2024 in air sports

This article lists world & continental championships and other FAI-Sanctioned events in air sports for 2024.

Full 2024 FAI Calendar here.

Aerobatics

World Championships

July 31 – August 10: 2024 FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Oschatz
August 17–24: 2024 FAI World Aerobatic Championships in Zamość

Continental Championships

September 5–14: 2024 FAI Open European Intermediate & Advanced Aerobatics Championships in Clinceni

Aeromodelling

World Championships

March 23–26: 2024 FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slanic Prahova
- Results: here
July 28 – August 4: 2024 FAI F3J World Championships for Model Gliders in Elverum
August 6–10: 2024 FAI F1ABP Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Prilep
August 10–17: 2024 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Strejnic
August 12–17: 2024 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Muncie
October 6–12: 2024 FAI FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders in Limoux
November 10–15: 2024 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Maricopa

Continental Championships

July 7–13: 2024 FAI F3K European Championships for Model Gliders in Włocławek
July 20–27: 2024 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Grandrieu
July 22–26: 2024 FAI F1ABC European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Simeria
July 24–28: 2024 FAI F1ABCQ Asian-Oceanic Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Ulaanbaatar
August 10–17: 2024 FAI F3CN European Championships for Model Helicopters in Aabenraa
August 19–23: 2024 FAI F1E European Championship for Free Flight Slope Soaring Gliders in Litoměřice
August 25–30: 2024 FAI F5J European Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in Deva

World Cup Events

February 10–12: 2024 KIWI WORLD CUP OF NEW ZEALAND in Lost Hills
- Results: here
February 14: 2024 NORTH AMERICAN CUP in Lost Hills
- Results: here
February 15–19: 2024 BOB WHITE MEMORIAL MAX MEN INTERNATIONAL in Lost Hills
- Results: here
March 1–3: 2024 ARIZONA CUP in Tucson
- Website: here
March 8–11: 2024 F3A Masters World Cup in Albury
- Website: here
March 8–10: 2024 Moose Cup & 2024 Bear Cup in Säkylä
- Results: here
March 16: 2024 SPZG Cup, Antoon van Eldik Memorial in Kietrz
- Results: here
March 17: 2024 Jasna 31 - Cup Pieter de Boer Memorial in Kietrz
- Results: here
March 21–22: 2024 World Cup Memorial OTTO HINTS F1D in Slanic Prahova
- Website: here
March 22–24: 2024 Raná OPEN in Raná
- Results: here
March 23–24: 2024 33rd Herend Cup in Tapolca
- Website: here
March 23–24: 2024 LARISA F5J MEETING in Larissa
- Website: here
April 6–7: 2024 F5J Tisza Cup in Szeged
April 6–7: 2024 Coppa VOLI F3K World Cup in Rivalta di Torino
April 6–7: 2024 Memorial 'Adriano GHISELLI' in Capannori
April 13: 2024 Otto-Kuttler-Cup in Oberkotzau
April 14: 2024 Föhrlberg-Cup in Oberkotzau
April 19–21: 2024 Slovenia F3F CUP in Vipava
April 20–21: 2024 Coppa VOLI F5J in Rivalta di Torino
April 21–23: 2024 Widgiewa Cup in Narrandera
April 22–23: 2024 AFFS Championships in Narrandera
April 24–25: 2024 Southern Cross Cup in Narrandera
April 26–28: 2024 Donaupokal F3F in Hainburg an der Donau
April 27–28: 2024 Mecsek Cup in Pécs
April 27–28: 2024 World Cup for Space models KASPICHAN in Kaspichan
April 27–28: 2024 F5J BULGARIA CUP in Dupnitsa
April 27–28: 2024 19. Kirchheim Open in Kirchheim unter Teck
April 27–28: 2024 INTERNATIONAL HAND LAUNCH GLIDER FESTIVAL in Poway
April 27–28: 2024 10 th International Modena Trophy in Modena

FAI Sanctioned Events

January 28: 2024 F1N Acropolis Cup in Athens
- Results: F1N Greece Facebook page
February 17–18: 2024 SOIM Swiss Open Indoor Masters in Switzerland
- Website: here
March 9: 2024 F1N Kutina Open International in Kutina
- Website: here
March 23: 2024 Medzinárodné majstrovstvá Slovenska F1N in Dubnica nad Váhom
- Website: here
April 6: 2024 IX Backa Indoor Open in Sombor
April 27–28: 2024 Gliderkeeper F5J Masters Escalona in Escalona del Prado

Ballooning

World Championships

September 8–14: 2024 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Szeged
September 12–21: 2024 Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Münster

Canopy piloting

World Championships

August 31– September 1: 2024 FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Prostějov
September 19–24: 2024 FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships & 2024 FAI World Canopy Piloting Freestyle Championships in Pretoria

FAI Sanctioned Events

March 23–24: 2024 United States Canopy Piloting Association Meet #1 in Zephyrhills
- Results: here
April 20–21: 2024 United States Canopy Piloting Association Meet #2 in Sebastian

Drone sports

Drone racing

World Championships

October 31 – November 3: 2024 FAI World Drone Racing Championship in Hangzhou^[1]

FAI Drone Racing World Cup

February 16–18: KPIHAB FAI Drone Racing World Cup in Capas^[2]
May 11 & 12: Aircrasher FAI Worlcup in Aichtal
May 18 & 19: Paris Drone Racing World Cup in La Queue-en-Brie
June 1 & 2: FAI Korea Drone Racing World Cup in Seoul
June 7–9: Drone Racing World Cup Hungary in Mogyoród
June 22 & 23: Trofeo F9U World Cup Italia in Sumirago
July 20 & 21: Drone Club Varna Cup in Varna
July 27 & 28: DX Racing Serbia in Bela Crkva
September 14 & 15: Phoenix Drone Racing in Prilep
September 20 & 21: Gaelic GP in Madrid
September 28 & 29: Türkiye Drone Race in Istanbul
October 4–6: Namwon World Drone Racing Masters in Namwon
October 24–27: ASFC F9U World Cup Chongqing in Chongqing
November 14–16: Riyadh Drone Racing World Cup in Riyadh

Drone soccer

FAI Sanctioned Events

February 2–4: 2024 German Drone Ball Cup Hannover

Gliding

World Championships

July 13–27: 2024 FAI Junior World Gliding Championships & 2024 FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship in Ostrów Wielkopolski
August 14 – September 1: 2024 FAI World Gliding Championships in Uvalde

Continental Championships

June 2–15: 2024 FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in Hutchinson
August 3–17: 2024 FAI European Gliding Championships in Tábor

FAI Sanctioned Events

April 27–30: 2024 RM Amlikon in Amlikon Airfield
April 28 – May 4: 2024 Alföldi Cup in Szatymaz

Hang gliding

FAI Sanctioned Events

January 6–13: 1st Corryong HG Cup 2024 in Corryong
- Results: Open, Floater
January 6–8: 2024NishifujiJC in Fujinomiya
- Results: here
January 16–23: 1st Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2024 in Forbes
- Results: here
January 25 – February 3: 46th New Zealand Hang Gliding Open Championship in Murchison
- Results: here
February 11–17: 1st NSW HANG GLIDING STATE TITLES 2024 in Manilla
- Website: here
March 16–17: 1st 2024 KOREA HANG GLIDING LEAGUE 1st ROUND ( 2024 KHL 1R ) in Hadong-gun
- Results: here
March 19–24: 12th Aeros Winter Race 2024 in Vipava
- Results: here
March 20–24: 2024 Itajiki Spring Flight in Ishioka
- Results: here
March 24–31: 40th XL Open Internacional Sierra de Cádiz 2024 in Cádiz
- Results: here
March 23 – April 1: Trofeo Montegrappa Deltaplano 2024 in Romano d'Ezzelino
- Website: here
March 29 – April 1: 2024 Birchip 2024 Flatter than the Flatlands in Birchip
April 5–7: 2024 East Japan Championship in Ishioka
April 7–13: 1st Dalby Big Air 2024 in Dalby Airport
April 20–23: 4th IV Open Internacional Mudejar 2024 in El Pobo
April 20–27: Campeonato Brasileiro Asa Delta - 1ª Etapa in Pico do Gavião
April 20–27: 2024 Paradise Airsports Nationals in Groveland
April 25–30: 2024 VALCOMINO TROPHY - ITALIAN OPEN 2024 in San Donato Val di Comino
April 27 – May 1: Open Laragne - Saint André 2024 in Laragne-Montéglin
April 28 – May 4: 2024 Icarus Cup at Wilotree Park in Groveland
April 30 – May 5: Czech Highlands 2024 in Raná

Parachuting

World Championships

July 2–13: 2024 CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok
August 31– September 1: 2024 FAI World Style and Accuracy Landing Championships & 2024 FAI Junior World Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Prostějov

FAI Sanctioned Events

March 15–17: 2024 Parachute-Ski World Cup Series in St. Johann in Tirol
- Website: here
April 27–28: 2024 Dolomiti Cup in Belluno

Paragliding

World Championships

August 18–31: 2024 FAI Junior World Paragliding Championships in Tolmin

Continental Championships

May 21 – June 1: 2024 FAI European Paragliding Championship in Pegalajar
June 6–16: 2024 FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championship in Mungyeong
October 4–12: 2024 FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Gjirokastër

FAI Sanctioned Events

January 6–13: 1st SRS Ozone Edition, Colombia in Piedechinche
- Results: here
January 18–25: 20th OPEN FAI2 - COLOMBIANO PRIMERA VALIDA in Roldanillo
- Results: here
January 20–21: 1st 1ª ETAPA CAMP. GAÚCHO DE PARAPENTE 2024 - FAI 2 - SAPIRANGA - RS in Sapiranga
- Results: here
January 20–21: SUPER OPEN VIVA 2024 in Vila Valério
- Results: here
January 27 – February 3: 5th British Winter Open in Roldanillo
- Results: here
January 30 – February 4: Hawkes Bay Paragliding XC 2024 in Havelock North
- Results: here
February 4–11: 2nd Niviuk Open Colombia 2024 in Roldanillo
- Results: here
February 5–13: New Zealand Paragliding Nationals 2024 in Rotorua
- Results: here
February 8–12: 8th Thailand Paragliding Accuracy ASEAN Friendships Open (FAI CAT II) - AFA Nation League 2024 in Nong Khai
- Results: here
February 10–16: 1st Bright Open 2024 PG in Bright
- Website: here
February 10–13: 1st Campeonato Sul Brasileiro de Parapente 2024 - Etapa Única - FAI 2 - Sapiranga - RS in Sapiranga
- Results: here
February 10–13: 1st VALADARES PARAGLIDING CUP 2024 in Governador Valadares
- Results: here
February 12–18: 1st Panchgani Open and Indian Nationals - 2024 in Panchgani
- Results: here
February 15–18: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup 2024 Nongkhai, Thailand in Nong Khai
- Results: here
February 17–18: 2nd 2ND STAGE OF THE CATARINESE PARAGLIDING CHAMPIONSHIP in Jaraguá do Sul
- Results: here
February 18–24: 1st Pre Pwc Corryong open 2024 in Corryong
- Results: here
February 18–23: Open Trujillo 2024 in Trujillo
- Website: here
February 23–26: 1st Winter Championship of Kazakhstan for landing accuracy in Taldykorgan
- Results: here
February 24–27: French League Zivernales de Gourdon in Gourdon
- Results: here (Event was cancelled)
February 24–25: Swiss Cup flex in Grindelwald
- Website: here
March 1–3: 1st 2024 Brazil Monjolo Open PG - 1th Capixaba in Baixo Guandu
- Results: here
March 5–16: 13th Paragliding World Cup SUPERFINAL 2023 - Brazil, Baixo Guandu in Baixo Guandu
- Results: here
March 15–17: Berati Open Air in Berat
- Results: here
March 16–17: 1st BAPO 2024 in Grand Coo
- Website: here
March 19–26: Campeonato Binacional de Parapente 2024 in San Joaquín de Navay
- Results: here
March 21–26: Flory Cup 2024 in Marostica
- Results: here
March 22–24: 2024 Kontum Open - Vietnam League 2024 Round 2 in Kon Tum
- Results: here
March 22–24: 1st 2024 Korean Paragliding League 1st – Hapcheon in Hapcheon-gun
- Results: here
March 23–24: 3rd Stage of the Santa Catarina Paragliding Championship 2024 - Tangará in Tangará
- Results: here
March 27 – April 1: Trofeo Montegrappa Parapendio 2024 in Romano d'Ezzelino
- Website: here
March 29 – April 1: Swiss League Open in Verbier
- Website: here
March 29 – April 1: 10th Rana Cup 2024 in Raná
- Website: here
March 30–31: 1st 2024 Korean Paragliding League 1st – Hapcheon in Danyang
- Results: here
April 5–7: 4th OPEN PANCAS 2024 in Pancas
April 5–7: 3rd XC Savinjska Open in Braslovče
April 5–7: Serbian National Championship Vrsac Open 2024. in Vršac
April 6–7: 1a ETAPA CAMPEONATO PAULISTA DE PARAPENTE in São Sebastião da Bela Vista
April 6–7: Zillertal Battle 2024 in Mayrhofen
April 9–14: Transcapixaba Hike and Fly in Pancas
April 11–14: 5th Dobrča Open 2024 in Begunje na Gorenjskem
April 12–14: 2024 Liga Nacional Open Teba in Teba
April 13–14: Swiss Cup Biel in Biel
April 13–14: Schöckl Pokal, Styrian Championship 2024 in Sankt Radegund bei Graz
April 13–20: 2024 Brazilian Nationals 1st - Castelo - Pre PWC in Castelo
April 18–21: Staufen Cup 2024 BaWü Open und Vorarlberger Landesmeisterschaft 2024 im Gleitschirmfliegen in Bezau
April 18–21: 2024 Norma Race 2024 in Norma
April 18–21: Vrsac Open 2024 in Vršac
April 19–21: Acc Rana League 2024 in Raná
April 19–21: Akdeniz Bölgesi Hedef Yarismasi in Alanya
April 19–21: 1st Event Name: 2024 Korea Sports Class League 1st – Hapcheon in Hapcheon-gun
April 20–28: 5th Freedom Open 2024 in Bordano
April 20: 2024 Etyeki Húzogatós 2024 in Etyek
April 25–28: 10th PGAWC ALANYA 2024 in Alanya
April 26–28: 4th 1ra copa Amistad Xocomil - Panajachel 2024 in Panajachel
April 26–28: 9th 1ª Etapa do CICO - Jandaia 2024 in Rampa de jandaia
April 27 – May 1: 2024 Pre-PWC - Liga Nacional Algodonales in Algodonales
April 27–30: Alpen Cup 2024 in Lenggries
April 27–28: 1 Etapa Campeonato Paranaense 2024 - Tomazina in Tomazina

Paramotoring

World & Continental Championships

February 6–10: 2024 FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in Doha^[3]^[4]
- Overall PF1 winner: Bartosz Nowicki
- Women PF1 winner: Morgane Planton
- Teams PF1 winners: France
- Overall PL1 winner: Hayan Al-Hebabi
- Teams PL1 winners: France
July 27 – August 3: 2024 FAI World Microlight Championships in Deenethorpe
August 3–10: 2024 FAI World Paramotor Endurance Championships in Manston