{"id":27,"date":"2011-10-19T23:54:24","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T23:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olympicairshow.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:43:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olympicairshow.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dcfaf9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dcfaf9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3887fdc3\" data-id=\"3887fdc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8958de4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8958de4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d462317\" data-id=\"d462317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1952fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1952fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Olympic Airshow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bd7a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37bd7a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Beginning in 1998, the museum hosted it&#8217;s first aviation event titled, <em>The Gathering of the Warbirds<\/em>.\u00a0Classified as a \u201cfly in,\u201d this initial event did not feature aerobatic performances, but rather casual warbird flying (low passes, some formation, etc.) without closed air space.<\/b><\/h5><p><b>In 2001, the museum applied for and received permission by the Federal Aviation Authority to create and oversee closed airspace to allow for aerobatic flying at the annual event. An event name change also occurred that year, to the Olympic Air Show.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Through every subsequent year, the time allotted for aerobatics performances in closed air space has increase, to what is now four hours. It is within that time frame that we now feature over 18 aerobatic performances by many renowned air show performers in a variety of noted historical aircraft.<\/b><\/p><p><b>In\u00a0years past, there were 10 designated air shows\/flying events in Western Washington including events in Seattle (Boeing Field), Everett, Chehalis, Whidbey Island NAS, Bellingham and Vancouver. Due to the costs of development, operations, insurance, fuel and other factors there remains only 3 flying events left in Western Washington: Arlington, Tacoma and Olympia.<\/b><\/p><p><b>The 2025 Olympic Air Show will be the 25nd anniversary of this event. 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