Overview

• Over 330,000 spectators attended the 19th Festival Aéreo de Gijón, which featured a three-and-a-half-hour program of 24 civilian, military and institutional aircraft including debut Eurofighter Typhoon and F-18 Hornet displays.
• Emergency teams carried out sixteen medical interventions—six for heat stroke—and a Bomberos de Asturias medevac helicopter diverted midshow to rescue an injured hiker in Peñamellera Baja.
• Organizers and the Air Force confirmed that Captain Botana’s sudden F-18 maneuver followed standard protocol to avoid a flock of birds and posed no safety risk.
• The Guardia Civil parachute unit made its first public exhibition and acrobatic pilot Camilo Benito returned with dual displays in a Mudry CAP 10 and an Extra330, enhancing the festival’s aerial lineup.
• Organizers and local authorities have begun planning the milestone 20th anniversary edition scheduled for 2026.