San Francisco’s illustrious fog could have a negative impact this weekend on Fleet Week’s always thrilling air show featuring the Blue Angels.
Event officials said Friday's air show was given the green light after performers were briefed about the conditions.
According to the Blue Angels, in order to do a high show the ceiling has to be 8,000 feet or higher and the visibility has to be at least 3 nautical miles. Under those conditions, the Blue Angels are able to perform their iconic rolls, loops, passes, and diamond formation.
Overcast conditions would require a cloud ceiling of at least 4,500 feet for the Blue Angels to execute a low show, which would include pilots performing some maneuvers, but none of the rolling.
If the ceiling drops to 1,000 feet, viewers will see a flat show. The Blue Angels will not fly if clouds are lower than 1,000 feet.
The Blue Angels will headline the scheduled air shows, but there will be plenty of other aerial performances.
Below you can find schedules for the air shows. Keep in mind that the listed performers and performance times are subject to change.
Fleet Week air show schedule – Friday, Oct. 11
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| TIME | PERFORMANCE |
| 12:45 p.m. | Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team |
| United Airlines | |
| MH-65/C-27 Demo | |
| Break | |
| Major Thomas Duffy - U-2 | |
| F-22 Demo | |
| F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51 | |
| Ace Maker - T-33 | |
| Break | |
| Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual | |
| F-35B Demo | |
| United Airlines | |
| Break | |
| 3 p.m. | Blue Angels - Fat Albert |
| Blue Angels Team 1 - 6 |
Fleet Week air show schedule – Saturday, Oct. 12
| TIME | PERFORMANCE |
| 12:30 p.m. | Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team |
| United Airlines | |
| MH-65/C-27 Demo | |
| Break | |
| Patriots Jet Team | |
| F-22 Demo | |
| F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51 | |
| Ace Maker - T-33 | |
| Break | |
| F-35B Demo | |
| Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual | |
| United Airlines | |
| Break | |
| 3 p.m. | Blue Angels - Fat Albert |
| Blue Angels Team 1 - 6 |
Fleet Week air show schedule – Sunday, Oct. 13
| TIME | PERFORMANCE |
| 12:30 p.m. | Anthem - U.S. Navy Parachute Team |
| United Airlines | |
| MH-65/C-27 Demo | |
| Break | |
| Patriots Jet Team | |
| F-22 Demo | |
| F-22 Heritage Flight - F-22/P-51 | |
| Ace Maker - T-33 | |
| Break | |
| F-35B Demo | |
| Randy Howell/Cory Lovell - Dual | |
| United Airlines | |
| Break | |
| 3 p.m. | Blue Angels - Fat Albert |
| Blue Angels Team 1 - 6 |
For more information about Fleet Week, check out our detailed Fleet Week events guide.
