No. 314 Blue Angels SeaFair 2016 Schedule

2016 Seattle SeaFair Blue Angel Event Schedule 

Monday August 1st, 2016 the Blue Angels and support staff will be departing PANC- Anchorage Alaska for King County Airport KBFI just south of Seattle, WA for their next demonstration weekend over the waters of Lake Washington. 

Blue Angels will touch down Monday afternoon at KBFI and setup shop on the grounds of Boeing Military Flight Center on the southwest end of Boeing Field.

Navy F/A 18s and Fat Albert parked at Boeing Military Center

Blue Angels Solo 5 & 7 depart on a training flight over Lake Washington 

Blue Angels Flight  Schedule 

Monday August 1st 
-Arrival at Boeing Field

Practice Flights

Thursday Morning Practice 9:45am to 12pm Delta & Solos
Thursday Afternoon Practice 1:15pm to 2:40pm  Delta & Solo

Friday Full Airshow Practice 1:15pm to 2:40pm Delta/Solos/C130

Saturday Airshow 1:15pm to 2:40pm
Sunday Airshow 1:15pm to 2:40pm


ADVANCED NOTICE TO DRIVERS USED TO USING THE I-90 FOR MID DAY COMMUTE !!!!

WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, and local Police will CLOSE I-90 Floating Bridge 5 times this weekend during Blue Angels performances .

On and OFF Ramps will be Blocked by WSDOT and Law Enforcement starting at 9:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm with 

• Northbound I-5 to eastbound I-90
• Southbound I-5 to eastbound I-90
• Northbound Rainier Avenue South to eastbound I-90
• Southbound Rainier Avenue South to eastbound I-90
• Eastbound I-90 to West Mercer Way
• East Mercer Way to westbound I-90
• Island Crest Way to westbound I-90
• 76th Avenue to westbound I-90
• West Mercer Way to westbound I-90

Short Field Assault Landing demonstration

High G Force Turn 

]Navy Blue Angels "Fat Albert on a Parade Photo Pass

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No. 85 United States Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstartion team at SeaFair

One of my personal highlight of Seattle's annual Seafair in July/August is the arrival of the
United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron 'The Blue Angels".

LT C.J. Simonsen in Blue Angel Solo Ship No. 5 banks hard left to show off the F/A-18 Hornet minimim turn radius

The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It was formed in 1946,making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. The Blue Angels also visit more than 50,000 people a show season (March through November) in schools and hospitals. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators.

Blue Angel Squadron arrives at show box center point Sunday

Blue Angel No.1 through No. 5 match speed for the Abreast Loop

Blue Angels over downtown Bellevue, WA

From various areas around Seattle you can see and hear the Blue Angels practice. Thursday and Friday are practice days with a morning and afternoon session. For the two training days and two air show days both bridges north of the show box will be closed to car and pedestrian traffic. If you are looking to avoid the weekend crowd getting out during the week to see the full practice session is a good option.

Blue Angel Diamond in "Dirty Loop" Flight Configuration

Blue Angel Opposing Solo Pilot LT Dabid Tickle heads west to setup up for a Sneak Run

Opposing Solo Ship Blue Angel No. 6 pulls 7g's turn with strake vapor

Blue Angel C-130 Transporter "Fat Albert" on a slow photo pass along the shoreline

   

Video Recap of Blue Angel Departures and Arrival at Boeing Field Airport, Seattle Washington

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No. 04 SeaFair 2011: Boeing Airshow Arrivals at KBFI Boeing Field

King County Airport / Boeing Field
August 4th, 2011

A few images from aircraft arriving at BFI for Saturday and Sunday airshow of Lake Washington. You can find updated event, schedules, and directions to everything SeaFair related here .

Pictures from Thursdays practice session











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