Blue Angels Vero Beach practice schedule 2022

The Blue Angels are at the NAS Pensacola base from mid-March until early January each year. In January they train together at the El Centro Naval Air Facility in California until early March. 

Below is a calendar of their Air Shows and Practice Shows for 2022. Also on our OBA Calendar is our best guesses for this year's beach buzzes. It's usually on a Sunday afternoon or evening as they're on their way home from air shows. The past dates tell if we had a beach buzz, the time it happened and links to videos and photos for that day.

NOTE: We never know the Blues' flight plan or if they'll do a Beach Buzz but we give you our best guesses for when it might happen.

Watch the Blue Angels Practice from the Pensacola Lighthouse & Museum

The Pensacola Lighhouse takes reservations to watch the practices from the balcony at the top of the lighthouse!  Reservations are $30 per person, limited to 15 guests.  For current pricing information, please visit their website www.pensacolalighthouse.org.Call the lighthouse at (850) 393-1561 ext 3, Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm for reservations.  Arrangements will be made to bring you to the lighthouse by bus if you don't have a Military/DOD ID.

To watch the Blue Angels Practice on base you have to have or be escorted by someone with a DOD ID. If you don't have an ID or an escort with and ID you can watch the Practice Shows from just off the base at the Walmart or Target Parking Lots on Blue Angel Parkway, Navy Point Park or Fort Pickens. If you have a boat, Big Lagoon at Pensacola Pass is a good place to park.

You can get a distanced view of the Blues from Johnson Beach and we don't see the Blues Practices from Orange Beach.

This year's air show season is from mid-April until early November. On November 11th & 12th the Homecoming Air Show at their airfield at NAS Pensacola.

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Since they first impressed visitors with the first demonstration of U.S. Navy aerial skills in 1946, the Blue Angles - today in competition with the USAF Thunderbirds - have set the standard for military air shows across the country and around the world.

Over decades of spectacular shows, featuring the sleek and extraordinarily maneuverable F/A-18 Hornet, the Blue Angels have entertained more than 400 million spectators worldwide.

Just up ahead, check out the complete Blue Angels 2022 schedule along with related fun facts and trivia about the most experienced flying aerobatic team in America:

In 2022, the Blue Angels squadron is scheduled to perform in dozens of shows and locations throughout the United States. They begin their season in March at the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, CA and conclude on November 12th at NAS Pensacola, their homebase in Florida. This year, also watch for another special performance by the Blue Angels during 2022 San Francisco Fleet Week in October.


DID YOU KNOW? Blue Angels fun facts & trivia

• Formed in 1946, the Blue Angels are the oldest flying aerobatic team in the US. It also holds the title of second oldest flying aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931.

• Originally, the team was called the Navy Flight Exhibition Team, but the name changed when one of the original pilots read about a New York City nightclub called "Blue Angels".


Blue Angels Vero Beach practice schedule 2022

Another crowd-pleaser: the opposing four point roll.


• The closest distance planes fly to each other is 18 inches during the Diamond 360 maneuver. For more, also check out the Blue Angels Maneuvers Manual from the FAA.

• Blue Angels planes can travel at supersonic speeds up to 1,400 miles per hour. To avoid shattering windows (and eardrums), pilots fly at a mere 700 mph during exhibitions.

• Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins became the first female Blue Angels pilot in 2014.


2022 Blue Angels schedule
(dates and locations subject to change)

MARCH
12, NAF El Centro, CA | NAF El Centro Annual Air Show
19 · 20, NAS New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Air Show
26 · 27, MacDill AFB, FL | MacDill Air Fest
APRIL
2 · 3, NAS Kingsville, TX | Wings Over South Texas
9 · 10, JRB Charleston, SC | JB Charleston Air Show
23 · 24, Vidalia, GA | Vidalia Air Show
30, Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach Air Show
MAY
1, Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach Air Show
7 · 8, McGuire AFB, NJ | Power in the Pines Air Show
14 · 15, Ellsworth AFB, SD | Ellsworth AFB Air Show
25, USNA, Annapolis, MD | U.S. Naval Academy Air Show
27, USNA, Annapolis, MD | U.S. Naval Academy Fly Over
28 · 29, Jones Beach, NY | Jones Beach Air Show
JUNE
4 · 5, Eau Claire, WI | Chippewa Valley Air Show
11 · 12, Chesterfield, MO | Spirit of St. Louis Air Show
18 · 19, Millington, TN | Memphis Air Show
JULY
2 · 4, Traverse City, MI | National Cherry Festival Air Show
9, Pensacola Beach, FL | Pensacola Beach Air Show
16 · 17, Ypsilanti, MI | Thunder Over Michigan Air Show
23 · 24, Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Air and Water Show
30 · 31, Dayton, OH | Dayton Air Show
AUGUST
6 · 7 Seattle, WA | Boeing SeaFair Air Show
13 · 14 MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI | Kaneohe Bay Air Show
20 · 21 McMinnville, OR | Oregon International Air Show
SEPTEMBER
3 · 5, Cleveland, OH | Cleveland National Air Show
10 · 11, Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Air Show
17 · 18, NAS Oceana, VA | NAS Oceana Air Show
24 · 25, MCAS Miramar, CA | MCAS Miramar Air Show
OCTOBER
1 · 2, Minden, NV | Aviation Roundup Air Show
8 · 9, San Francisco, CA | 2022 San Francisco Fleet Week
22 · 23, NAS Jacksonville, FL | NAS JAX Air Show
29 · 30, Houston, TX | Wings Over Houston Air Show
NOVEMBER
5 · 6, Peachtree City, GA | Peachtree City Air Show
11 · 12, NAS Pensacola, FL | NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show

More about the Blue Angels around the Web:

Blue Angels FAQ - Everything you always wanted to know, from the official site with info and fun factsincluding what it takes to become a Blue Angels pilot, how close they fly to each other, and lots, lots more.

Blue Angels Wikipedia - More interesting facts about the squadron including a photo gallery and related references.