CHARLESTON — Your journey routes might hit some snags the remaining of this week, whether or not by automobile, foot or boat, as some spots across the harbor will likely be off-limits whereas the Blue Angels follow ahead of their May 2 airshow.
The full navy Charleston Airshow was beforehand scheduled to run the entire weekend however was shortened earlier this month to a single-day occasion that includes the US Navy’s Blue Angels flying over Charleston Harbor. Joint Base Charleston officers cited elevated operational necessities attributable to present world occasions. Operation Epic Fury, the battle in Iran, started Feb. 28.
The 2026 Charleston Airshow will now run from 1-3 pm May 2.
The present climate forecast for May 2 is a excessive of 66 levels Fahrenheit with a one hundred pc likelihood of rain, in response to National Weather Service Charleston.
Citadel alumni fly over campus with the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly by the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly over the Charleston peninsula as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel watch as members of the Blue Angels fly over campus Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
The Blue Angels fly over the Charleston Gaillard Center as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni Holli Wilkins and her son Luke Wilkins,8, speak with CDR William Lind, USN (Ret.), as they go to campus to see the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show. Wilkins’s and her husband, Blue Angels group member Brandon Wilkins, are each Citadel alumni.
The Blue Angels fly close to the steeple for St. Matthew’s Lutheran as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly behind the Second Presbyterian Church as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni fly over campus with the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
Citadel alumni fly over campus with the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly by the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly over the Charleston peninsula as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel watch as members of the Blue Angels fly over campus Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
The Blue Angels fly over the Charleston Gaillard Center as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni Holli Wilkins and her son Luke Wilkins,8, speak with CDR William Lind, USN (Ret.), as they go to campus to see the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show. Wilkins’s and her husband, Blue Angels group member Brandon Wilkins, are each Citadel alumni.
The Blue Angels fly close to the steeple for St. Matthew’s Lutheran as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
The Blue Angels fly behind the Second Presbyterian Church as they practice for the Saturday air show, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston.
Citadel alumni fly over campus with the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
Citadel alumni together with pilot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and public affairs officer First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb fly over campus as members of the Blue Angels Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Charleston as they put together for the air show.
A Blue Angels pilot told The Post and Courier that they’re going to fly so long as there’s sufficient visibility and ceiling.
As of April 30, airshow officers say they’re carefully monitoring the climate and the occasion remains to be transferring ahead.
“In the case of rain, some flying demonstrations may be delayed, but the show will proceed unless weather poses a serious safety risk,” a spokesperson for Joint Base Charleston stated. “Updates will be shared via the Team Charleston social media page as they are available, but the show cannot be rescheduled.”
The Ravenel Bridge’s pedestrian walkway will likely be closed till 3:30 pm
From noon-4 pm, unauthorized vessels is not going to be allowed within the Charleston Harbor. Drones or unauthorized plane will even not be allowed over the Charleston Harbor from 11:45 am-4:30 pm
May 1
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge pedestrian walkway will likely be closed from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and the bridge can have a single-lane closure in each instructions from 1-3 p.m.
No unauthorized vessels will likely be allowed within the harbor from noon-4 pm
Again, drones and unauthorized plane will likely be prohibited from flying over the harbor between 12:30-3:30 pm
May 2: Show day
With the airshow set to start at 1 pm, count on heavy visitors starting within the late morning, particularly in downtown Charleston, alongside the Mount Pleasant waterfront and routes close to the Ravenel Bridge.
The Ravenel Bridge’s pedestrian walkway will likely be closed from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and the bridge itself will likely be utterly closed from 1:30-3 p.m.
Starting at 10 am, road closures and tow zones will likely be enforced across the South Carolina Aquarium, Waterfront Park and The Battery.
Residents inside these closure zones will be capable to entry their houses, however road parking is not going to be obtainable throughout show hours.
Additionally, like the times earlier than, no unauthorized vessels will likely be allowed within the harbor from noon-4 pm The similar restrictions go for drones or unauthorized plane between 12:30-3:30 pm
