New York Air Show

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The New York Air Show at Jones Beach is held each Memorial Day Weekend at the Jones Beach State Park, located on Long Island in Nassau County, Wantagh, New York. The air show is one of the largest in the United States, hosting 403,000 people over two-days during the 2006 air show. The air show is typically headlined by either the U.S. Navy Blue Angels or U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

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The air show is centered on the water tower monument at Jones Beach State Park, with the air show demonstrations taking place over the Atlantic Ocean. Air show aircraft stage primarily from the Republic Airport in Farmingdale, NY as well as Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY and the Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, NY. In past years, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have staged from JFK International Airport.

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