The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show presented by Kia AutoSport of Pensacola kicks off tomorrow, Friday, November 1 and continues on Saturday, November 2.
Due to the addition of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is expected to top their already enormous numbers of one 150,000-180,000 spectators during this two-day event. It is already one of Pensacola’s largest events.
If you’re heading out to the airshow this weekend, bring your ID, patience, and sunscreen! All visitors to NAS Pensacola must present a valid/current photo identification issued by the United States government or a state government as part of the screening process.
Minors under the age of 18 do not need an ID if accompanied by an adult with valid identification. Foreign nationals visitors must provide valid photo identification, such as a passport, issued by their country of origin. Foreign national visitors are advised to expect an additional screening process and to plan accordingly.
Please remember, this is a United States military installation and Navy Security personnel reserve the right to deny access to any person on a case-by-case basis without explanation.
Gates open at 8:00 a.m., but understand due to the large crowds that lines and traffic may be backed up to the entrances well before this time.
Spectators are encouraged to bring seating if they have not already reserved tickets for seating. The event is free and open to the public to attend.
In addition to the Blue Angels hosting guests, The Thunderbirds, NAS Pensacola celebrates the 55th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing. The celebration is personal as one-quarter of U.S. astronauts have served in either the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.
On July 20, 1969, a national goal set by the late President John F. Kennedy was realized: the successful performance of a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. Mission Commander and U.S. Navy Aviator Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, cementing the U.S. Navy and Marine Corp’s continued and historic contributions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Those contributions include the first American in outer space, Rear Adm. Alan Shepard; four of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, including the first American to orbit Earth, Col. John Glenn; and the last man to walk on the moon, Capt. Gene Cernan.
The Navy also boasts a proud history of recovering all returning U.S. spacecraft before the Space Shuttle era, providing ships, aircraft carriers, planes, helicopters, and highly skilled personnel spanning from the Mercury capsule, to the Gemini era, through the Apollo program and to Skylab flights.
The United States of America will return to the moon very soon onboard the Orion spacecraft on the mission Artemis II. This crew will also include two U.S. Naval Aviators: Mission Commander Capt. G. Reid Wiseman and Pilot Capt. Victor J. Glover.
As we prepare to celebrate the 55th anniversary of one of the world’s truly remarkable moments, we will continue honoring the continued determination, bravery and sacrifice of the aviators, aircrewmen and aviation maintenance technicians who have begun their careers at the ‘Cradle of Naval Aviation.’
Through their perseverance and resilience, the strong bond between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and our nation’s space program continues to make air and space available to everyone, for the benefit of all.
There is an incredible lineup of aerobatic performers and the Blue Angels.
Through their perseverance and resilience, the strong bond between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and our nation’s space program continues to make air and space available to everyone, for the benefit of all.
For more information about the show, please visit: https://www.naspensacolaairshow.org/
