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Since 1986, America's Family-Friendly Fly-In!

June 17 - 21, 2025

The Sentimental Journey fly-in is one of the America’s top family-friendly fly-ins. Aircraft of all types are welcome, and non-flyers too, but we especially love taildraggers and antiques of any make and model.

Sentimental Journey Is Convenient!

Centrally located in the middle of Pennsylvania, you’re less than a two-hour hop from almost any location in New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio.

Sentimental Journey Is Beautiful!

The scenery of central Pennsylvania is stunning. Lock Haven is in a beautiful valley in the Appalachians, and the runway borders the Susquehanna River.

Sentimental Journey Is Fun!

There are spot-landing contests, poker runs, informative forums offering insights into all things aeronautical, food vendors, free beer every night after 6pm, and live music when the sun goes down. One thing is for sure: nobody gets bored at Sentimental Journey.

Sentimental Journey Offers Great Flying and Camping!

We’ve got a taildragger-friendly grass runway, plus 3,800-foot paved runway. We’ve got both plane-side tent camping and RV campsites available. We’ve got hot showers and running water. If you prefer the comforts of hotels, the fly-In offers free transportation to to the hotels in town..
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Welcome to Sentimental Journey

 

Now into our 39th year, this year’s fly-in will be bigger and better than ever.


Sentimental Journey Fly-in began in 1986 with a group of dedicated volunteers working to provide a sentimental return to Lock Haven, the airplanes built by Piper. Almost all of the famous “tube and fabric” Pipers made their first flight from this very runway. Now in our 39th year, we are hoping to draw all makes and models of airplanes, especially taildraggers to our Flyin. All pilots will find a welcoming home on our long grass runway. 


But while we love Pipers, today Sentimental Journey welcomes all flyers and their flivvers. Parked on our field during the fly-in you'll find Aeroncas, Bellancas, Cessnas, Cubcrafters, Luscombes, Pitts, Stearmans, Stinsons, Swifts, Taylorcraft, Wacos, and Vans, and just about anything else with wings. Everybody and every plane is welcome!


Big News for 2025: Sentimental Journey welcomes the Short Wing Piper Club Annual Convention, which will run simultaneously with the 2025 Fly-In.


If you enjoy general aviation, then you should become a member of Sentimental Journey today! All members receive a membership card,  discounted prices on daily and full event passes, as well as, at the semi-annual pancake breakfasts at the airport in Lock Haven.

 

Mark Your Calendar! The 39th Annual Sentimental Journey Fly-In

Opens on Tuesday, June 17th and Runs through Saturday Evening, June 21st, 2025.

 

 

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Sentimental Journey, Inc.
P.O Box 496, Lock Haven, PA 17745
Tel: (570) 893-4200