MAKS (air show)
MAKS (Russian: МАКС, short for: Международный авиационно-космический салон, romanized: Mezhdunarodnyj aviatsionno-kosmicheskij salon, lit. '"International Aviation and Space Show"') is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade until 2009, more recently by the Government of Moscow and Aviasalon. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, the air show was renamed as MAKS and is held biennially on odd years.
| International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS) | |
|---|---|
MAKS logo 2021 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Air show |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Venue | Zhukovsky International Airport |
| Location(s) | Moscow |
| Coordinates | 55°33′30″N 38°08′47″E |
| Country | Russia |
| Established | 1992 |
| Most recent | 20 July – 25 July 2021 |
| Attendance | c. 452,300 (2017) |
| Website | www |
MAKS is an important event for the Russian aviation industry and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Although it started mainly as an entertainment event, the show soon became a marketplace where Russian aerospace companies could negotiate export contracts and Russian air carriers could make foreign contacts.
The 2023 MAKS event was scheduled for July 25-30 2023, but has been postponed to 2024, allegedly because of security concerns.