DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Dayton Air Show will go forward in July — however with reduced attendance and in drive-in style — after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation last yr of one of the nation’s best-known aviation events.
Ohio’s current pandemic restrictions on large gatherings meant the show could not return to its previous format, Terry Grevious, the show’s executive director, told the Dayton Daily News on Wednesday.
“We flipped the switch today to go from normal to the drive-in, and there’s no turning back,” Grevious mentioned.
Organizers expect to accommodate 4,000 cars a day, and there will be no aircraft on the ground this yr, the newspaper reported.
Friends can buy a 20-by-20-foot (6-by-6-meter) private viewing area, “utilizing half the area to park their car and the other half to view the show in tailgate trend,” organizers mentioned in a statement.
Announcers Rob Reider and Danny Clisham will broadcast the show over the public address system on show grounds, that is near the Dayton International Airport. The show will also be broadcast on FM radio, the newspaper reported.
The U.S. Air Power Thunderbirds will headline the 47th anniversary of the annual event, which will take place on July 10-11.
