Girls in Aviation Day 2026

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland

What a Day!

Girls and their families joined us at Burke Lakefront Airport to meet women pilots, climb into a Coast Guard helicopter and a business jet, try flight simulators and hands-on STEM activities, and dream big on our When I Grow Up board. Thank you to every family, volunteer and sponsor who made it happen.

A girl grins in a big flight helmet next to the Coast Guard helicopter
Two girls in Future Pilot shirts, arm in arm beside a jet
Two smiling girls sit inside the Coast Guard helicopter
A girl in the copilot seat smiles back at the camera
A smiling pilot poses with a little girl dressed in a pilot uniform beside the Women in Aviation banner
A girl poses in the astronaut photo cut-out
A girl waves as she comes down the stairs of a business jet

Photo Gallery

Click any photo to see it full size. Photos by RAW image photography.

A pilot helps a young girl try on a pilot's jacket at Girls in Aviation Day
A girl visits an aviation careers table at Girls in Aviation Day
A girl stops at a pilot careers table
Signature Aviation volunteers greet visitors at their table
Two volunteers smile behind an aviation information table
Kids add their dreams to the When I Grow Up whiteboard
A girl draws on the When I Grow Up whiteboard
A pilot kneels to talk with a young girl
A pilot kneels beside a young girl and her family
A pilot crouches to chat with a smiling young girl
A girl writes on the colorful When I Grow Up board
A family poses with a pilot in front of the When I Grow Up board
Volunteers talk with girls and parents at an activity table
Visitors explore the museum displays during Girls in Aviation Day
Girls work on a hands-on craft at an activity table
A volunteer shows a girl an activity at the Avit table
A girl in aviator glasses poses in the Future Pilot photo frame
A pilot's cap and aviator sunglasses on a display table
A girl colors aviation activity sheets
A volunteer helps a girl try a drone controller
Volunteers at the MAPS Air Museum table
Families visit the exhibitor tables
A volunteer greets a girl at the NASA table
NASA stickers and patches on a table
A group of girls poses in the terminal in front of an aircraft display
A group of teen girls poses in front of a business jet
A group of girls stands in front of a business jet on the ramp
Families meet the crew beside a small aircraft
Visitors line up to see a small airplane on the ramp
Families wait to look inside a small airplane
Visitors walk out to the orange Coast Guard helicopter
A woman strikes a playful pose in front of a small airplane
A family poses in front of the Coast Guard helicopter
Two girls sit in the doorway of the Coast Guard helicopter
A mom and her daughters pose at the Coast Guard helicopter
Visitors sit inside the Coast Guard helicopter
A visitor sits inside the Coast Guard helicopter
A girl wears a flight helmet beside the Coast Guard helicopter
A girl smiles in a flight helmet in front of the helicopter
Two girls sit together in the Coast Guard helicopter doorway
A girl stands under the wing of a small airplane
A girl smiles beside the wheel of a small airplane
Families gather beside a business jet
A family poses in front of a business jet
Families walk up to a business jet with its door open
Visitors line up to board a business jet
Two girls in Future Pilot shirts walk toward a business jet
A girl in sunglasses smiles on the ramp
Girls run across the ramp toward the aircraft
A family poses on the ramp in front of a jet
Girls in Future Pilot shirts talk with a pilot beside a jet
A pilot talks with girls in Future Pilot shirts
A girl steps down the stairs of a business jet
A girl climbs down the jet stairs
A girl in sunglasses looks out the window of a business jet
A girl gazes out the cabin window of a jet
A girl relaxes by the window inside a business jet
Two girls look out the jet's cabin window
Girls enjoy the view from inside a business jet
A girl walks through the cabin of a business jet
A girl sits in the cockpit with a pilot
A girl smiles in the cockpit beside a pilot
A girl explores the cockpit controls of a jet
Three volunteers at the snack table
Girls try a flight simulator with a volunteer
A girl flies a flight simulator
Girls take a turn on the flight simulator
Visitors try an activity at an exhibitor table
A girl tries an activity at an exhibitor table
The finished When I Grow Up whiteboard full of drawings
Women in Aviation Cleveland volunteers and pilots pose in front of a jet
Chapter volunteers and pilots pose together beside a jet
A girl sits in the Coast Guard helicopter seat
A girl smiles from a seat inside the Coast Guard helicopter
Coast Guard crew stand in front of their orange helicopter
A little girl in a pilot jacket and cap
A girl tries a drone controller with a volunteer
A girl works on a hands-on craft
Craft supplies on an activity table
Girls play a floor game in the terminal
Volunteers cheer on girls playing a floor game
Girls take turns at a floor game
A girl celebrates during a floor game
A volunteer and a girl at a hands-on activity
The Women in Aviation chapter display board
Girls visit the chapter display table
Girls gather at the chapter table
Visitors at the chapter table in the terminal
A girl colors at the Women in Aviation table
A girl writes at an activity table
A girl smiles at the donation table
A smiling girl at the donation table
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