The Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show is finally back, after a 5 year hiatus, and the air is filled with excitement! It is a wonderful event for aviation enthusiasts and families and there are excellent places to view this event. Since it has been missing from the Fort Lauderdale events calendar for 5 years, the public is ecstatic to have it back. This show is estimated to be one of the most profitable tourist weekends in South Florida and an estimated 1 million people are expected to view the show. Viewing Parties are being planned up and down the Fort Lauderdale Coastline and it also coincides with Fleet Week. General viewing is free and premium viewing is available inside the Bennet Auto Supply Drop Zone from Sunrise Blvd to NE 14th Court on A1A and on the adjacent beach for $29. There is also VIP viewing at Penthouse B Ocean or Pelican Perch VIP Rooftop Deck, with reserved parking at Birch State Park. You will enjoy US Airforce Thunderbirds wizzing by as well as military and civilian air performers from all over the world. The sponsors of this year’s event are JM Lexus, Bennet Auto Supply, RedBull, Broward College, Banyan Executive Air Shop, and Geico. This is a patriotic and thrilling event this weekend in Fort Lauderdale, enjoy the schedule of events below.
2012 Schedule of Events
Friday April 27
7:00 pm Air Show Take Off Party- Open to the Public
Sea Level Restaurant beachside at the Marriott Harbor Beach
Navy Seals Parachute Team Jump
Saturday April 28
9:00 am Display Village, Drop Zone Premium Viewing opens
10:00 am Clubhouse Chalet, Colonel’s Club VIP Stand and Chalets open
12:00 n Lauderdale Air Show 2012 – Show Center at Sunrise Blvd & A1A
• 101st Airborne Flag Jump
• U.S. Navy Seals Leap Frogs
• Holland/Goulian head-to-head
• F-5 formation flight
• Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts
• Black Diamond Jet Team
• Rob Holland – 2011 Free Style Aerobatic Champion
• F-18 Hornet demo
• Mike Goulian in the Goodyear Extra 330SC
• B-1 Bomber 3-pass flight
• U.S. Coast Guard Search & Rescue demo
• Red Bull Helicopter, Air Force, Kirby Chambliss
• U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
4:00 pm Air Show After Party – Open to the public – Sunrise Village at the Sandbar
7:00 pm Air Show Performer Party – Open to the Public – Vibe Ultra Lounge on Las Olas
7:30 pm Navy Seals/101st Airborne joint parachute team jump – Seminole Hard Rock
Sunday April 29
9:00 am Display Village, Drop Zone Premium Viewing opens
10:00 am Clubhouse Chalet, Colonel’s Club VIP Stand and Chalets open
12:00 n Lauderdale Air Show 2012 – Show Center at Sunrise Blvd & A1A
• 101st Airborne Flag Jump
• U.S. Navy Seals Leap Frogs
• Holland/Goulian head-to-head
• F-5 formation flight
• Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts
• Black Diamond Jet Team
• Rob Holland – 2011 Free Style Aerobatic Champion
• F-18 Hornet demo
• Mike Goulian in the Goodyear Extra 330SC
• B-1 Bomber 3-pass flight
• U.S. Coast Guard Search & Rescue demo
• F-15 formation flight
• Red Bull Helicopter, Air Force, Kirby Chambliss
• U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
4:00 pm Air Show After Party – Open to the public – Sunrise Village at the Sandbar
