2025 Competition Celebrates 96 Years Since the First Women’s Air Derby
More than a hundred female pilots from across the US are gearing up for a 2,426-mile, 9-state journey as part of the 48th annual Air Race Classic. The fun officially begins in Fairhope, Alabama, on June 17. The race tradition started 96 years ago with the Women’s Air Derby, hosted in 1929 under the National Air Races.