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Lake Cumberland Air Show.

Four shows since 2021 at Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, Somerset, Kentucky, each one presented by Don Franklin, Driven By Family. The fourth flew on Saturday, November 7, 2026, Veterans Day weekend, with every veteran admitted free.

04The organisers' posts, 3 to 7 Nov 2026 · Commonwealth Journal 29 Oct 2026 · KSME METARs

The fourth show flew on Veterans Day weekend.

Gates opened at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026, and the flying ran from 12:30 to about 2:38 p.m. under clear skies. Scott "Cheese" Gusakov's L-39 Albatros headlined in place of the MiG-17F announced on September 25; no reason for the change was published. Shawn Daugherty of the Airport Board chaired the show.

The 2026 lineup

As the organisers posted it on the morning of the show, 7 Nov 2026, 8 a.m.

Presented by Don Franklin, Driven By Family

  1. L-39 Albatros Scott "Cheese" GusakovIn place of the MiG-17F announced September 25; no reason was published Headliner
  2. Flag jump Team Fastrax
  3. Extra 330SC Britt Lincoln
  4. Monosport 360 Michael Hoy
  5. Staudacher S300 Craig GiffordThe organisers posted video of this act at 2:23 p.m.
  6. Super Decathlon Charlie Morris
  7. T-34 formation SkylinersT-34 Formation Team
  8. C-45 Expeditor Anthony Quadrani
  9. SNJ-2s Warbird ThunderChris Thomas
  10. Wings vs. Wheels Don FranklinCar against plane
  11. UH-72 Lakota Kentucky Army National Guard Static display

Withdrawn before the show: the Friends of Army Aviation UH-1 Huey demonstration and helicopter rides (maintenance, announced November 6); the AC-47 "Spooky", which dropped out of the organisers' November listings; a UH-60 Black Hawk static display (announced November 3, later marked operationally revoked).

Organiser Facebook post, 7 Nov 2026, 8:00 a.m., superseding the 4 Nov lineup graphic · Commonwealth Journal 29 Oct 2026 · the Don Franklin Family of Dealerships has been presenting sponsor of every edition

Saturday, 7 Nov 2026

As published for the show, and how the day went

Gates
10 a.m.
Flying
12:30 to about 2:38 p.m.
Tickets
$12 early · $15 advance · $17 gate
Free
All veterans, and children 6 and under
Parking
Free and off site, with R-TEC shuttles
Policy
Rain or shine
The day
Clear to a few clouds, 54 to 55°F, a light north wind of 4 to 8 knots gusting 14, by the field's own AWOS through the flying window
Drones
Banned within 5 nautical miles under the show's TFR
Fly-in
KSME closed to fly-in traffic about an hour before the show. For the next one, read the NOTAMs.

lakecumberlandairshow.com · Commonwealth Journal 29 Oct 2026 · KSME METARs 12:30 to 2:40 p.m., IEM/AWC archive

Attendance and photographs

Attendance and the airport's photographs will be posted here when the organisers release them. No attendance figure or recap had been published by any outlet, the organisers, SPEDA or the Chamber as of the morning of November 8, 2026. The show-day stills and video that exist so far are Abell Media's, of Somerset, and will appear here only once the airport is cleared to use them.

Checked 8 Nov 2026, 7:55 a.m. · lakecumberlandairshow.com · facebook.com/lakecumberlandairshow · SPEDA · the Chamber

05Commonwealth Journal · SPEDA · the Chamber · WYMT · attendance as each organiser reported it

Four shows since 2021.

The first show at the field in about two decades flew free on a Sunday in August 2021 and drew more than five thousand people. The show skipped 2023 for the apron rehabilitation, and 2025 when the organisers moved to every other year.

The editions

YearThe showAttendanceSource
2021 1st · Sunday, August 29 · free admission. The first show at the field in about two decades: a P-51 Mustang, the Dragon Fyre jet truck and helicopter rides, run with Somernites Cruise. 5,000+ The Chamber · Commonwealth Journal 25 Aug 2021
2022 2nd · Saturday, September 17 · tickets $10 / $15. Greg Koontz, a P-40 Warhawk, a MiG-17 flyover, the Cub on a truck, DC-3 "Flagship Detroit" rides and a car-versus-plane race. 8,000+ Commonwealth Journal 15 Sep 2022 · SPEDA
2023 No show. Skipped for the apron rehabilitation. WYMT 7 Mar 2023
2024 3rd · Saturday, September 21. F-86 Sabre, B-25 "Champaign Gal", Team Fastrax, Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Huey and Cobra rides, Next-Gen Eagles, Smoke-On Formation Team. about 10,000 SPEDA 13 May 2024 · 5 Jun 2025
2025 No show. The organisers moved to every other year. Commonwealth Journal 12 Jun 2025
2026 4th · Saturday, November 7, Veterans Day weekend. Flew as scheduled under clear skies: ten acts and a static display, with an L-39 Albatros headliner; every veteran admitted free. not yet released Organiser posts 3 to 7 Nov 2026 · Commonwealth Journal 29 Oct 2026 · KSME METARs

Figures are the organisers' and the press's, rounded as they printed them · the 2026 figure will be added when it is released

Recognition

2022
Community Event of the Year, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, for the 2022 show
2023
Bronze Traverse Award, Kentucky Travel Industry Association, for the 2022 show

SPEDA · the Chamber · KTIA Traverse Awards 2023

Orthophoto of the terminal area of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport in winter: the terminal building and its car park at lower left, the wide concrete apron with yellow tie-down markings, two large hangars with bare red earth beside them, two T-hangar rows at right, and the taxiway running up to the runway along the top edge
The terminal, the FBO and the east apron, with the T-hangar rows at right and Runway 05/23 along the top. The show skipped 2023 for the apron rehabilitation. Imagery: KyFromAbove, Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (2023), public domain.
06Lake Cumberland Air Show, Inc., nonprofit filed 14 Apr 2022 · SPEDA · Commonwealth Journal 20 Mar 2026

A nonprofit the Airport Board manages.

Lake Cumberland Air Show, Inc. is a Kentucky nonprofit formed in April 2022 and managed ex officio by the Somerset-Pulaski County Airport Board. SPEDA, the airport and the Chamber host the show jointly, and the Don Franklin Family of Dealerships has been its presenting sponsor from the first edition.

The organisers

Organiser
Lake Cumberland Air Show, Inc., a Kentucky nonprofit filed April 14, 2022
Managed by
The Somerset-Pulaski County Airport Board, ex officio
Hosts
SPEDA (Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority), the airport and the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, jointly
Presented by
Don Franklin, Driven By Family. The Don Franklin Family of Dealerships has been presenting sponsor of every edition.
Purpose
"To educate the general public on aviation and its history by facilitating air shows."
2026 chair
Shawn Daugherty, treasurer of the Airport Board
Info line
(606) 679-7908

Nonprofit filing 14 Apr 2022 · lakecumberlandairshow.com · SPEDA · flylcra.com, read 8 Nov 2026

"Our airport is more than just a nice, state-of-the-art facility ... it's an engine that has fueled economic growth in Pulaski County."

Shawn Daugherty, treasurer of the Somerset-Pulaski County Airport Board and chair of the 2026 show · March 20, 2026
07Commonwealth Journal 25 Sep 2026 · the organisers' channels

The next show is not announced.

The organisers call the show biennial, which points to 2028, but no date is set. The Airport Board's plan for 2026 to 2029 promises at least four public events a year, and whatever is confirmed goes on the airport's calendar first.

Follow the show

Dates, tickets and the lineup are published by Lake Cumberland Air Show, Inc.

lakecumberlandairshow.com Facebook Instagram
The airport's calendar Info line (606) 679-7908

Next date: not announced · biennial since 2025 · Commonwealth Journal 12 Jun 2025 and 25 Sep 2026 · the info line is the airport's FBO desk