A decades-long Labor Day weekend tradition of aerial tricks in Cleveland’s skies could end if the city closes the Burke Lakefront Airport.
Organizers of Cleveland’s National Air Show said Tuesday there is no other suitable location in the region for the tens of thousands of spectators to watch the Blue Angels and other high-speed aircraft take flight at the annual event.
“A lot of how an air show is structured is really regulated by the [Federal Aviation Administration],” said Kim Dell, the executive director of the Air Show. She cited regulations like spectator distance from flying activities and runway length. “It would be it would be very difficult to relocate the show as it is.”…