Spirit100 · The centennial flight plan
Keep the story moving and the pathway open.
Spirit100 builds its runway in 2026, then follows the centennial story from San Diego through St. Louis and New York to Paris—connecting the next generation with aviation and STEAM opportunity at every stop.
The main flight plan
April. May. June. Four anchors in one unfinished story.
San Diego carries the engineering and construction story—and a planned Roots2Wings student showcase. St. Louis carries the centennial departure, the city behind the aircraft’s name, and the people who made the attempt possible. New York and Long Island carry the arrival route through museums, primary sources, media, civic partners, and historic activations. Paris carries the destination that turned a technical achievement into world history—and a global aviation industry still looking for its next generation.
The centennial is the public runway. The destination is a durable pathway from curiosity to skill, mentorship, credentials, and work.
The Spirit100 frame
A century worth celebrating. A future worth building.
A finite anniversary window with lasting educational potential.
San Diego. St. Louis. New York & Long Island. Paris.
Turn preserved evidence into visible STEAM and aviation pathways.
Spirit100 Centennial Timeline
The runway, the centennial arc, and what follows.
Supporting activations in 2026 and 2027 lead into—and continue after—the four centennial anchors. Every public date now appears in one chronological timeline.
NBAA-BACE 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flight notes
Build aviation-industry relationships with sponsors, hiring partners, and collaborators.
Hosted by National Business Aviation Association (opens in a new tab)
MCON 2026 / Together We Thrive (opens in a new tab)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flight notes
Connect young people with STEAM opportunities, education partners, and hiring partners.
Hosted by Foster Care Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)
Aviation Nation at Nellis AFB
Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas, Nevada
Flight notes
Military aviation, recruitment, sponsor, and community relationships.
SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo
Lakeland, Florida
Flight notes
Engage the aviation community while developing education, sponsor, and media relationships.
San Diego Centennial Kickoff
San Diego, California
Begin the centennial journey where Donald A. Hall and Ryan Airlines designed and built the Spirit of St. Louis.
St. Louis Centennial Moment
St. Louis, Missouri
Mark the centennial of Lindbergh’s departure and connect the city behind the aircraft’s name with the Spirit100 story.
New York & Long Island Route
New York City & Long Island, New York
Explore the arrival story through museums, archives, media, civic partners, and historic-route activations.
AIAA AVIATION Forum (opens in a new tab)
San Diego, California
Flight notes
Connect the Spirit100 story with engineers, technical partners, mentors, and the next generation of aerospace talent.
Hosted by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (opens in a new tab)
Spirit100 at the Paris Air Show (opens in a new tab)
Paris-Le Bourget, France
Carry the Spirit100 story to its historic destination and the global aviation community.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Flight notes
Continue the centennial momentum through aviation community, workforce, education, and sponsor relationships.
Luke Days
Luke Air Force Base · Glendale, Arizona
Flight notes
Connect Spirit100 with military aviation and Arizona education and community partners.
Readiness before rhetoric
The route is ambitious. The labels stay honest.
The dates above combine official host-event dates with Flying Over Time working dates and windows. A public Spirit100 program is planned, not promised, until its host, venue, funding, rights, safety, staffing, travel, and communications gates are documented.
That discipline does not make the plan smaller. It is how a big plan becomes real.
NBAA-BACE partners
Co-exhibiting where records, intelligence, and opportunity meet.
Aircraft records
Bluetail
AI-powered aircraft records, digital logbooks, compliance tools, and nationwide records scanning.
Aviation intelligence
CoachAir
Aviation intelligence infrastructure designed to connect and modernize the general-aviation ecosystem.
Status language
What the event labels mean.
Participate
Do more than watch the route go by.
Attend or bring a group
Receive confirmed dates, registration announcements, student-showcase information, and access notes.
Host an activation
Museums, airports, schools, cities, companies, and civic organizations can explore small, medium, or flagship formats.
Sponsor the route
Support Collection interpretation, exhibitions, student access, travel, equipment, media capture, hospitality, and evaluation.
Press and production
Request interviews, source material, event availability, approved assets, and rights information.
Event interest
Where would you like to meet Spirit100?
Choose Events and tell us whether you want to attend, host, sponsor, volunteer, exhibit, speak, bring students, or cover an activation.