The event has a focus on military aviation, previously featuring aircraft from the United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force.

Spanning over three days, the Airshow features the best in military demonstrations from teams, including past performances by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Navy Blue Angels, F-22 Raptor Demo Team, Royal Air Force Red Arrows, Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes.

The Huntington Beach event has become a popular fall event for residents and visitors from as far away as Australia, Europe and Asia while delivering a more than $105 million economic impact to the City of Huntington Beach, California.

[2] There has since been seven editions of Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach (Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19) and two editions of Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, with the inaugural event being held in 2023.

In seven event years, Pacific Airshow has been recognized as the Civilian Air Show Site of the Year by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in 2018, 2019 and 2022.