimotor!
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All day. |
| FAASTeam Pilots Seminar – Topic TBD
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9:00 a.m. |
| WAAAM Restoration Shop Open House
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10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| FAASTeam Pilots Seminar – Topic TBD
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10:00 a.m. |
| Lunch – GREAT FOOD
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11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Beer Garden Opens – Sponsored by:
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11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| FAASTeam Pilots Seminar – Topic TBD
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11:00 a.m. |
| People’s Choice Voting Closes
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3:00 p.m. |
| Museum Closes for the Day – More Action Tomorrow
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5:00 p.m. |
| Awards Dinner: Tri-Tip Dinner Tickets
(A fundraiser for WAAAM and catered by a really awesome catering company tbd.)
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6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, September 13th (2026) |
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| Activities
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Hours
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| Aircraft usually start departing after breakfast so don’t be late!
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| Museum and Fly-In Open
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8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Lions Club Pancake Breakfast starts – Event admission required. (Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, OJ and coffee.)
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8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| Take a flight in a Ford Trimotor! (Space is limited so arrive early.)
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Until 3:00 p.m. -ish |
| WAAAM Restoration Shop Open House
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10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| Lunch – GREAT FOOD
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11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| WAAAM’s antique airplanes go
flying and the cars start driving! (***Visiting Aircraft must depart before the driving begins.)
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11:00*** a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Fly-In Closes.
Thanks for coming! See you in 2027!!!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
