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PHOTOS: Ontario Airport Day celebrates aviation with family fun

Kids hop out of the plane after taking a ride with a local pilot at the Ontario Airport Day & Fly-In. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

ONTARIO — Families, pilots and car enthusiasts flocked to the Ontario Airport Day & Fly-In Saturday, July 20. The event featured fly-bys, a car show, live music by Luke Carter, The Sawtooth Blues Band and Porterdog, and free airplane rides for youth ages 8 to 17, as well as several food vendors.

The event used to be the Ontario airshow, but has transformed into the airport appreciation day.

Dave and his dog, Cinnamon, gave rides to kids during the event. Dave has been flying with Cinnamon in the cockpit for 10 years. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

Tom talks to a car show attendee about his 1979 Trans Am that just got a new paint job. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

Air traffic control was busy as plane after plane took off, giving rides to kids. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

Cars in the show were double parked on either side of the airstrip, outnumbering the number of planes featured at the event. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

A 1967 Chevy Chevelle features Wile E. Coyote sprinting across the leather seats. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

About to take a ride, a kid peers into the cockpit of the plane in preparation for takeoff. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

The Sawtooth Blues Band, from Boise, plays on the main stage at the Ontario Airport Day & Fly-In. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

Blues riffs and guitar licks could be heard throughout the airstrip as The Sawtooth Blues Band played blues classics. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

Blues riffs and guitar licks could be heard throughout the airstrip as The Sawtooth Blues Band played blues classics. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)

The Ontario Airport Day & Fly-In was a family affair, featuring a car show, plane rides, food, music and planes. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)