I love the flying display at airshows, and this year I came prepared with a folding chair and a long lens for my camera :)
The flying display at Avalon kicks off with a “wall of fire” along the runway, which is pretty fucking impressive. That’s followed by an aerobatic display and then a military display.
However, there was a crash at this year’s aerobatic display on Friday. The pilot survived, but they cancelled the aerobatic display for Saturday, which is the day I was there.
Also, this airshow takes place at Avalon Airport, which is open for regular commercial flights the whole time. Because of that, I got photos of a scheduled Jetstar flight landing in amongst all this. (Jetstar was the airline I used to work for.)
I’ve grouped my photos into galleries for easier viewing, since there are quite a lot of them! One photo I’ve selected as the feature photo for each section.
On the ground
Wall of fire display marks the start of the flying display at Avalon Airshow 2025
Photo of a massive wall of fire along the length of a runway at an airshow. Hundreds of people are standing in the foreground, several with their phones out as they record the display.
Fighter aircraft
F-35A Lightning II close-up
Zoomed-in photo of an F-35A military fighter aircraft in the air at an airshow.
Maritime aircraft and fuel tanker
MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" and P-8A Poseidon
It’s only at an airshow that civilians like us get to see two aircraft flying this close to each other :)
Photo fo a MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" multi-mission maritime helicopter hovering above the runway at an airshow. Above this a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flies low across the runway. In the foreground of the photo there are hundreds of airshow attendees watching, photographing, and filming these aircraft.
Transport aircraft
C-17A Globemaster III on the runway
Photo of the front of a C-17A Globemaster III military transport aircraft on the runway at an airshow. In the foreground of the photo there are hundreds of airshow attendees watching, photographing, and filming this aircraft.
Commercial operations
Jetstar Airbus A320 about to touch down
Photo of an Airbus A320 passenger jet in Jetstar livery about to land on the runway during an airshow.
