The Bethpage Air Show is an annual American

air show An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The largest air show m ...

held each May on Memorial Day weekend. It is staged in the

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above and off the coast of the

Jones Beach State Park Jones Beach State Park (colloquially "Jones Beach") is a state park in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located in southern Nassau County, New York, Nassau County on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by ...

Wantagh, New York Wantagh ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,871 at the time of the 2010 census. Wantagh is known as "The Gateway to Jones Be ...

, located on

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. The air show is typically headlined by either the United States Navy Blue Angels or

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. Due to cuts to the military budget, neither team appeared at the 2013 show, but the Blue Angels appeared at the 2014 show. All branches of the military are represented at the show. The 2020 was cancelled, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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External links

Official website
Air shows in the United States Airshow Aviation in New York (state) Wantagh, New York Tourist attractions in Nassau County, New York