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San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos Regional Airport

September 30-October 2, 2022
Dates & Times:

Friday, September 30, 2022

Noon to 5:00 p.m.

  • B-24 cockpit tours after arrival.

  • P-51 available for rides all day

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Saturday, October 1, 2022

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.​

  • B-24 flies at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

  • B-24 cockpit tours available after noon.

  • P-51 available for rides all day

  • Ike's Bird flies at 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.

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Sunday, October 2, 2022

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.​

  • B-24 flies at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

  • P-51 available for rides until 1:00 p.m.

  • Ike's Bird flies at 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.

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Ramp Access Cost:
$20: Adults

​$10: Children (Age 11 thru 17)

Free: Children (Age 10 & Under)
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  • All tickets are purchased on-site on the day of the event.​​
  • ​​Price includes free B-24 cockpit tour when the aircraft is available.
  • Rider's admission is complimentary with proof of purchase.
  • Attending aircraft subject to change due to weather or maintenance.
Event Location:

San Marcos Regional Airport
CAF CenTex Hangar

2249 Airport Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil
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Climb aboard the legendary B-24 Bomber. Over 18,000 Liberators were built and today only two remain. Book a flight that will truly take you back in time.

B-24 Ride Times:

Saturday:  9:30 a.m.  SOLD OUT

                    11:00 a.m.  SOLD OUT

Sunday:     9:30 a.m.                                                11:00 a.m.  

The B-24, Diamond Lil, Has 10 Available Seats for Purchase.  You are Not Buying a Particular Seat.   Once Airborne, You May Get Up and Move Around the Aircraft. Each Rider Will Get the Chance to Experience All the Available Compartments. This Includes the Flight Deck Where You Will See the Pilot Positions and Climb All the Way Back to the Tail Gunner Position.

P-51 Mustang Gunfighter

Take a ride in the best fighter of WWII.  Surely a "Bucket List" item the P-51 was the premiere fighter of all theaters. Go-Fast, pull G's, and enjoy the stallion of the US Army Air Corps.  

P-51 Ride Times:

Friday - Saturday: 

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  SOLD OUT

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Sunday: 

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.   SOLD OUT

Air Force One L-26B Ike's Bird
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This is “Ike’s Bird”.  It’s President Eisenhower’s 1955 Twin-Engine AIR FORCE ONE.   Fly in the President’s Seat or in the cockpit.   Seats are $50 off when you buy them online. 

L-26B Ride Times:

Saturday: 1:00 p.m.

                   2:00 p.m.

Sunday:    1:00 p.m.

                   2:00 p.m.

Reservations available on site

  1. Ages 12 to 17 may ride with permission from their parent/guardian.

  2. Ages 5 to 11 may ride as long as they are accompanied on the plane by a parent/guardian (two seats purchase requirement).

Plane seats 3 passengers

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