The Blue Impulse is the pride of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s acrobatic flight team.
The team is known for its acrobatic flights using multiple aircraft and smoke to fly over events held in various parts of Japan.
The schedule of the Blue Impulse for FY 2024 has been announced!
In this issue, we will introduce the flight schedule of the Blue Impulse for FY 2024(2024/4~2024/3), as well as other major base festivals and military aircraft-related aviation events.
Schedule of Blue Impulse Flights for 2024
Based on information found on the Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse official schedule page and the organizer’s website (updated 3/15).
In FY2024, participation in air festivals and air shows is decreasing and instead participation in other events is increasing
| schedule | Place of implementation | event name | memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beppu City, Oita Prefecture | Beppu City 100th Anniversary Commemorative Event 110th Commemorative Beppu Hatto Hot Springs Festival※ | Live commentary broadcast will take place on the Beppu spa beach | |
| 4/28(Sun） | Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture | 25th Air Memorial in Kanoya | Kanoya air base(Japan navy) |
| 5/5（Sun） | Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture | JMSDF/U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station Friendship Day 2024 | |
| 5/19（Sun） | Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Shizuhama Air Base Air Festival 2024 | |
| 5/25（Sat） | Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture | The 6th Annual Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival※ | |
| 6/8（Sat） | Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2024 Sendai※ | |
| 6/29（Sat） | Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture | Kawasaki-Leap Festival, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Kawasaki City※ | |
| 7/6（Sat） | Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture | Noshiro Port 50th Anniversary Commemorative Event: Noshiro Port Festival 2024※ | |
| 7/21（Sun） | Miyazu City, Kyoto | Miyazu City 70th Anniversary Commemorative Event※ | |
| 8/3（Sat） | Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture | The 101st Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival※ | |
| 8/24（Sat） | Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture | Higashimatsushima Summer Festival 2024※ | |
| 8/25（Sun） | Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture | Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base Aviation Festival | Home of the Blue Impulse |
| 8/31（Sat） | Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture | Memorial Service for the 70th Anniversary of the Enforcement of the Municipal System and the Recovery from the Sino-Vietnamese Earthquake※ | |
| 9/15（Sun） | Chitose City, Hokkaido | 2024 Air Festival in the Town of Chitose | Air Self-Defense Force Chitose Air Base |
| 9/23（Mon） | Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture | Air Festival 2024 in KOMATSU | Air Self Defense Force Komatsu Base |
| 10/5（Sat） | Saga City, Saga Prefecture | SAGA2024 The 78th National Sports Festival | |
| 10/20（Sun） | Shimabara City, Nagasaki | Shimabara Castle 400th Anniversary Commemorative Project※ | |
| 10/27（Sun） | Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Air Festa Hamamatsu 2024 | Air Self-Defense Force Hamamatsu Air Base |
| 11/3（Sun） | Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture | Iruma Air Festival | Air Self-Defense Force Iruma Air Base |
| 11/21（Thu） | Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture | WRC FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024※ | |
| 12/1（Sun） | Mihama Town, Wakayama Prefecture | Commemorative project for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the town of Mihama※ | |
| 12/8（Sun） | Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Base | HYAKURI AIR BASE air festival |
Details of the most recent flight event
Blue Impulse flies over Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture
25th Air Memorial in Kanoya air base (Japan navy)
