Future Aviators Summer Camp!
2026 Camp Dates
July 6th-10th
August 3th-7th (Air Show Week)
Register directly through the website!
New Garden Flying Field offers young people the excitement and discovery of aviation in a day-camp setting, designed for ages 7-15. It’s a week of non-stop excitement that includes five full days of hands-on aviation and science projects, challenging activities, museum and airport tours, and other aviation experiences. Primary Activities:
Airplane Construction - Learn about airplane construction including fabric, wood and metal.Aeromodeling - Design, build and fly balsa gliders and RC airplanes.Rocketry - Build and fly model rockets.Ground School - Learn the basics of pre-flight planning and navigation.Flight - Introductory flight with a Certified Flight Instructor. Receive a log book with your recorded flight time.Museum Tour - Day trip to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
For any additional questions about anything Future Aviators-related, please email Nick at nhunter@newgarden.org!
New Garden Flying Field’s Future Aviators Program is a week-long summer camp centered around all things aviation! Campers will learn the 4 forces of flight, conduct different builds each day, go on a field trip, see guest speakers, and enjoy the outdoor activities based at our New Garden Airport. Each camper will also receive a 30-minute discovery flight in one of New Garden Flight School’s aircraft.
Some of the different builds and activities we do are below
Model Rockets
Bottle Rockets
RC Plane Flying
Simulators
Gliders
Discovery Flight
Egg Drop
Please add campers individually to the cart to prompt the pop-up form box.
If signing up multiple campers apply the discount code (N57FA2026) at checkout.
Please add to cart if your camper will be getting Shake Shack from the Udvar Hazy Center on the field trip day.
