Noisy skies above Tukwila with Blue Angels in flight

The skies are a bit louder above Tukwila with the Blue Angels in Seattle for Seafair. - COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Angels
COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Angels
The skies are a bit louder above Tukwila with the Blue Angels in Seattle for Seafair.

By STEVE HUNTER
Tukwila Reporter Reporter
August 3, 2011 · 2:56 PM

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Tukwila residents can expect to continue to hear more aircraft noise this week with the Blue Angels of the U.S. Navy in Seattle for Seafair.

The Blue Angels are headquartered at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, using King County International Airport to take off and land.

The flight schedule for the remainder of the Blue Angels stay follows:

Thursday, Aug. 4

Air show practice flights:

10 a.m.- noon and 1:20-2:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 5

Air show practice flights:

1:30-3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 6

Air show performance:

1:30-3 p.m.

Suday, Aug. 7

Air show performance:

1:30-3 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 9

Mid-morning, Blue Angels will depart

NOTE:  Seafair’s military air show involves a variety of aircraft and

operational times; and not all aircraft originate from King County International Airport.

Contact Tukwila Reporter Reporter Steve Hunter at shunter@tukwilareporter.com or 253-872-6600, ext. 5052.

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