Sun 'n Fun

Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo
Formation1974 (1974)[1]
TypeNonprofit organization
59-2803958[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) public charity[2]
PurposeAviation education
Location
Coordinates27°58′55″N 82°01′38″W / 27.9819°N 82.0272°W / 27.9819; -82.0272
ServicesFly-ins & other aviation events
FieldsAviation
President & CEO
Gene Conrad
Parent organization
Aerospace Center for Excellence
Websitewww.sun-n-fun.org
former Sun 'n Fun logo
A Mooney M-18 Mite on display at Sun 'n Fun

Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo (officially styled SUN 'n FUN) is a nonprofit organization in Lakeland, Florida dedicated to the promotion of aviation education. It is best known for the annual week-long fly-in and airshow at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida, usually held during late March or early April.[3][4][5][6]

Previously called the 'Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, for 2020 the event was officially renamed the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in April 2019.[7][8]

In addition to the fly-in, at one time Sun 'n Fun also operated the Florida Air Museum and supported the Central Florida Aerospace Academy—an aviation-focused career academy operated by the Polk County School Board as part of Kathleen High School. In October 2019 a reorganization made the fly-in part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence, a non-profit organization that was established in 2014 to provide young students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instruction.[9][10]

  1. ^ "History". SUN 'n FUN. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Exempt Organizations Select Check". Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 2 August 2014. EIN:59-2803958, Legal name:Sun N Fun Fly in Inc., City:Lakeland, State:FL, Country:United States, Deductability status:PC ("Public charity")
  3. ^ Sun 'n Fun (n.d.). "Sun 'n Fun Fly-in". Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ^ Sun 'n Fun (2010). "Future Dates". Retrieved 14 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Swaine, Liz (May 2004). "Sun 'n Fun Claims Record Exhibitors". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  6. ^ AvWeb staff (April 2001). "Sun 'n Fun 2001: Hot Fun in the Sunshine". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  7. ^ Niles, Russ (6 April 2019). "Sun 'n Fun Rebrands". AVweb. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. ^ "SnF Announces New Name: SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo". Kitplanes. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Central Florida Aerospace Academy". polkacademies.com. Polk County School Board. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Kate (2 October 2019). "Sun 'N Fun Reorganizes". AVweb. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.