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 be held June 18-21, 2024, covering 2,628 miles from Carbondale, Illinois, to Loveland, Colorado, with registration opening January 2.
The race celebrates the 95th anniversary of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, historically known as the "Powder Puff Derby," which was the first competition of its kind for women pilots.
Teams consist of at least two qualified female pilots (minimum private pilot certificate and 100 hours PIC) flying piston-powered planes, competing against their own unique handicaps rather than head-to-head.
The ARC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and educating female pilots, increasing public awareness of general aviation, and inspiring future generations of aviators.

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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.