World · East Asia & Pacific · 13 hrs ago
Iruma Air Show to feature Blue Impulse and aircraft displays
The Iruma Air Show is scheduled for Nov.
3 at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Air Base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture.
The Blue Impulse aerobatic team is due to fly from 11:05 to 11:50 a.m.
The free event is planned to run from 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m., with other flight displays including C-2 transport aircraft and a YS-11EB.
Visitors can also see F-15, F-35 and F-2 fighters on the ground.
The show is one of Japan's largest aviation events; about 260,000 people attended last year.
The displays may change or be canceled because of weather or operational needs.
Visitors can reach the base by train, but organizers expect heavy crowds and have set access restrictions at some gates.
Iruma Air Show 2026 is scheduled for Nov. 3 at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture.
The free event is scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Blue Impulse aerobatic team is scheduled to fly from 11:05 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
Other planned flight displays include the C-2 transport aircraft, the YS-11EB and the CH-47J helicopter.
Aircraft including the F-15, F-35 and F-2 are due to appear in ground displays.
- Who
- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is holding the event, with Blue Impulse among the scheduled performers.
- What
- Iruma Air Show 2026 will feature flight displays and aircraft on the ground.
- When
- Nov. 3, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blue Impulse is scheduled to fly from 11:05 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
- Where
- Iruma Air Base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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TBS NEWS DIG and other outlets reported the planned schedule and aircraft displays for the Nov. 3 air show.
The event is scheduled to open to visitors.
Blue Impulse is scheduled to perform its flight display.
The event is scheduled to end.
- Event date
- Nov. 3, 2026
- Venue
- Iruma Air Base, Sayama, Saitama Prefecture
- Admission
- Free
- Blue Impulse display
- 11:05–11:50 a.m.
- Event hours
- 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Ground display aircraft
- F-15, F-35 and F-2