National Amelia Earhart Day for the year 2024 is celebrated/observed on Monday, July 24th. There are until the next observance.

Amelia Earhart, who was born on this day in 1897, is one of America’s most revered aviation pioneers, and today, on National Amelia Earhart Day, July 24, we commemorate her life and achievements. While many remember her for her strange disappearance during her eagerly anticipated round-the-world voyage, she had a life full of accomplishments and pioneering. Continue reading to learn about her numerous contributions to the field of aviation.

📆 When is National Amelia Earhart Day?

This year, National Amelia Earhart Day is on July 24th. It is the 4th Monday in July; in 2024, it is on Wednesday.

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Did you know: In 1947, a British South American Airways flight en route to Santiago, Chile, sent the code “STENDEC” to air traffic control and then vanished. Almost 50 years later, plane debris and a decrypted World War II code surfaced: “Severe Turbulence Encountered, Now Descending, Emergency Crash-landing.”

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📜 History of National Amelia Earhart Day

When Amelia Earhart took her maiden flight in California with World War II pilot Frank Hawks in December 1920, she developed a love for aviation. Earhart began taking flight lessons with female pilot Neta Snook in January 1921, just a few months after this momentous encounter. Later that year, she bought her first plane, a yellow Kinner Airster that she called “The Canary.”

One year after her very first flight, in December 1921, she obtained her National Aeronautics Association license, and from that point on, the sky was the limit! She set several milestones during her life, the first of which she accomplished in 1922 when she became the first female pilot to fly alone at 14,000 feet.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic. Charles Lindbergh was the only other person in the world to have done this up to that moment. Earhart received the Distinguished Flying Cross for the first time from Congress.

Earhart participated in the establishment of The Ninety-Nines in 1929, a global nonprofit group whose goal was to promote women in aviation. The Ninety-Nines, an organization founded at the time by 99 female pilots, continues to encourage the next generation of female pilots via support, mentorship, and education.

On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart set out on her doomed journey around the globe from Oakland, California. On July 2, she and navigator Fred Noonan set off from New Guinea with 7,000 miles yet to go. But this would be the last time anyone would see them alive. Despite several possibilities being put forth, the mystery surrounding their disappearance has not yet been solved.

☑️ National Amelia Earhart Day facts

Bermuda Triangle
More than 50 planes and ships are said to have mysteriously disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, which is an area of the Atlantic Ocean between the Atlantic coast of Florida, Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles.

Glenn Miller’s European flight
Glenn Miller, a prominent American big-band trombonist, vanished during a short trip from Bedford, UK, to Paris in 1944.

Star Tiger & Star Ariel
British South American Airways had two flights vanish in 1948 and 1949, with no wreckage ever found from either occurrence.

Things to do on National Amelia Earhart Day

Learn about pioneers in women’s flight history
While Amelia Earhart is the most well-known female aviator, she is far from alone! Many other women have served as industry pioneers, and studying their tales is a terrific way to commemorate today.

Encourage your daughter to be a pilot
The number of female pilots increased dramatically from 1960 to 1980 but has since leveled off. It is always beneficial for young girls to see themselves as pilots in order to embrace that desire. Role models can help with this. Even if you don’t know a female pilot directly, urge your daughter, granddaughter, niece, or any other young lady in your circle of influence to explore this as an interesting career option.

Fly
A 2019 study of 2,000 adults indicated that 13% had never flown. If you are among the 13%, today is an excellent day to fly, even if you only take a short joy flight in a helicopter.

📅 National Amelia Earhart Day Observances

YEAR DATE DAY
2023 July 24 Monday
2024 July 24 Wednesday
2025 July 24 Thursday
2026 July 24 Friday
2027 July 24 Saturday

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