If all goes as planned, there should be a sea of red, white, and blue aircraft and American flags on display at the next Sun ’n Fun (SNF). To encourage more aircraft owners with patriotic paint ...

Despite cloudy skies over Lakeland, hundreds of pilots were already on the grounds of Lakeland Linder International Airport waiting for the 51st annual Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo. As the event ...

One of Lakeland's own is fulfilling his childhood dream by flying a plane in the 2024 Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in front of family and friends. U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Smith, 40, piloted the KC-135 ...

There are military jets flying overhead, thousands of people and planes as far as the eye can see at the 51st annual Sun 'N Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland this week. From April 1 to 6, thousands of ...

LAKELAND — Donning bright Hawaiian print shirts and wide-brimmed straw hats, the Lakeland Aero Club has played a critical supporting role to Sun 'n Fun this year. The Lakeland Aero Club pilots have ...

LAKELAND — The celebration of Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo's 50th anniversary is fully underway on the grounds of Lakeland Linder International Airport. With more than 200 acres filled with thousands of ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Over a dozen Federal Aviation Administration workers in orange ATC-lettered T-shirts stare into the air in a 360-degree room more than 100 feet above ground. Some of them are ...

(This story was revised to correct the Blue Angels' performance schedule.) Every year, Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo packs the grounds of Lakeland Linder International Airport with thousands of people, ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Right now, the state's largest annual expo is celebrating 50 years. The Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo at the Lakeland Linder International Airport kicked off on Tuesday and is expected to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland's SUN n' FUN Aerospace Expo is celebrating a milestone at this year's event, which kicked off Tuesday morning at the Aerospace Center for Excellence. The annual gathering of ...

The FAA predicts nearly 2,000 pilots are headed to Sun 'n Fun this year. [Credit: Jason McDowell] If you are planning to fly yourself to Lakeland, Florida, for the annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, which kicked off Tuesday, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Lakeland and contributes tens of millions of dollars to the local economy ...