La Ferté Alais Airshow / Le Temps des Hélices 2026
(53e edition)
l'aérodrome de Cerny, France
23th & 24th of May 2026
The La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiasts, flight organizations, companies, and pilots in the village of La Ferté-Alais, France.
It takes place during Pentecost at the Cerny airfield (ICAO: LFFQ), which is owned and operated by the "Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis" (AJBS). The airfield is also the site of the Musée Volant Salis, hosting 70 aircraft from the past century.
In preparation for the airshow, dozens of vintage aircraft are come from Europe and the US for display and flight demonstrations.
The show regularly starts with a flight demonstration of vintage aircraft such as the Blériot XI and Stearman. It is then usually followed with an aerobatic and pyrotechnic display of warbirds such as the T-6 texan and T-28 Trojan.
The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) then often presents some of the aircraft in their fleet, such as the Rafale, Atlantique and Mirage aircraft.
The French Sécurite Civile sometimes comes to demonstrate their technology such as water bombers and surveillance helicopters. This is followed by personal presentations of special individual aircraft performing aerobatics and flight demonstrations. The airshow usually ends with demonstrations by the Patrouille de France and Rafale Solo Display.
On rare occasions, Air France performs a flyby with their flagship aircraft, such as the Concorde in 1988 or the Boeing 777 in 2019 [source Wikipedia]
I took my photos (278) below on the following dates/hours:
- Rehearsal day Thursday 21th of May 2026 15:00LT > 18:30LT
- Rehearsal day Friday 22th of May 2026 09:30LT > 18:00LT
- Saturday 23th of May 2026 Airshow Day 09:30LT > 18:30LT
- Sunday 24th of May 2026 Airshow Day 08:00LT > 18:30LT
- Sunday 24th of May 2026 Private (VIP) evening demo 21:45LT > 22:00LT
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