Airshow of the Cascades

Airshow of the Cascades
Genre Air show
Dates August
Frequency Annually
Venue Madras Municipal Airport
Location(s) Madras, Oregon
Coordinates 44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W / 44.67028°N 121.15500°W / 44.67028; -121.15500Coordinates: 44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W / 44.67028°N 121.15500°W / 44.67028; -121.15500
Country United States
Established 1970s
Attendance 10,000
Website www.cascadeairshow.com

The Airshow of the Cascades is an annual event held in August at the Madras Municipal Airport in Central Oregon. It started in a field outside of Madras in the 1970s and draws around 10,000 people with around 150 aircraft on display.[1]

History

The show began in the late 1970s at rancher Ron Ochs's alfalfa field near Madras.[2] In 2000, the airshow moved to the Madras Municipal Airport.[1] Planes from the Erickson Aircraft Collection became part of the show in 2014 when a new museum housing the collection opened at the Madras Airport.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Hale, Jamie (August 14, 2014). "'You can feel the heat on your face': Airshow of the Cascades brings explosive aerial action to Madras". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Hale, Jamie (August 23, 2014). "The 2014 Airshow of the Cascades flies over scenic Madras (your photos)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Hammers, Scott (August 22, 2014). "Madras air show, air museum open for business". The Bulletin. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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