National Aviation Day
Our next National Aviation Day Celebration will be Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Thank you for attending the 85th Anniversary of NAD!
National Aviation Day 2024
aviation day 2024
Honoring Orville and Katharine Wright on their birthdays!
Help us celebrate Katharine Wright Haskell’s 150th Birthday!
*Brought to you by the First Flight Society and Wright Brothers National Memorial*
Dare County Airport (MQI) in Manteo and Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC
August 19th, 2024
Free Admission, free parking at both locations
10 AM- 10 PM Morning events are at the airport and afternoon/evening events at the park.
- Win a Unique VIP Military Aviation Museum Experience!
- First Flight Society and Wright Brothers National Memorial Celebrate National Aviation Day Together on August 19th.
- March Membership Drive
- Introducing The 2024 First Flight Society Board
- National Aviation Day celebrated with historic planes, speakers, displays, food trucks and more
If you have enjoyed National Aviation day and the First Flight Society’s other events, please become a Friend of National Aviation Day!
National Aviation Day 2023
Photos courtesy of Michael E Smith, FFS board member
Make sure to use our hashtag when talking about the August 19th event on social media!
#NationalAviationDay
NAD is on Orville Wright’s birthday. Former president Franklin D. Roosevelt was the creator of National Aviation Day, deciding for the first time in 1939 that the nation should celebrate the growth and advancements being made in aviation. Mr. Wright, born in 1871, was still alive when the proclamation was first issued, and would live another nine years. Katharine Wright was also born on August 19th, but in 1874. In 2024 she would
Our 2024 Events
Wilbur Wright Day April 16th (Celebrated on April 12th)
National Aviation Day August 19th
Wright Brothers Day December 17th
Interview with FFS President Mike Fonseca
Can we count on you?
Opportunities are now available to be an annual sponsor for the 2023-2024 season. The major events will be held on Saturday, August 19th, 2024 and December 17th, 2024.
The mission of our events is to provide a fun and educational experience promoting, honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of the Wright Brothers and helping educate the world about aviation.
Available sponsorship levels range from $1000 to a $10,000 level. Sponsor packages are based on the sponsor level. Sponsors are featured on the First Flight Society and event websites. Sponsors are featured at our two major events as well.
Contact Mike Fonseca today for more information on sponsorships at (252) 441-1903 or dec17@firstflight.org
Individuals Can be National Aviation Day Sponsors for as little as $100
National Aviation Day is brought to you by the First Flight Society.