WAAAM Events

Hood River Fly-in

2024 Hood River Fly-in flyer, featuring the stearman model 70 and the St. Louis streetcar!
Annual hood River Fly-in

2024 Fly-in: September 7-8

Come celebrate WAAAM's birthday in 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 $20 gets you into the museum and all the fly-in fun.

What to know:

  • Always the weekend after Labor day (September 7 & 8, 2024 is the fly-in)
  • See hundreds of planes, have good food and fun, plane rides, and more!
  • Check out last year's schedule to get a feel for the events!

  • See photos from our past Fly-Ins (2013) (2014) (2015) (2016) (2017) (2018) (2019) (2021) (2022).

  • Important Pilot Information click here!

2023 Calendar

Pilot's Information

Please, if you're not a pilot or volunteer, the info below is NOT for you.

Download your local reporting points chart here!

September 6th: Exclusive Pilot-Only Night

Camp Under your WING

Pilot's Information

Friday September 6th, 2023 is Pilot Night!

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
  • Airnav: 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 info@waaamuseum.org 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!