St. Louis County Government:

Press release from the St. Louis County Government:

November 16, 2021

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (November 16, 2021) - County Executive Dr. Sam Page will hold a media briefing at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels visit ahead of this summer’s Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo.

The last air show was held in 2019 and Dr. Page is excited to welcome this popular event back to St. Louis County.

Limited early release tickets also go on sale November 17 for the air show scheduled to happen June 11-12, 2022. Tickets will be sold online only at www.spirit-airshow.com.

For those unable to attend, the briefing can be viewed online through Dr. Page’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CountyExecutiveSamPage.

Media members who have a question prior to the briefing may text Doug Moore at 314-565-5472, or email at [email protected].

Where: Spirit of St. Louis Airport, 18260 Edison Ave, Chesterfield, 63005

When: November 17:  8 a.m. - U.S. Navy Blue Angel F-18 Super Hornet flies over Spirit
8:20 a.m. - U.S. Navy Blue Angel F-18 Super Hornet lands at Spirit
8:30 a.m. - Media briefing begins

Who:  Dr. Sam Page, County Executive
John Bales, Director of Aviation at Spirit of St. Louis Airport
Mark Sutherland, Spirit of St. Louis Air Show & STEM Expo
U.S. Navy Blue Angel event coordinator

Planning note: A podium will not be available during media briefing to clip microphones on.

This press release was produced by the St. Louis County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.