The Arlington Fly-In, also known as the ''Arlington Air Show'', is an annual

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hosted in

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at the Arlington Municipal Airport (

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AWO). Thousands of

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fly in from around the country and

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for up to four days, many showing their

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for judging. The Northwest Fly-In is the third largest in the nation, after Oshkosh's

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (formerly the EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In), or just Oshkosh, is an annual air show and gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport and adjacent Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin ...

and Lakeland's Sun N' Fun. Until 2008, the event was known as the Northwest EAA Fly-In. It was moved from July to August in 2019 because of scheduling issues with other city events.

References

External links

Arlington Fly-In website
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