| Holiday Name: | National Paper Airplane Day |
| Date: | May 26 |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Scheduling: | same day each year |
| Observances: | Creating and flying paper airplanes; flight time and distance contests |
National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on May 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy.[1]
Paper airplane day celebrations typically include social gatherings at which participants create and fly paper airplanes. These events often feature contests in two basic flight categories: "distance" and "time in air"., Takuo Toda holds the world record for the longest time in air (27.9 seconds).[2] The distance record (226 feet, 10 inches or 69.14 meters) was set by Joe Ayoob, with a plane constructed by John Collins, in February 2012.[3]