U.S. Customs and Border protection will be at the Arlington Air show on July 7th from 0800 to 1200 July 8th, 9th and 10th from 0800 to 1500 and July 11th 0800 to 1200.

To land direct from foreign to Arlington you will need to take the following steps.

1) Have a CBP user fee decal for 2010. This can be ordered at CBP.Gov https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/ You must have a decal or proof of ordering a decal to get permission to land.

2) Transmit your APIS information. Permission to land will not be granted without the officer being able to verify receipt of APIS information.

3) Call 425-259-0246 and request landing permission only after the first two steps have been completed. You must speak with a CBP officer if you get a voice mail leave a message an officer will call you back. A message left is not permission to land you must talk to an officer at the 425-259-0246 number.

4) You will be directed to CBP processing area for clearance.


A CBP form 178 is NOT required for all Canadian Aircraft landing at Arlington During the Fly-In.

Additional information for eAPIS filling.  Since Arlington is only a port of entry during the Fly-In, the eAPIS filing system does not recognize the designator KAWO.  Please use KPAE as the destination and in the notes indicate you are arriving direct at KAWO (putting KAWO as the arrival point in the notes is highly important).  KAWO is a temporary port of entry during July 7 - 11, local CBP personnel are intent on making your arrival as easy as possible.

Only aircraft with US or Canadian passports will be allowed to land direct to Arlington.

Operating hours of the call in number for the air show will be 0630 to 1400 all days except July 11th where the hours will be 0630 to 1200.

No aircraft will be given permission to land 30 minutes prior to the closing of each days scheduled hours. Any aircraft that can not land and get to the CBP inspection site prior to this time will have to land at another CBP facility for clearance.

EAA has provided a comprehensive tutorial for pilots to navigate the Customs Border Patrol APIS system that was implemented May 18th, 2010.  http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-05-21_cbp.asp

Please read all the above information carefully.  CBP has provided a direct phone number to receive permission to land after you have filed your APIS information.

Arlington Fly-In will provide access for Canadian Pilots to file APIS electronically before they depart.  Check your pilot registration receipt for detailed information.