2025 Event Guide

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Parking and Transportation

Driving to the event?

Click HERE to read about our parking and shuttle options.

Flying to the event?

Click HERE to read about our Fly-In.

No Ticket Necessary

Purdue Aviation Day is a free-to-the-public event, put on by student leaders within Purdue University's School of Aviation and Transportation Technology.

Prohibited Items

The following items are prohibited - Weapons - Alcoholic beverages - Tobacco products and E-cigarettes - Noisemakers and irritants - Folding chairs - Glass bottles - Shakers or strobe lights - Pets (except registered service animals) - Bicycles

Event Map Coming Soon

Aircraft on Display

Take a walk through history.... PAD 2025 will display aircraft types from the early 1930s through late 2010s.

1920

1930

1940

1950

Funk B-85-C

North American T-6 Texan

Welch OW-8M

Vultee BT-13 Valiant

Fairchild PT-26

North American T-28 Trojan

1960

1970

Piper PA-28-161

1980

Piper PA-28-181

Piper PA-44-180

1990

Let L-33 Solo

2000

2010

Embraer E175

Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack

2020

Bombardier CRJ-550

*This running list was last updated March 2nd. Come back later to see updates!*

Event Schedule

Time	Event	Location
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Speaker Session 1: Angel Flight	NISW 149
11:00 AM	Purdue Pete & Boilermaker Special Appearance	Ramp
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Speaker Session 2: Captain Theresa Claiborne	NISW 149
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Speaker Session 3: Student Panel	NISW 149
2:30PM - 3:30PM	Speaker Session 4: Laura Savino	NISW 149

Speaker Bios
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