The Air Race Classic (ARC) is a four-day all-women transcontinental air race, starting in Alabama and finishing here in Spokane.
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Air Race Classic (ARC)—an all-women transcontinental air race—named historic Felts Field as the finish line for the 2025 race.
Felts Field is the third airport in Washington selected to host a leg of the race since ARC’s creation nearly 50 years ago and the state’s first airport to serve as the race’s last stop.
“Over the past 100 years, Felts Field has been host to some of the world’s most iconic aviators – from Charles Lindbergh to Nick Mamer and Dorothy Fowler – and home to some of the most spectacular displays of aviation skill and innovation,” said Ezra Eckhardt, Spokane Airport Board Chair. “The 2025 Air Race Classic not only builds upon this rich aviation tradition, encouraging racers to seek out new horizons, but importantly …