US & International Aviation Trade Shows For 2026

The aviation industry offers no shortage of trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, expos, and seminars—and there’s truly something for everyone.

 

 

Whether you’re a recreational flyer, a corporate flight department director, an aircraft broker, a charter aircraft operator, a drone hobbyist, or an aviation photographer, 2026 offers countless opportunities to learn, network, and see the latest innovations up close.

 

The following is a list of major aviation events taking place around the world in 2026. At many events, you’ll find representatives from Sandhills Global’s aviation platforms and services, ready to demonstrate how Controller and Sandhills’ other offerings can support your operations, from buying and selling aircraft to securing aircraft financing, chartering private flights, calculating real-world operating costs, and much more.

 

January 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

American Association Of Airport Executives (AAAE) Issues Conference

January 11 to 15
Waimea, Hawaii

Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit (CALS) West

January 12 to 14
Scottsdale, Arizona

2026 Transformative Vertical Flight

January 27 to 29
San Jose, California

Wings India 2026

January 28 to 31
Hyderabad, India

February 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Singapore Airshow

February 3 to 6
Singapore

AirCargo Conference

February 15 to 17
Orlando, Florida

Connect Aviation 2026

February 17 to 19
Lublin, Poland

Pilot Expo 2026

February 20 to 21
Brussels, Belgium

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Miami-Opa-locka Regional Forum

February 25
Opa-locka, Florida

March 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) International Operators Conference

March 1 to 3
San Diego, California

Routes Americas 2026

March 3 to 5
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vertical Aviation International (VAI) Verticon

March 9 to 12
Atlanta, Georgia

MRO South Asia Summit 2026

March 11 to 12
New Delhi, India

PBExpo 2026

March 11 to 12
Miami, Florida

Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) World 2026

March 17 to 19
London, United Kingdom

Annual Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) International Convention & Trade Show

March 23 to 26
Dallas, Texas

Airports@Work Conference 2026

March 24 to 27
Chicago, Illinois

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference

March 24 to 26
Cleveland, Ohio

Aviation Festival Asia

March 25 to 26
Singapore

April 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Data Symposium

April 8 to 9
Singapore

Aircraft Interiors Expo

April 14 to 16
Hamburg, Germany

National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA) 54th Annual Conference

April 14 to 16
Savannah, Georgia

Routes Asia

April 14 to 16
Xi’an, China

Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo

April 14 to 19
Lakeland, Florida

Army Aviation Association Of America (AAAA) Warfighting Summit

April 15 to 17
Nashville, Tennessee

MRO Americas 2026

April 21 to 23
Orlando, Florida

Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

April 22 to 25
Friedrichshafen, Germany

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Taxes Seminar

April 28
Denver, Colorado

May 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Great Alaska Aviation Gathering 2026

May 2 to 3
Anchorage, Alaska

98th Annual American Association Of Airport Executives (AAAE) Conference & Exposition

May 3 to 5
Los Angeles, California

Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS)

May 5 to 6
Provo, Utah

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Maintenance Conference

May 5 to 7
New Orleans, Louisiana

Vertical Flight Society Forum 82

May 5 to 7
West Palm Beach, Florida

World Aviation Training Summit (WATS)

May 5 to 7
Orlando, Florida

Rotor Tech Vertical Flight Exposition

May 6 to 8
Gold Coast, Australia

International Air Transport Association (IATA) CNS Partnership Conference

May 18 to 20
San Francisco, California

Routes Europe

May 18 to 20
Rimini, Italy

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) White Plains Regional Forum

May 20
White Plains, New York

June 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE)

June 2 to 4
Geneva, Switzerland

Aviation Festival Americas

June 3 to 4
Miami, Florida

France Air Expo

June 4 to 6
Lyon, France

American Institute Of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) Aviation Forum

June 8 to 12
San Diego, California

Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Convention & Exhibition 2026

June 9 to 11
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

ILA Berlin

June 10 to 14
Berlin, Germany

FlightSimExpo 2026

June 12 to 14
Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) Airshow

July 17 to 19
Fairford, United Kingdom

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) Business Of Airports Conference

June 22 to 24
Salt Lake City, Utah

American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Transportation Conferences

June 28 to July 1
Detroit, Michigan

July 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) APSCON 2026

July 13 to 17
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit (CALS) East

July 15 to 17
Alexandria, Virginia

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh

July 20 to 26

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Farnborough International Airshow 2026

July 20 to 24
Farnborough, United Kingdom

August 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE)

August 4 to 6
São Paulo, Brazil

September 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Commercial UAV Expo

September 1 to 3
Las Vegas, Nevada

Air Charter Association (ACA) Air Charter Expo

September 8
Biggin Hill, United Kingdom

Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit (CALS) Europe

September 15 to 16
Frankfurt, Germany

MRO Asia-Pacific

September 22 to 24
Singapore

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Global Summit 2026

September 22 to 23
London, United Kingdom

October 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

World Aviation Festival

October 13 to 15
Lisbon, Portugal

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference

October 18 to 19
Las Vegas, Nevada

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE)

October 20 to 22
Las Vegas, Nevada

MRO Europe Conference & Exhibition

October 27 to 29
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) Fall Conference

October 27 to 29
Scottsdale, Arizona

Routes World

October 27 to 29
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

November 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Sustainable Aviation Futures (SAF) North America

November 4 to 6
Houston, Texas

Aerospace Tech Week

November 11 to 12
London, United Kingdom

Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit (CALS) Mx

November 16 to 17
Savannah, Georgia

National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Ag Aviation Expo

November 16 to 18
Savannah, Georgia

Bahrain International Airshow

November 18 to 20
Kingdom of Bahrain

Global Airports Forum

November 30 to December 1
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2026 Aviation Trade Shows

Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show 2026

December 8 to 10
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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