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The San Diego Air Show: It’s the MCAS Miramar Air Show
Searching for the "San Diego Air Show"? The event you’re looking for is almost certainly the MCAS Miramar Air Show — the largest military air show in the United States, held right in San Diego.
San Diego’s big annual military air show is hosted at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar — the legendary "Fightertown" and former home of TOPGUN. Locals and visitors often just call it "the San Diego air show," but its official name is the MCAS Miramar Air Show. Here’s the quick version, with a link to our full guide.
San Diego Air Show 2026 — Key Facts
- Event
- MCAS Miramar Air Show ("America’s Air Show")
- Dates
- Friday–Sunday, September 25–27, 2026
- Location
- MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA
- General admission
- Free
- Parking
- Free
- Headliner
- U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Last verified: June 15, 2026
THE SAN DIEGO AIR SHOW IS THE MCAS MIRAMAR AIR SHOW
See our complete [MCAS Miramar Air Show 2026 guide](/air-show/miramar/) for dates, tickets, the full performer lineup, parking, directions, and base entry rules.
WHY "SAN DIEGO AIR SHOW" POINTS TO MIRAMAR
San Diego is one of the most concentrated military-aviation regions in the country, and its marquee public flying event is the show at MCAS Miramar. Drawing roughly 700,000 spectators across three days, it's the largest military air show in the United States and was once voted the world's best. When people search for a “San Diego air show,” this is the event they mean.
A separate, smaller "San Diego Air Show" was held in past years up the coast in Carlsbad, but it is not a current annual fixture. For 2026, the show to plan around is Miramar.
SOURCES
- Official MCAS Miramar Air Show site — MCAS Miramar
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
NEARBY & RELATED
For complete, regularly updated details — tickets, performers, parking, and base entry requirements — see our MCAS Miramar Air Show 2026 guide. Building a Southern California aviation trip? A few other shows are within driving distance: Pacific Airshow — Huntington Beach (early October), and Wings Over Camarillo (August).
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