Sault on the flight path for international air race: Airport will be overnight pit stop for Air Race Classic.

• Date: 01 April 2019
• Author: Ross, Ian

The Sault Ste. Marie Airport will play host to an international cross-country air race this summer.

The Air Race Classic is a women's air racing event that goes back 90 years to the first air derby event beginning with Amelia Earhart.

Sault Ste. Marie will be one of the stops in the cross-border event, running June 18-21.

The race, which begins in Jackson, Tenn. and ends in Welland, Ont., will cover more than 4,000 kilometres with stops along the way, as the race must be flown during daylight hours.

Chippewa County Airport, south of Sault, Mich., is the flyby timing location, while Sault, Ont., will be the fuel stop and an overnight stay location.

"I hadn't heard about it until this year when (organizers) reached out to see if we'd be interested," said Terry Bos, president-CEO of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp.

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