Blue Angels will headline 2025 Columbus Air Show [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Air Show organizers announced Tuesday that the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline next year’s show.

The Blue Angels fly F/A-18 Super Hornets in formations as close as 18 inches apart and at speeds up to 700 mph. The group previously headlined the Columbus Air Show in 2023.

According to a release, the Blue Angels will have their C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, known as “Fat Albert,” providing demonstrations at the show as well.

The 2025 show will take place Aug. 22-24 at Rickenbacker International Airport. This date is a change from the last two years when it was held during Father’s Day weekend.

Tickets will go on sale Aug. 27, 2024 at 8 a.m.

“We are so excited to announce the return of the Blue Angels to Columbus,” said Herb Gillen, president of Herb Gillen Airshows, producers of the event. “Their …