Quad City Air Show


The Quad City Airshow is an annual event at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa and is the largest airshow in the state of Iowa.

Performers and performances

The Quad City Airshow has been hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. It is one of the longest-running airshows and the largest airshow in the state of Iowa. The show has hosted all of the North American Military Demonstration Teams, and several International performers. The 2016 air show which was held June 25th and 26th was headlined by the ACC F-16 demo team & Tora! Tora! Tora!

;Headline Performers
1988: No Headliner

1989: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1990: No Headliner

June 1991: No Headliner

September 1991: Snowbirds

1992: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1993: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

1994: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1995: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

1996: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1997: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

1998: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

1999: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2000: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

2001: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2002: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & Snowbirds

2003: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2004: Masters of Disaster

2005: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, F-16 Viper West Demo Team, F-15 Eagle East Demo Team

2006: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2007: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

2008: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2009: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, USAF A-10 West Demo, USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo

2010: Tora! Tora! Tora!, US Navy F/A-18C Hornet VFA-122 Demo Team, USAF F-15E Strike Eagle East Demo, USAF A-10 West Demo

2011: U.S. Navy Blue Angels & HopperFlight

2012: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

2013: Tora! Tora! Tora!

2014: F-22 Raptor Demo Team & Randy Ball

2015: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Red Star & The Dragon Airshow Team, & Greg Colyer

2016: U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team & Tora! Tora! Tora!

2017: No Performance

2018: No Performance

2019: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, ACC A-10 Demonstration Team & USAF C-17 Globemaster III Demonstration Team

2020: No Airshow

2021: No Airshow

2022: No Airshow

2023: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & F-22 Raptor Demo Team

2024: Randy Ball, U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler Demo Team & F-22 Raptor Demo Team

2025: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Randy Ball & Tora! Tora! Tora!

Crashes

  • June 23, 2013 - John Klatt was forced to land his MX Aircraft MXS after he experienced an engine failure. He released the aircraft's canopy, which had become coated with oil, in order to regain forward visibility to land. He suffered some minor burns and bruises, but is otherwise fine. The aircraft is in need of repairs.
  • September 1, 2012 - Glenn Smith, a member of the HopperFlight Team died while executing a crossover break maneuver when his Aero L-39C Albatros failed to pull out of a 45-degree bank and crashed into an alfalfa field while flying in formation. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire.
  • June 29, 1992 - An AV-8B Harrier II leaving the airshow crashed on take off, killing pilot Maj. Jeffrey Smith. The jet lost engine power on take off, and the pilot quickly ran out of runway. The Harrier veered left across a field and then dipped into a shallow drainage ditch, shearing off the nose and the main landing gear. He ejected, but later died from his injuries sustained. The jet was damaged beyond repair.