CLEVELAND — The Blue Angels are coming back to Northeast Ohio next year.
The 2024 Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport will be headlined by the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The air show, as usual, will be held on Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1-2) next year.
Air show officials say the six “Blues” demonstration pilots will thrill fans in Cleveland with a one-hour, choreographed presentation that includes the graceful aerobatics of the four plane Diamond Formation and exciting high energy opposing solo maneuvers by the two solo pilots.
Cleveland is among 30 select U.S. cities chosen to host the Blue Angels in 2024.
In anticipation of their appearance in Cleveland next year, two members of the Blue Angels will be stopping by Burke Lakefront Airport on Tuesday. Blue Angel #7 LT Connor O’Donnell of Freeport, Maine, and Blue Angel #8 LCDR Brian Vaught of Englewood, Colorado, will do a flyover in their F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft and are expected to land at approximately 12:45 p.m.
“We are thrilled to host the U.S. Navy Blue Angels for their pre-season visit,” said Air Show Executive Director Kim Dell in a statement. “This is a great way to kick-off the 2024 Air Show season.”
The Cleveland National Air Show has been Northeast Ohio’s Labor Day weekend tradition since 1964, attracting 60,000 to 100,000 visitors to Burke Lakefront Airport and making it one of the region’s largest annual events.