Air Show, Miramar, San Diego, California, United States

In 2007, the Miramar Airshow was voted the "World's Best Military Air Show" by the International Council Air Shows. It is the first time the award has been given to a Marine Corps air station since 1994.
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows".
Some air shows are held as a business venture or as a trade event where aircraft, avionics and other services are promoted to potential customers. Many air shows are held in support local, national or military charities. Military air firms ten organise air shows at military airfields as a public relations exercise to thank the local community, promote military careers and raise the prile the military.