diff --git a/validation/charts/alerting_test.go b/validation/charts/alerting_test.go
index d8f5eb9bd5..971e7450ff 100644
--- a/validation/charts/alerting_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/alerting_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/appco/istio_test.go b/validation/charts/appco/istio_test.go
index a0967068d6..b8981658b6 100644
--- a/validation/charts/appco/istio_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/appco/istio_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || extended || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !sanity && !stress
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || extended || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !sanity && !stress && !airgap.daily
 
 package appco
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/cis_benchmark_test.go b/validation/charts/cis_benchmark_test.go
index 7ddad4cb3c..c44281ad1b 100644
--- a/validation/charts/cis_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/cis_benchmark_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/istio_test.go b/validation/charts/istio_test.go
index 44a29c24ce..6fbbb46abe 100644
--- a/validation/charts/istio_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/istio_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.rke1 || cluster.any || stress || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !infra.any && !infra.aks && !infra.eks && !infra.gke && !infra.rke2k3s && !sanity && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.rke1 || cluster.any || stress || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !infra.any && !infra.aks && !infra.eks && !infra.gke && !infra.rke2k3s && !sanity && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/logging_test.go b/validation/charts/logging_test.go
index ed6dbe0a39..679c18add4 100644
--- a/validation/charts/logging_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/logging_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/monitoring_test.go b/validation/charts/monitoring_test.go
index ff39ff69dd..bcb4972a2b 100644
--- a/validation/charts/monitoring_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/monitoring_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.rke1 || cluster.any || stress || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !infra.any && !infra.aks && !infra.eks && !infra.gke && !infra.rke2k3s && !sanity && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.rke1 || cluster.any || stress || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !infra.any && !infra.aks && !infra.eks && !infra.gke && !infra.rke2k3s && !sanity && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/charts/neuvector_test.go b/validation/charts/neuvector_test.go
index 33e53fa755..b748086918 100644
--- a/validation/charts/neuvector_test.go
+++ b/validation/charts/neuvector_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package charts
 
diff --git a/validation/fleet/public_gitrepo_test.go b/validation/fleet/public_gitrepo_test.go
index 08da914e60..46e9e11e41 100644
--- a/validation/fleet/public_gitrepo_test.go
+++ b/validation/fleet/public_gitrepo_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build validation || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily
+//go:build (validation || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !airgap.daily
 
 package fleet
 
diff --git a/validation/fleet/upgrade/upgrade_test.go b/validation/fleet/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
index 80a192db4f..5a1c4497e4 100644
--- a/validation/fleet/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/validation/fleet/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || extended || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !sanity && !stress
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || extended || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !sanity && !stress && !airgap.daily
 
 package upgrade
 
diff --git a/validation/longhorn/chartinstall/installation_test.go b/validation/longhorn/chartinstall/installation_test.go
index 53460c11d5..21262135f4 100644
--- a/validation/longhorn/chartinstall/installation_test.go
+++ b/validation/longhorn/chartinstall/installation_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily
+//go:build (validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !airgap.daily
 
 package longhorn
 
diff --git a/validation/longhorn/longhorn_test.go b/validation/longhorn/longhorn_test.go
index d449304e76..4195235bf5 100644
--- a/validation/longhorn/longhorn_test.go
+++ b/validation/longhorn/longhorn_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily
+//go:build (validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !airgap.daily
 
 package longhorn
 
diff --git a/validation/networking/connectivity/network_policy_test.go b/validation/networking/connectivity/network_policy_test.go
index 717afbd8fb..1c5dd69891 100644
--- a/validation/networking/connectivity/network_policy_test.go
+++ b/validation/networking/connectivity/network_policy_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.rke2k3s || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.rke2k3s || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package connectivity
 
diff --git a/validation/networking/connectivity/port_test.go b/validation/networking/connectivity/port_test.go
index b372c61a88..2f6604a694 100644
--- a/validation/networking/connectivity/port_test.go
+++ b/validation/networking/connectivity/port_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.rke2k3s || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.rke2k3s || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended && !airgap.daily
 
 package connectivity
 
diff --git a/validation/upgrade/workload_test.go b/validation/upgrade/workload_test.go
index b5b72df9fb..bab3323049 100644
--- a/validation/upgrade/workload_test.go
+++ b/validation/upgrade/workload_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily
+//go:build (validation || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !airgap.daily
 
 package upgrade
 
diff --git a/validation/workloads/workload_test.go b/validation/workloads/workload_test.go
index 5759526a44..fdf47b0d71 100644
--- a/validation/workloads/workload_test.go
+++ b/validation/workloads/workload_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily) && !stress && !extended
+//go:build (validation || infra.any || cluster.any || sanity || pit.daily || pit.elemental || pit.harvester.daily || airgap.daily) && !stress && !extended
 
 package workloads