Flight 800 Memorial Race
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Flight 800 Memorial Race

Montoursville, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
Jul 18, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

The TWA Flight 800 Memorial 5k run and walk is held to honor and remember the 21 beautiful souls lost on July 17, 1996. Join us this year to honor the 30th Anniversary.

The run is a flat 5k course through scenic Indian Park in Montoursville. The walk will start after the run so that runners can join the walkers 1.5 miles to the Memorial Gardens on Broad Street near the Montoursville High School.

Proceeds from the run and walk will go to the TWA Flight 800 Memorial Garden Perpetual Care Fund.

Online registration will close on Saturday, June 27.  Race day registration will be available starting at 7:30am.  Race day sign ups do not guarantee a race shirt and will end 30 minutes before the race start. 

Race Day Schedule:

7:30am Registration
9am 5k Race Start
10:30am 1.5 Mile Walk

A Virtual race option is available this year for $45.  The extra expense is to cover shipping cost of the race shirt. 

Pick your distance

Running

5k Run / Walk

Jul 18, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Virtual 5k or 1.5 Mile Walk

Jul 18, 2026 5K 10:30 AM
$45.00
Closed

Walking

1.5 Mile Memorial Walk

Jul 18, 2026 2.4K 10:30 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Montoursville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 18, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 18, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 47m

The sun rises at 5:50 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (EDT) in Montoursville on July 18, 2026 — 14h 47m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Flight 800 Memorial Race

5k Run / Walk · 92 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Flight 800 Memorial Race
Place Name Time Pace
1 Calen Sweigart 18:54 6:06 /mi
2 Ryan Hughes 19:42 6:21 /mi
3 Eileen Gibbons 20:38 6:39 /mi
4 Sean Frey 21:15 6:51 /mi
5 Weston Fry 21:15 6:51 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Montoursville events

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