Oregon's largest and best-known annual airshow event is attended
by many thousands each year at the Hillsboro Airport west of Portland.
Oregon's largest and best-known annual airshow event is attended
by many thousands each year at the Hillsboro Airport west of Portland.
News Note! Rumor has it that 2003's Show will be at a new home, the McMinneville Airport, near the intriquing Evergreen Air Museum (Spruce Goose, SR71 Blackbird, and Sophia high-altitude observatory)!--- In November 2002, this rumor was found to be false-- for more, see below:
Click here to take at look at the type of helicopter which crashed on Mt. Hood in May of 2002 during a valiant rescue of climbers on the South Side route. (Summer 2002)
In November 2002, the Rose Festival and Hillsboro terminated the business relationship that they'd had since the first Airshow in 1988.... But such a large and popular event was not to be denied, and it was re-instituted as "The Oregon International Airshow." and September of 2003 saw its usual wonderful air show at the Hillsboro Airport site! Click here to visit their new website and read about the effort to keep this heritage event going into 2004 and beyond!
Visit the Official website of the Portland Rose Festival (now lacking the Airshow). Update: the latest I have heard is that an annual airshow worth seeing is back (2007).
PhotosPage last revised: 05/08/2004 and 2007