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Sun 'n Fun preview: Blue Angels, F-35 variants and a 20-year campus plan for Lakeland airport
Summary
Sun 'n Fun officials told the City Commission they expect record attendance for the April expo, described near-term museum and pavilion upgrades, and previewed a 20-year master plan tied to a proposed new parallel runway and campus reconfiguration at the airport.
Gene Conrad, president and CEO of Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo, briefed the Lakeland City Commission on the event and a long-term plan for the Sun 'n Fun campus at the Lakeland airport.
Conrad said the expo is roughly two weeks away and expected to bring more than 200,000 attendees and more than 500 exhibitors from about 60 countries. Opening-night concerts and daily air shows are planned: the air show is scheduled to run each day at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and night air shows are set for Wednesday and Saturday beginning at 7 p.m., with a 25-minute fireworks and pyro finale choreographed to music. Conrad said military demonstration teams scheduled to appear include the Blue Angels and several other services'equipped demos, plus aircraft such as the A-10 and planned…
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