What you need to know about today’s Blue Angels performance, and its most-notable West Seattle side effect

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Thanks to Bob Spears for photos of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as seen from West Seattle during their practice flights on Thursday. Here’s what to know about them today:

This is the first of three days for the official full Seafair Air Show. If you want to watch, today’s the day that admission is free for the official viewing zone over Lake Washington (scroll down this page for today’s schedule – the Blue Angels are only part of the airshow).

If you’re not going, note that the Blue Angels are scheduled to fly at 3:30 pm, and as we previously noted, commercial air traffic is rerouted while they’re up, so that means a lot more big-jet flyovers seen and heard in West Seattle – mostly the south end (very noticeable here in Upper Fauntleroy, for example) – than usual. If you want to see the Blue Angels themselves without going to the lake, there are usually a few sightings during their show – Bob took his photos from Luna/Anchor Park on Duwamish Head – and they take off from, and land at, nearby Boeing Field.

Carole July 31, 2026 (10:47 am)

It’s enjoyable to have the commercial airliners doing their thing overhead. Love that.

Jimothy July 31, 2026 (10:54 am)

I definitely love this time of year! But it means Seattle summer is more than half over …I def will miss watching them from my rooftop deck in N Admiral this year. I know many have mixed feelings about the air show but it’s only once a year so it’s not too bad. Top of Space Needle would be great to be in when they fly by too!

L Amour July 31, 2026 (12:30 pm)

Got it!

sbre July 31, 2026 (1:51 pm)

Love, Love, LOVE this week every year!Can’t get enough of those talented aviators in their fabulous flying machines!!!

Gill & Alex July 31, 2026 (4:57 pm)

Hi, Westsiders! We got back from watching the Blue Angels at Westcrest Part about 4:30 and learned a lesson. They took off about 3:17 and flew all over Seattle, Lake Washington and Bellevue. Of course, we could see them but left about 4 as hadn’t seen them do much over here. Of course, on the way driving out and when we reached our house in White Center they were flying around West Seattle and White Center. So, if they keep the same schedule the next couple of days you can arrive before 4 and see all the action over here. However, since the weather looks cooler and, hopefully, not too cloudy maybe tomorrow will be a perfect day and cooler.

Carole July 31, 2026 (8:16 pm)

Blue Angels performance operates exactly like a Broadway production. While Broadway focuses on artistic storytelling and the Blue Angels focus on military precision, both rely on the exact same theatrical principles to captivate an audience.

Rhonda July 31, 2026 (10:25 pm)

I love when the huge airliners from SeaTac are redirected right over our living room. I saw a rare, ginormous Airbus A340-600 “flying pencil” seemingly hovering in the air as it crested over White Center and graceful Boeing 777-300ERs. A backyard airshow.