
The Florida International Air Show, sponsored by Waste Management, comes to the Punta Gorda Airport October 16-17. The gates open at 9 a.m. and the show begins at 12 p.m.
See aerial performers including the United States Special Operations Command Parachute Team “SOCOM Para-Commandos”; the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team from Shaw Air Force Base S.C.; Patty Wagstaff, a six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team and the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion; ChefPitts (Clemens Kuhlig) with his PittS1S; and the impressive C-17 Globemaster III From the Military Analysis Network, among others.