Questions about Trump's 2nd Term Military Flyovers

How many U.S. military flyovers have taken place during Trump's second term?

470 U.S. military flyovers are recorded in the dataset for Trump’s second term.

What was the earliest recorded military flyover of Trump's second term?

The earliest recorded flyover was on January 18, 2025: four U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters flew in formation over GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City before the Chiefs–Texans AFC Divisional playoff game. ¹

What was the most recent recorded military flyover of Trump's second term?

The most recent recorded flyover was on August 29, 2026, when U.S. Air Force jets flew over the start of the 45th annual Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. ¹

Which military branch has conducted the most flyovers during Trump's second term?

The U.S. Air Force conducted the most flyovers: 264 of 470 records when Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard entries are grouped under the Air Force service branch.

How many flyovers did each U.S. military branch conduct?

Counting each flyover once for every explicitly identified service—including Air/Army National Guard and Reserve components under their parent service—the totals are:

Flyovers involving multiple branches are included in each applicable branch’s total, so these figures do not add up to the 470 distinct flyover records. I excluded 33 records labeled only generically as “U.S. military,” “United States military,” or an unspecified National Guard component, because the data does not identify a specific branch.

Which aircraft types have been used most often in these flyovers?

Counting each flyover record that explicitly mentions a type (so multi-aircraft flyovers can count toward several types), the most frequently used were:

1. F-16 Fighting Falcon — 64 flyovers
2. F-35 Lightning II — 39
3. UH-60 Black Hawk — 36
4. KC-135 Stratotanker — 33
5. C-130 Hercules — 27
6. F/A-18 Hornet / Super Hornet — 26
7. CH-47 Chinook — 24
8. F-15 Eagle — 23
9. B-52 Stratofortress — 17
10. B-2 Spirit and AH-64 Apache — 16 each

I grouped reported variants under their base aircraft family—for example, F-16C/D and “Viper” under F-16; F-35A/B/C under F-35; and C-130H/J/AC-130/KC-130 under C-130. Records that only said “military aircraft,” “helicopters,” or did not identify aircraft were not assigned to a specific type.

Which flyover involved the largest number of aircraft?

The International Aerial Review 250 over New York Harbor on July 4, 2026 involved the largest reported number: nearly 178 military aircraft in a multinational flyover led by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. ¹

Which locations hosted the most military flyovers?

By the dataset’s exact location values, the most frequent hosts were:

1. Petco Park, San Diego, California — 9 flyovers
2. Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. — 8
Fort Bragg, North Carolina — 8
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia — 8
3. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida — 6
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii — 6
4. Five flyovers each:
- Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
- Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- White House, Washington, D.C.

These counts treat each distinct venue-and-location string separately—for example, the White House and White House South Lawn are separate entries.