Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Air Show Today

July 9, 2011

It’s the big Red, White and Blues Week on Pensacola Beach, with the Blue Angels’ annual air show.

On Saturday, the Pensacola Beach Air Show begins at noon, with the Blue Angels scheduled to fly at 2 p.m.

NewsRadio1620 AM will carry the Blue Angels Air Show on Saturday, July 9th from noon until the Blue Angels routine concludes.  Anchoring the show live from the beach will be Pensacola Morning News host Rob Williams and comedian and author T Bubba Bechtol.

On Saturday, NewsRadio1620 and sister station Cat Country 98.7 will provide comprehensive traffic reports from both the Gulf Breeze Police Station and the Sheriff’s Substation on Pensacola Beach, with support from station news anchors monitoring traffic scanners for the most up to date information.  Air show reports on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.

The following is the Pensacola Beach Air Show schedule:

  • 12:15 p.m. Water in front of show area is cleared for safety precautions
  • 12:30 p.m. Julian MacQueen’s Grumman Widgeon G44
  • 12:35 p.m. US Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) demonstration in an HH-65 Dolphin
  • 12:45 p.m. Skip Stewart’s Modified Pitts Special
  • 12:55 p.m. Gary Ward’s MX2 sport aircraft
  • 1:05 p.m. Aeroshell Acrobatics Team, WWII North American AT-6 Texans
  • 1:20 p.m. Swimmers are allowed back into the water
  • 1:40 p.m. Water is cleared again for the main event
  • 1:50 p.m. Fat Albert, a C-130 Hercules
  • 2:00 p.m. Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets

Comments

2 Responses to “Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Air Show Today”

  1. 429SCJ on July 9th, 2011 6:49 am

    Air shows are great, unless you are one of the sailors or airman who have to work and or clean up afterward. I participated in 15 air shows in 21 years. I hope I never see another one. Please do not litter, someone will have to clean up your mess.

  2. Mom of Twins on July 8th, 2011 5:51 pm

    From past experiences, the air show traffic is horrible.So if you want to get good parking, thats not a long hike back to your vehicle. Leave a few hours earlier to get there… Great Advice… Pack lots and lots of food and drinks cause they cost more on the beach during an air show….