Spirit of St. Louis Air Show with Blue Angels is This Weekend

The Spirit of St. Louis Air Show & STEM Expo, presented by Boeing, will be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri.  The event will feature military and civilian demonstrations including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. There will also be static airplane displays, the interactive MasterCard STEM Expo, and Camp Spirit for attendees to witness.

General admission tickets are $25 at the airport gate with kids 6 and under and Military with ID admitted free. The Saturday and Sunday schedule of events (identically both days) is listed below.  For more information, go to www.spirit-airshow.com.

SCHEDULE:

9:00 am

Gates open

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

MasterCard STEM EXPO activities and exhibits

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Static Aircraft Display open

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Aircraft Rides (UH-1 Huey helicopter, AH-1 Cobra helicopter, B-25, TBM, B-17, prices vary)

Clydesdale appearance

10:00 am – 10:30 am

EAA Aviation Theater – How to Build An Airplane

11:15 am

Opening Ceremony and Air Show

Performers include:
B-17G Texas Raiders
B-29 FiFi
CAF MO B25 Mitchell
CAF MO TBM Avenger
Canadian Forces Snowbirds
Eric Downing AD-5W Skyraider
F4U-5N Corsair
F-22
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet demonstration team
Skip Stewart – Pitts S-2S
US Navy Flight Demonstration squadron, The Blue Angels
Vlado Lenoch – P-51
(Times and schedule of performances are approximate and subject to change.)

4:00 – 4:30 pm

EAA Aviation Theater – How to Get Your Pilot’s License

5:00 pm

Event close