AirVenture Day 1 Gallery

AirVenture 2021 opened on Monday to clear skies and a record number of aircraft.

The Vintage and Classics area allows visitors to step back in time to the early years of aviation.

Mariano RosalesContributor
Mariano Rosales has worked as a freelance aviation and editorial photographer for over 20 years. He is a commercial airplane and glider pilot who flies his Cessna 170B for fun. By day, he can be heard at Chicago Center as an air traffic controller.