NAS Pensacola closed to public May 7-9

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola will be closed for public visitation May 7 through 9. The installation’s areas of public interest – the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM), the Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum and Fort Barrancas – will be closed to the public on these days.

Accordingly, viewing The Blue Angels’ May 7 and 8 training from the only authorized area on NAS Pensacola will not be possible.

The air station’s West Gate will only be open for Department of Defense (DoD) identification card holders May 7 through 9.

The installation’s Main Gate is always open to DoD identification card holders.

NAS Pensacola’s areas of public interest will reopen Friday, May 10, at 9 a.m., at which time visitors to the air station can access the installation through the West Gate located at the south end of Blue Angel Parkway.

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”