VERTICON Lands in Dallas with Spectacular Helicopter Arrivals

Largest vertical aviation event in the world commences this week.

Dallas, Texas (March 4, 2025) – This week, Vertical Aviation International’s (VAI) highly anticipated annual conference and exposition, VERTICON, will make a grand entrance in Dallas. 

Starting March 7 at approximately 10:00 am, the skies over the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas will come alive as more than 34 helicopters, including some of the most popular models in the world, fly in for the event. Additional vertical aircraft will also arrive by truck, setting the stage for the world’s largest vertical aviation trade show, with more than 50 aircraft on display.

The dynamic aircraft fly-in will be a captivating experience, offering a glimpse of a wide variety of vertical aviation technology in action.

VERTICON 2025, formerly known as HAI HELI-EXPO, is the largest vertical aviation trade show in the world, attracting over 15,000 attendees from more than 85 countries and generating more than $2 billion in business for 680-plus exhibitors. Once again, VAI is showcasing its commitment to sustainability by ensuring that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is available to aircraft flying into the convention center, highlighting the green options available in aviation today.

Key Event Details:

• Aircraft Fly-In: Begins around 10:00 am central on Mar. 7, weather permitting. Flights will continue until civil twilight (approximately 6:54 pm central), resuming Mar. 8–9 until all aircraft have arrived.
• Show Dates: Mar. 10–13.
• Exhibit Dates: Mar. 11–13.
• Aircraft Fly-Out: Begins around 4:00 pm, Mar. 13, weather permitting. Continues until civil twilight (approximately 7:59 pm central), resuming approximately 8:00 am, Mar. 14, until all aircraft have departed.

For Media:

Media outlets are invited to cover both days of the fly-in. The aircraft will land in the freight-staging area on the south side of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas. To ensure safety, media personnel will be staged in a designated area approximately 100 feet from the landing zone.

For more information and to secure media access (required), please visit: https://verticon.org/attend/media/

Vertical Aviation International (VAI), formerly Helicopter Association International (HAI), is the world’s leading membership association dedicated to the vertical aviation industry, which encompasses all aircraft capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing. Throughout its 76 years of fueling industry growth through connection, advocacy, safety, education, and support for its members’ success, VAI has leveraged the power of vertical flight to strengthen communities worldwide. The association welcomes all facets of the vertical aviation industry, including manufacturers, operators, suppliers and vendors, pilots and maintenance technicians, and other aviation professionals. For more information about VAI, please visit: https://verticalavi.org/

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