Blue Angels Release Schedule for 2010-2011

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Blue Angels Release Schedule For 2010-2011

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by Jamie Burch
Published: Mon, December 07, 2009 - 11:59 am CST Last Updated: Mon, December 07, 2009 - 12:00 pm CST 2673 Views |Short URL: http://wkrg.com/558778

PENSACOLA, Florida - The Blue Angels, the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, released its show schedule Monday for the next two years.

In the past, the Blues have only released the schedule for the upcoming season. But they want to allow show sites more time for planning, advertising and fund-raising.

The Blue Angels will begins the 2010 season of 67 shows and 35 locations on March 13 at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California. The homecoming show is November 13 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola.

2010 Schedule

March
13 NAF El Centro, CA
20-21 MacDill AFB, FL
27-28 NAS Kingsville, TX

April
10-11 NAS Key West, FL
17 Charleston AFB, SC
24-25 Vidalia, GA

May
1-2 St. Joseph, MO
8-9 Tuscaloosa, AL
15-16 Andrews AFB, MD
22-23 MCAS Cherry Point, NC
26 USNA, Annapolis, MD
28 USNA, Annapolis, MD (fly-over)
29-30 Jones Beach, NY

June
5-6 Eau Claire, WI
12-13 Milwaukee, WI
19-20 Cape Girardeau, MO
26-27 St. Cloud, MN

July
3-4 Traverse City, MI
10 Pensacola Beach, FL
17-18 Dayton, OH
24-25 Idaho Falls, ID
31 Anchorage, AK

August
1 Anchorage, AK
7-8 Seattle, WA
14-15 Chicago, IL
28-29 Portsmouth, NH

September
4-6 Cleveland, OH
11-12 Scott AFB, IL
18-19 NAS Oceana, VA
25-26 MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI

October
1-3 MCAS Miramar, CA
9-10 San Francisco, CA
16-17 Dobbins AFB, GA
23-24 NAS Jacksonville, FL
30-31 Ft. Worth Alliance, TX

November
6-7 Homestead AFB, FL
13 NAS Pensacola, FL


2011 Schedule

March
12 NAF El Centro, CA
19-20 Keesler AFB, MS
28-29 NAS Meridian, MS

April
2-3 Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL
9-10 NAS Corpus Christi, TX
16-17 Fort Worth JRB, TX
30 MCAS Beaufort, SC

May
1 MCAS Beaufort, SC
3-4 NAS Pensacola, FL
7-8 NAS New Orleans, LA
8 Flight Academy Fly-over, Pensacola, FL
14-15 La Crosse, WI
21-22 Andrews AFB, MD (reunion show)
25 & 27 USNA show and graduation fly-over
28-29 Millville, NJ

June
4-5 Rockford, IL
11-12 Evansville, IN
18-19 Davenport, IA
25-26 North Kingston, RI

July
2-3 Muskegon, MI
9 Pensacola Beach, FL
16-17 Rochester, NY
23-24 Ypsilanti, MI
30-31 Kalispell, MT

August
6-7 Seattle, WA
13-14 Fargo, ND
27-28 Brunswick, ME

September
3-5 NAS Patuxent River, MD
10-11 Lincoln, NE
17-18 Millington, TN
24-25 NAS Oceana, VA

October
1-2 MCAS Miramar, CA
8-9 San Francisco, CA
15-16 NAS Lemoore, CA
22-23 El Paso, TX
29-30 San Antonio, TX

November
5-6 NAS Jacksonville, FL
12 NAS Pensacola, FL

 

[Lazy Daze]

Excellent post! Thank you! Gives me something to look forward to as I haven't seen them in years! My kids have never seen them. Hmmmm.... maybe a boat trip to Annapolis.... :smt001

Does anybody know if you can see them well enough from the water(for example, the May 26, 2010 date)?

 

[midway]

Another forum I am on gets a group together and raft up in the St Johns River just off the end of the runway in Jacksonville Fl on the years they fly out over the river, one year they fly over the river the next they fly out over the beach.

 

[Jack380AC]

Does anybody know if you can see them well enough from the water(for example, the May 26, 2010 date)?

Yes! Great seats from the Severn River. Search Youtube and you'll see. Here's an example...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpIVSHmHLDs&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vyGMQOS_Gg

I'm trying to plan to be there. Anyone else going?

 

[La Maddalena]

Come to Seattle in August for Seafair weekend :thumbsup: You can see them fine from the water - on Lake Washington. This is taken from my son's 240 DA last August.

 

[RobnBern]

We anchored off of the Naval Academy field, which was the "center ice" for the show!! It was STUNNING!!! Simply STUNNING!!!

 

[Dasch Boat]

We get them every other year at Jones Beach State Park, they alternate with the Thunderbirds. IMO the Angels cater more to the boating crowd and fly much closer to the deck than the T-Birds.

 

[Bill F]

I’m planning on going on may 26; this will be my first time to see the Blue Angels in Annapolis….as work has gotten in the way in the past. Could some of you that have been there in the past fill me in on the best place to anchor and enjoy the show? Is there any restricted areas? Last year we went to Solomon’s and saw the Pax Naval air show it was great.

Thanks for any advice.
Bill

 

[bigduby]

So is the May 26 USNA the actual air show? Nothing on that Fri but a fly-by for graduation?

 

[KayKook]

2011 The Blues will perform directly overhead at our marina. No need to even leave the slip to see the show.

 

[Greg]

Here's the Thunderbirds' Schedule:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123181403

The Thunderbirds' 2010 schedule is as follows:
March
20 and 21: Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz.
27 and 28: Maxwell AFB, Ala.

April
10 and 11: Eglin AFB, Fla.
17 and 18: Lakeland, Fla.
24 and 25: Barksdale AFB, La.

May
1: Dyess AFB, Texas
2: Altus AFB, Okla.
8 and 9: Shaw AFB, S.C.
15 and 16: Columbus AFB, Miss.
22: Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
26: U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
29 and 30: Janesville, Wis.

June
5 and 6: Ocean City, Md.
12 and 13: Quebec City, Canada
19 and 20: Tinker AFB, Okla.
26 and 27: North Kingstown, R.I.

July
10 and 11: Gary, Ind.
17 and 18: Duluth, Minn.
21: Cheyenne, Wyo.
24 and 25: Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Jul 31 and Aug 1: Rockford, Ill.

August
7 and 8: Moffett Field, Calif.
14 and 15: Abbotsford, Canada
21 and 22: Westfield, Mass.
25: Atlantic City, N.J.
28 and 29: Brooklyn (Coney Island), N.Y.

September
4 and 5: Martinsburg, W.V.
11 and 12: Coraopolis (Pittsburgh), Pa.
18 and 19: Whiteman AFB, Mo.
25 and 26: McConnell AFB, Kan.

October
2 and 3: Salinas, Calif.
9 and 10: Little Rock AFB, Ark.
16 and 17: El Paso, Texas
23 and 24: Houston
30 and 31: Cocoa Beach, Fla.

November
6 and 7: Lackland AFB, Texas
13 and 14: Nellis AFB, Nev.

 

[HUMPH]

A couple of years ago the Admiral and I were in a new high rise condo building in San Francisco and talked them into taking us to the 60th floor. It happened to be fleet week and the Angels were flying UNDER us! It was so freaking cool to stand on a balcony looking down at them with the bridge in the background and all. :smt038 :smt038 :smt038

 

[madgrit]

The actual show is on the 26th and practice is the 25th. The show lasts about 45 minutes to an hour. I have read in other forums practice day is the best. I am planning on heading down on the 25th. I have been in the past and it is a great show. This will be the first time going on my boat. [FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]The river is usually closed by 10:30AM to traffic, and the Blue Angels can be viewed making practice runs through 3PM or so.
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[steppinstone]

(The actual show is on the 26th and practice is the 25th. The show lasts about 45 minutes to an hour. I have read in other forums practice day is the best. I am planning on heading down on the 25th. I have been in the past and it is a great show. This will be the first time going on my boat. [FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]The river is usually closed by 10:30AM to traffic, and the Blue Angels can be viewed making practice runs through 3PM or so. )

I'm interested in seeing the practice or show by boat. I would assume that practice day might be best due to less folks being out to see practice. Does anyone know what of any restrictions there will be on boat traffic on either day?

Also, it appears that the best area to see the show would be just off the Academy Field. Any tips for a first timer to this area. From the videos available on youtube it appears that just about anywhere in the area would be fine. I also assume that there will be a significant police presence to assure that no one wanders into prohibited areas. Does anyone here have any advice of areas to specifically avoid?

Hope to see some of my fellow CSR folks there.


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