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Interested in aviation and flying? Then this weekend is for you.
It’s the best air show of the year in the Washington, DC area. Everything from vintage bi-planes to the military’s most aggressive fighter jets will perform a FREE airshow at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland, this weekend.
Some of the highlights will include:
- Blue Angels (Navy)
- Golden Knights Parachute Team (Army)
- Vintage warbirds and current fighter jets, including the vintage WW-II P-51 Mustang, AV-8B Harrier, F-104 Starfighters, F-15 Strike Eagle, and the aggressive 1,325+ mph F-22 Raptor
- C-17 Globmaster
- Red Bull Air Force
The other major air show near Washington, DC is the Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach at the end of the summer.
Here are the Blue Angles…takin’ care of business.
2008 Joint Service Open House and Air Show
Andrews Air Force Base
Parking at FedEx Field
Lottsford Road and Fedex Way
Landover, MD (map it)
Dates and Times - Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, gates open at 8:00 a.m., Saturday show starts at 9:00, Sunday at 10:00. Both days end at 5:00. Click here for the show schedule.
Tickets - FREE
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Branch Avenue, Green line, then take the 20-minute shuttle.
Parking - No parking at the base, but parking is available at FedEx Field where shuttle buses will transport guests to Andrews. Shuttles also run from the Branch Avenue Metro Station.
Security - All attendees are subject to search. No coolers, backpacks, pets or large camera bags. Portable lawn chairs and collapsible strollers are allowed.
Images - P-51, Blue Angles - public domain, C-17, F-22,
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6 Comments
This is such an awesomely terrific show! I try to go every year. Get there early, wear comfy shoes, maybe a hat (there’s very little shade), and please note, you cannot bring in water bottles or Swiss army knives (learned through painful experience)!
Great tips Marilyn. Thanks.
I’m not sure sun will be an issue as rain in forecasted most of the weekend. Hopefully, it won’t impact the how.
These days, it seems the Swiss army knife is being forced out of existance.
This will be my first year going to the show. I keep missing it every year. If I arrive there at 10AM on Sunday, I should be fine?
Also, will there be opportunity to purchase food there? Since it’s pretty much all day and your restricted from bringing coolers, big bags etc.
Thanks!
I attended the show yesterday and it was simply amazing. I will go every year for now on! I did rain a bit hard and they skipped a few planes, but they still showed the jets and blue angles! They ran out of plastic bag rain coats so we were wearing garbage bags with a hole for the head and arms. Was pretty funny!
[...] Everything from vintage WW-II war birds to the latest F-35 Joint Strike fighter were on display this past weekend at Andrews Air Force Base for the annual Joint Service Open House and Air Show. [...]
I attended on Saturday and luckily, the weather was perfect. Sorry to see there was some rain. I hope it didn’t dampen the spirits.
I just posted a few phortos of some the aircraft on The DC Traveler here:
http://www.thedctraveler.com/mach-3-with-your-hair-on-fire/
Check them out.