Blue Angels Schedule

Blue Angels Schedule

The Blue Angels Air Show and Practice Schedules are subject to change.

Blue Angels 2023 Air Show & Practice Schedule

The Blue Angels are at the NAS Pensacola base from mid-March until early January each year. In January they train together at the El Centro Naval Air Facility in California until early to mid-March. 


Below is a calendar of their Air Shows and Practice Shows for 2023. Also on our OBA Calendar is our best guesses for this year's beach buzzes. It's usually on a Sunday afternoon or evening as they're on their way home from air shows. The past dates tell if we had a beach buzz, the time it happened and links to videos and photos for that day.


NOTE: We never know the Blues' flight plan or if they'll do a Beach Buzz but we give you our best guesses for when it might happen.


Watch the Blue Angels Practices from the Base

Starting on May 17th visitors will be once again permitted on the Base in certain areas; the Pensacola Lighthouse, Fort Barrancas, and the National Naval Aviation Museum. Visitors can watch the Blue Angels practice at the Naval Aviation Museum.


All U.S. citizens or nationals aged 18 and above must possess a REAL ID or passport to enter the Base. Foreign nationals are permitted entry but must be accompanied by a U.S. citizen, who will be subject to a background check upon arrival.


Public access times will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. via the West Gate on Blue Angel Parkway. Admittance to the installation will rely on available parking at the National Naval Aviation Museum and Pensacola Lighthouse. Public access will be suspended if parking is full until more spaces become accessible.



Note: You can get a vert distanced view of the Blues practices from Johnson Beach. You can get a closer view from the Walmart or Target parking lots on Blue Angel Parkway. We don't see the Blues Practices from Orange Beach.


This year's air show season is from late-March until early November. On November 3rd & 4th the Homecoming Air Show at their airfield at NAS Pensacola.



Possible Beach Buzz Dates

Air Show Name Date
Wings Over Solano March 18th
New Orleans Air Show March 24th
Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show April 7th
Fort Worth Air Power Expo April 14th
Cocoa Beach Air Show April 21st
Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show April 28th
Vero Beach Air Show May 5th
Bethpage Air Show May 27th
Terre Haute Air Show June 2nd
Spirit of St. Louis Air Show June 9th
Deke Slayton Airfest June 16th
Centerpoint Energy Dayton Air Show June 23rd
National Cherry Festival Air Show June 30th
Greater Binghamton Air Show July 7th
Chicago Air and Water Show August 18th
Frontiers In Flight Air Show August 25th
Cleveland National Air Show August 31st
Cleveland National Air Show September 2nd
Owensboro Air Show September 15th
San Francisco Fleet Week October 14th
NAS Jacksonville Air Show October 20th
Wings Over Houston Air Show October 27th

Blue Angels Complete 2024 Air Show Schedule

Shows Marked With * Are Possible Beach Buzz Dates


March

  • 9 | NAF El Centro, CA | NAF El Centro Festival of Flight | Website
  • 16 · 17 | Travis AFB, CA | Wings Over Solano *March 18th
  • 23 · 24 | NAS JRB New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Air Show *March 24th


April

  • 6 · 7 | Maxwell AFB, AL | Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show *April 7th
  • 13 · 14 | NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX | Fort Worth Air Power Expo *April 14th
  • 20 · 21 | Cocoa Beach, FL | Cocoa Beach Air Show *April 21st
  • 27 · 28 | Vidalia, GA | Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show *April 28th


May

  • 4 · 5 | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach Air Show *May 5th
  • 11 · 12 | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | MCAS Cherry Point Air Show
  • 22 | USNA, Annapolis, MD | U.S. Naval Academy Air Show | Website 
  • 24 | USNA, Annapolis, MD | U.S. Naval Academy Graduation Flyover | Website
  • 25 · 26 | Jones Beach, NY | Bethpage Air Show *May 27th


June

  • 1 · 2 | Terre Haute, IN | Terre Haute Air Show *June 2nd
  • 8 · 9 | Chesterfield, MO | Spirit of St. Louis Air Show *June 9th
  • 15 · 16 | La Crosse, WI | Deke Slayton Airfest *June 16th
  • 22 · 23 | Dayton, OH | Centerpoint Energy Dayton Air Show *June 23rd
  • 29 · 30 | Traverse City, MI | National Cherry Festival Air Show *June 30th


July

  • 6 · 7 | Johnson City, NY | Greater Binghamton Air Show *July 7th
  • 13 | Pensacola Beach, FL | Pensacola Beach Air Show | Website
  • 27 · 28 | Fargo, ND | Fargo AirSho


August

  • 3 · 4 | Seattle, WA | Boeing Seafair Air Show
  • 10 · 11 | Colorado Springs, CO | Pikes Peak Regional Air Show
  • 17 · 18 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Air and Water Show *August 18th
  • 24 · 25 | Wichita, KS | Frontiers In Flight Air Show *August 25th
  • 31 | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland National Air Show *August 31st


September

  • 1 · 2 | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland National Air Show *September 2nd
  • 14 · 15 | Owensboro, KY | Owensboro Air Show *September 15th
  • 21 · 22 | NAS Oceana, VA | NAS Oceana Air Show
  • 28 · 29 | MCAS Miramar, CA | MCAS Miramar Air Show


October

  • 5 · 6 | TBD | TBD
  • 12 · 13 | San Francisco Fleet Week | Website *October 14th
  • 19 · 20 | NAS Jacksonville, FL | NAS Jacksonville Air Show *October 20th
  • 26 · 27 | Houston, TX | Wings Over Houston Air Show *October 27th


November

  • 1 · 2 | NAS Pensacola, FL | Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show | Website


2024 PRACTICE SCHEDULE




  • March 26, 27*
  • April 2, 3*, 9, 10*, 16, 17*, 23, 24*, 30.
  • May 1*, 7, 8, 14, 15*, 28, 29*
  • June 4, 5*, 11, 12, 18, 25, 26.
  • July 16, 17*, 23.
  • August 21*, 27.
  • September 4*, 10, 11*, 17, 24.
  • October 18*, 22, 23*



* Indicates Blue Angels Autograph Sessions in the museum.


The National Naval Aviation Museum is pleased to open the flight line behind the museum to view Blue Angels practice flight demonstrations. Gates open at 9:30 AM and the Blues are scheduled to take to the skies at 10:30 AM.

 

Fly with the Blue Angels over NAS Pensacola

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