Originally Posted by N674UW
The biggest airshow on the east coast of the US is without a doubt the Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea show, held in early May...literally millions of people crowd Fort Lauderdale beach as the displays are all flown right over the beach...quite amazing, though, of course there is no static displays as it is off airport grounds...if your into static displays, then its definitely not your type of show...
N674UW
I thought Oceania NAS, Virginia Beach, was the biggest. If not, it surely must be the biggest at an airport.
I prefer going to an airport than the beach to see an air show. Besides viewing the static displays, there's a lot more room for the spectators at an airport than a beach.
The privately run air shows charge admission (usually $10/person) and don't have the glamorous demonstrations of military shows, but the advantage is that parking doesn't take an hour and it's not nearly as crowded on the field.