St. Petersburg Event Scheduled for Joby Electric Aircraft Flight Across Tampa Bay

Organizers scheduled a public aviation event at Albert Whitted Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, for October 30, 2026. The event listing described a planned Joby Aviation electric aircraft flight across Tampa Bay along a route associated with Tony Jannus’s 1914 flight. The listing describes a plan, not a completed flight.

Key details

• The scheduled venue was Albert Whitted Park in St. Petersburg, Florida.
• The planned route between St. Petersburg and Tampa was described as 23 miles.
• The event listing named Beta Technologies as a participating aviation company.

The planned route across Tampa Bay measures 23 miles.

Why it matters

The planned crossing connects modern electric aircraft with a route linked to early scheduled passenger aviation in Florida. For Tampa Bay residents, the event placed an electric-aircraft demonstration within a public gathering at the waterfront park.

What happens next

The event listing sets out a public opportunity to follow electric aviation in Tampa Bay. What aircraft or aviation milestone would you like to see featured at a future local event?