For 20 years, the Atlantic City Airshow had been the most successful mid-week airshow in America.
The passion for the Atlantic City Airshow, “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” is palpable with the airshow fan base.
An unfortunate pause occurred and no Atlantic City, New Jersey airshow was held in 2024 because no show-stopper finale act was available.
The Atlantic City airshow always had either The United States Air Force Thunderbirds, or, The United States Navy Blue Angels.
Neither were available for 2024, as they primarily do only weekend shows.
it looked as though the 2024 Atlantic City airshow could be saved with SpaceX Polaris Dawn serving as the finale show stopper.
However, on late notice, Polaris Dawn was not available and Michael Chait, president of the greater Atlantic City chamber of commerce had to make the difficult decision to cancel the 2024 Atlantic City airshow.
We can now confirm whether will be a 2025 Atlantic City Airshow.
Here is the complete statement from the greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce as follows:
A Statement from the Greater Atlantic City Chamber:
“After careful consideration, the Atlantic City Airshow will take a strategic pause for 2025. We will use this time to reevaluate the overall operations of the show – reevaluating community engagement, assessing costs, reviewing logistics and creatively considering what future Atlantic City Airshows could look like. It is our sincere hope that we will once again be in a position to hold an Airshow in 2026. Our goal is to ensure the long-term viability of the Airshow – it is New Jersey’s largest free event, a 20-year tradition, that has brought joy to hundreds of thousands of visitors and residents alike. We recognize the Airshow's significant role in our community and to the tourism economy, and we are steadfast in our dedication to preserving its legacy, while adapting to current economic realities. We wish to thank the City of Atlantic City who each year welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to its beaches for the Airshow. We also thank Atlantic County and the greater South Jersey region for their continued support of this event year after year. Finally, we thank our generous sponsors, military and civilian performers, community partners and all who contributed their services and expertise in order to make the Atlantic City Airshow the world’s premier beachfront airshow.”
This obviously comes as very disappointing news for all Atlantic City airshow fans.
Keep happy thoughts until 2026, when hopefully this iconic Atlantic City airshow returns once again.
Visit Atlantic City and the New Jersey CRDA also deserve a shout out for keeping the Atlantic City airshow going in the recent past years.
Here are some great action photos through testers, taken by Mark Giannantonio, Harry Purdy, Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and United States military photos … featuring The Thunderbirds, The Blue Angels and Polaris Dawn:
Directly below is one of my favorite photos during an early morning set-up. Half of the Atlantic City sky was light and half was still dark. I had never seen anything like this before.
With Tony Orlando:
SOURCE: Regarding 2025 Atlantic City Airshow is the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce.
Below, are more great photo galleries of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Cape May, New Jersey and more.
Gallery Credit: Harry Hurley
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Gallery Credit: Harry Hurley
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