70 Years of Thunder - Luke AFB 2011 Airshow & Open House (9a-4p Sat/Sun)

http://www.luke.af.mil ^

[Lucky9teen]

General Info:

March 19-20, 2011 (Saturday and Sunday)
09:00-16:00 (9AM – 4PM)
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Concessions will be available to purchase food and drinks. Cooler stations with free water will be located throughout the show area.

Parking Info

Click on the image to the left for a larger and printable view of map.

Be advised traffic in the areas surrounding Luke Air Force Base will be heavy on March 19 – 20, 2011 so make sure to plan for it.  There will be limited access between Camelback Rd. and Olive Ave. and between Reems Rd. and the AZ Loop 101.

University of Phoenix/Cardinals stadium has an event Sat & Sun and there will be a Phoenix Coyotes game on Sunday which might compound traffic.

Be sure to check the AZ Central website for current traffic conditions and ADOT road closures including possibly the I-10/101 interchange.

A $10 parking fee for cars, $20 for buses and RVs will be collected in both parking lots A & B (more info here).

On-base parking will ONLY be available to handicapped individuals and parking pass holders.

If you have a state-provided handicapped decal, proceed to the North Gate located on Litchfield Rd. for entry.

Please check back often for additional traffic pattern and off-base parking locations information.

Performers and Flying Schedule

The performers’ schedule is being developed.  Please check back soon for updates.

Scheduled to perform:
USAF Thunderbirds
USA Golden Knights
ACC F-22 Demo
ACC A-10 West Demo
ACC Heritage P-40
ACC Heritage F-4
USN F/A-18  E/F Demo
USMC AV-8
Twin Beech 18 (Matt Younkin)
Acemaker T-33
Deer Valley Warbirds
Red Bull Aviation
Geico (Tim Weber)
Red Eagles Air Sports

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Sounds like fun !

[Mears]

Lucky you.

I saw The Thunderbirds at the airshow at Jones Beach,NY. They were awesome.

[katana]

Very cool! When I went to grad school in Glendale, AZ it was when the first squadron of F15’s was based at Luke. We used to drive up in the hills overlooking the base and watch them do touch and goes. One time one of the pilots, for squirts and giggles I suppose, took off and then pulled the nose up and hit afterburner. Gone in what seemed like 2 seconds.

[JRios1968]

Oooh, and I am in Phoenix this weekend for spring training baseball!

[Cheerio]

I used to take my grandsons out there every year (before Iraq changed it all to a every-other year event). After sitting in a non-moving traffic jam two years ago, with no where to go or move, I will never head out there again. It used to be a ton of fun, and we all really wanted to see the F-22 demo that took place in 2009.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Back in about 1980, an air show at the Iowa Air National Guard hanger (Des Moines municipal airport) featured a fly in by a British Vulcan bomber. The flight crew were part of the 44th Rhodesia Squadron. The crew and airplane had been visiting SAC at Omaha and the local radio stations broadcast the moment it left and projected its arrival time so we were all out in our back yards, watching for it. The big bird's captain overshot the runway on his first approach and had to make a "go around," laying four black trails of smoke over the downtown. He got it right on the second try. We were within earshot of the captain's executive officer when he asked if the captain had any trouble with the cross wind runway. "No problem sir...no problem," when the capt's reply.