What’s that noise? What you need to know about DC flyovers Friday and Saturday

Matt Small | msmall@wtop.com
July 3, 2026, 10:04 AM

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On Saturday, the FAA will close [Washington National Airport] from noon to midnight for the full celebration. All arrivals and departures at [Washington National] are scheduled to end before noon.

Flyovers and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the afternoon and evening along the National Mall and Washington Monument grounds, including appearances by Air Force One, the Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, military aircraft fleet reviews, parachute demonstrations and B-2 stealth bombers.

Highlights include an Air Force One flyover scheduled for 7:03 p.m., a Thunderbirds demonstration beginning at 6:25 p.m., a tri-bomber formation at 6:02 p.m. and a stealth aircraft flyover at 7:38 p.m.

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Saturday’s schedule of flyovers and demonstration along the National Mall and Washington Monument

• 1:14 p.m.: – NASA F-5 Flyover
• 1:24 p.m.: -NASA Fleet Review
• 1:44 p.m.: USCG Helo Flyover
• 1:54 p.m.: USCG Fixed Wing Flyover
• 2:09 p.m.: Golden Knights, Leap Frogs
• 2:29 p.m.: Army Helo Flyover
• 2:44 p.m.: USAF Fleet Review – Wave 1 – Heavies
• 2:54 p.m.: USAF Fleet Review – Wave 2 – AFSOC
• 3:04 p.m.: USAF Fleet Review – Wave 3 – Fighters
• 3:29 p.m.: Executive Rotary Wing Airlift
• 3:39 p.m.: USMC Fleet Review – Wave 1 – Rotary
• 3:49 p.m.: USMC Fleet Review – Wave 2 – Fixed Wing
• 3:59 p.m.: USN Fleet Review – Wave 1 – Rotary
• 4:09 p.m.: USN Fleet Review – Wave 2 – Fixed Wing
• 4:19 p.m.: USN Fleet Review – Wave 3 – Fighters
• 4:21 p.m.: USN F-18F Demonstration
• 4:59 p.m.: USN Blue Angels
• 5:26 p.m.: USMC MV-22 Osprey Demonstration
• 5:44 p.m.: USAF Fleet Review – Fighters
• 6:02 p.m.: USAF Tri-Bomber Formation
• 6:05 p.m.: USN F-35C Demonstration
• 6:25 p.m.: USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration
• 7:03 p.m.: Air Force One Flyover
• 7:07 p.m.: USAF Thunderbirds Delta Break
• 7:17 p.m.: HUGE 1 Flyover Led by the Newly Renovated Air Force One
• 7:38 p.m.: U.S. Stealth Airpower Flyover
• 7:39 p.m.: F-22 Raptor Demo
• 7:53 p.m.: F-22 Raptor in Afterburner
• 7:59 p.m.: B-1 Flyover
• 8:07 p.m.: B-1’s in Afterburner
• 8:11 p.m.: HUGE ONE Fly Over Review
• 8:22 p.m.: Golden Knights Twilight Jump
• 10:36 p.m.: B-1 Afterburner Night Pass

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Matt Small
Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.
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