Release 2019 Air Show Schedule

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced updates to the 2018 air show schedule and released the 2019 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows convention, Dec. 4, 2017.

The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 59 demonstrations at 31 locations in 2018 and 61 demonstrations at 32 locations in 2019.

The 2018 air show schedule changes announced include:

• The show in Tucson, Arizona, has been cancelled (March 17-18).
• A show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been added. (April 28-29).
• A show in Minden-Tahoe, Nevada, has been added. (Oct. 13-14).

The 2019 air show schedule announced is:
March    
16    Naval Air Facility El Centro, California
23-24    Salinas, California
30-31    Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida

April    
6-7    Lakeland, Florida
13-14    NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
27-28    Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS), South Carolina

May    
4-5    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11-12    OPEN
18-19    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
22    U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
25-26    Scranton, Pennsylvania

June    
1-2    Oklahoma City
8-9    Smyrna, Tennessee
15-16    Ocean City, Maryland
29-30    Davenport, Iowa

July    
6-7    Kansas City, Kansas
13    Pensacola Beach, Florida
20-21    Duluth, Minnesota
27-28    Grand Junction, Colorado

August    
3-4    Seattle
17-18    Chicago
24-25    New Windsor, New York
31    OPEN

September    
1    OPEN
7-8    St. Louis
21-22    NAS Lemoore, California
28-29    MCAS Miramar, California

October    
5-6    Sacramento, California
12-13    San Francisco
19-20    Fort Worth, Texas
26-27    Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

November   
2-3    Jacksonville Beach, Florida
8-9    NAS Pensacola, Florida

Demonstration sites are selected in support of Department of Defense objectives and in the interest of the armed services, with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly assist in recruiting and retention goals for the military services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the naval services to the American public and U.S. allies.

The mission of the Blue Angels is to showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 496 million fans.

(Image provided with U.S. Navy news release)

FMI: www.blueangels.navy.mil