The Great Colorado Air Show marks the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ first look in northern Colorado since 2002.
LOVELAND, Colo. — The Great Colorado Air Show takes flight over the skies of northern Colorado this weekend.
The show will probably be held Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17 on the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) in Loveland.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline this weekend’s show for his or her first look in northern Colorado since 2002. A lineup of civilian performers and different army performers are additionally scheduled.
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Here’s what you want to know about highway closures, site visitors impacts and the schedule this weekend:
Location
The Great Colorado Air Show will happen at Northern Colorado Regional Airport close to Interstate 25 and Crossroads Boulevard in Loveland.
Road closures
East County Road 30 will probably be closed from South County Road 9 to the SW Frontage Road.
North Boyd Lake Avenue will probably be closed north of Kendall parkway to East County Road 30 from midday to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14 and Friday, Oct. 15 and will probably be closed from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17.
Earhart Road will even be closed to anybody who doesn’t have a ticket to the show.
Heavy Traffic Expected
Heavy site visitors and congestion across the airport are anticipated from Thursday, Oct. 14 by means of Sunday, Oct. 17, particularly from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Alternate routes are suggested all through the weekend and motorists are requested to be affected person when touring across the impacted space.
Heavy site visitors is anticipated on I-25, Rocky Mountain Avenue, Byrd Drive, SW Frontage Road, Crossroads Boulevard and CO Highway 392.
> View a site visitors map right here.
Getting to the show
Attendees are inspired to get to the occasion early to permit sufficient time to park and revel in a snug expertise. As attendees strategy the occasion, they need to comply with highway closure indicators for occasion entry. General parking for the occasion is free and VIP parking is offered for buy.
Walk-ups and bicycles are discouraged and the occasion area prevents onsite drop-off and pick-up areas for basic automobiles and rideshares like Uber and Lyft.
Tickets
All tickets at the moment are bought out at GreatColoradoAirShow.com. Great Colorado Air Show ticket gross sales started July 6 and ended Tuesday, Oct. 12.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels
The Blue Angels are making their first transition in plane in 35 years, mentioned the airshow’s producer, The Airshow Network. The newer F/A-18 Super Hornet is 25% bigger than their predecessor jet.
The Great Colorado Air Show marks the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ first look in northern Colorado since 2002.
“We are thrilled to have the U.S. Navy Blue Angels back in Colorado,” mentioned Jim Breen, president of The Air Show Network. “They are one of the most exciting jet demonstration teams in the country and with their new F/A-18 Super Hornet it is sure to be a great air show.”
Other army performers embrace U.S. Air Force A-10 and F-35 demonstrations, and precision parachuting by the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue, superior glider aerobatics from the Air Force Academy’s Aerobatic Demonstration Team.
Civilian performers
- Bob Freeman
- Aerobatic champion
- Flying his Extra 300
- Barry “Bdog” Hancock
- Tom Larkin
- Dagmar Kress
- World Aerobatic Champion and Colorado resident
- Piloting a Pitts S-2C
- Greg Colyer
- Ace Maker T-33 fighter jet
- Mike Wiskus
- U.S. National Aerobatic Champion
- Flying his Lucas Oil Pitts S-1-11B
- Rocky Mountain Renegades air show crew
“The Northern Colorado Regional Airport is excited to host The Great Colorado Air Show and the precision U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team, showcasing aviation thorough a partnership with one of the industry’s most prominent air show management teams,” mentioned Jason R. Licon, airport director. “Event planning is well underway to ensure that the communities and visitors are provided with a safe, accessible, and overall high quality air show experience.”
For extra info, go to The Great Colorado Air Show’s web site at GreatColoradoAirShow.com.
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