U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration staff is scheduled to conclude the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2022 commencement ceremony May 25 with a 30-minute performance above Falcon Stadium. The performance is deliberate from 12:30 p.m. by means of 1 p.m., simply after the hat toss.
The Thunderbirds are scheduled to reach in Colorado Springs Monday, May 23 and conduct a survey flight from roughly 11:15 a.m. by means of 11:30 a.m. earlier than touchdown at Peterson Space Force Base.
On Tuesday, May 24, the Thunderbirds are scheduled to fly a observe mission over of the Academy’s Falcon Stadium. As mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, intensive street closures and site visitors detours are deliberate on the Academy beneath the performance space Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 25.
Closures embody the Santa Fe Trail and roads beneath the present space, 11:30 a.m. by means of 4p.m. Tuesday, May 24, and 10 a.m. by means of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. Closures embody:
- Stadium Boulevard – from Pine Drive to North Gate Blvd
- Community Center Drive – from Stadium Blvd. to E. Douglass Drive
- Academy Drive – from Stadium Blvd. to Lot 6
- The Santa Fe Trail from Tri-intersection Bridge to Parade Loop.
For public security, drivers are reminded to not cease alongside Interstate 25 or any roads on the Academy to observe any of the Thunderbird performances.
Visit www.usafa.edu/about/traditions/graduation/ for extra commencement data.
