Registration Opens for 47th Air Race Classic

The race will begin June 18.

Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 03:16 PM ET

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Along with opening registration for Air Race Classic on January 2, team rules and the race route have been established. [Courtesy: Air Race Classic]

Key Takeaways:

The 47th Air Race Classic (ARC), an all-women's cross-country air race, will take place from June 18-21, 2024, covering 2,628 miles from Carbondale, Illinois, to Loveland, Colorado.
As the nation's oldest race of its kind, the ARC celebrates the 95th anniversary of the pioneering 1929 Women's Air Derby, which featured renowned aviatrixes like Amelia Earhart.
Open to teams of at least two female pilots meeting specific certification and flight hour requirements, the race utilizes a handicap system where teams compete against their own plane's best time, emphasizing piloting skill and strategic decision-making.

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Attention women pilots: if air racing is on your aviation bucket list, here’s your chance: registration opens January 2, 2024 for the 47th Air Race Classic (ARC). The event, open to women pilots, will be held June 18-21. The route begins at Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) in Carbondale, Illinois and ends at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL), in Loveland, Colorado, a total distance of 2,628 statute miles over 11 states.

The Air Race Class is the oldest race of its kind in the nation, tracing its roots back to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby in which 19 women, among them well-known aviatrixes such as Amelia Earhart, Florence “Pancho” Barnes, Ruth Elder, Ruth Nichols, Opal Kunz, Louise Thaden, and Evelyn “Bobbi” Trout, raced from Santa Monica, California to Cleveland, Ohio.