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Flagstaff contracts OpenSky for July 4 drone show; 300‑drone, 23‑minute display to launch from Coconino High

3864585 · June 19, 2025
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The city contracted OpenSky for a July 4 drone show: a 23‑minute program using up to 300 drones launching from Coconino High’s back baseball field, with city council approval and a $95,000 contract.

City staff and commissioners discussed July programming across recreation centers and a planned July 4 drone show that the city procured from OpenSky for $95,000, a contract the council approved earlier this year.

Haley and other staff described the drone show as a 23‑minute program using up to 300 drones (with a 150‑drone buildup and a 300‑drone crescendo), launching from Coconino High School’s back baseball field and flying northwest to southeast over the Mesa. The show will be synchronized to custom audio broadcast on local radio partners and will be video‑streamed on…

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