Terre Haute Air Show predicted to draw as many as 70,000

(AP) — Organizers of this weekend’s Terre Haute Air Show are predicting it will draw 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Rick Burger, a member of the planning committee, tells the Tribune-Star the caliber of the show has people from the East Coast and the West Coast attending.

The show Saturday and Sunday at Terre Haute Regional Airport will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and the Tora! Tora! Tora! Pearl Harbor re-enactment group.

Tickets are $15 through Friday and $20 at the gate.

Indiana’s third-busiest airport will open for the show at 9 a.m. each day with flying events from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The show will go on rain or shine, but weather may delay some events.