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The Kansas City Air Show is a well known air show that takes place in Kansas City MO each year, usually in late August.

Officially known as the KC Aviation & Airshow, it traditionally kicks off on the fourth weekend in August. This year, that means Saturday, August 21 continuing through to Sunday, August 22, 2010.

Like most big events, the Kansas City Air Show has a number of attractions and features that make it an entertaining way to spend the day, but the real attraction is, of course, the planes!

In any given year, the Kansas City Air Show will feature a wide variety of flying entertainment, including thunderous appearances by the Navy Blue Angels and the US Air Force Thunderbirds, along with mock dog fights between planes, and aerobatic stunt men with highly modified planes capable of stunning maneuvers.

There are also bound to be some air entertainment acts that are a little more unconventional.

The 2008 Kansas City Air Show, for instance, featured an elite parachute team from the United States Army, as well as some flightless jet powered vehicles. Paul Strender, a former racing mechanic, put together a jet powered port-o-potty, as well as a jet powered school bus, both of which were featured at the 2008 Kansas City Air Show.

Kansas City Air Show tickets and parking info

Tickets to the Kansas City Air Show are usually somewhere $12 and $15. It's usually cheaper if purchased beforehand rather than at the gate, and kids under the age of twelve are typically admitted free.

Parking at the air show grounds is also quite limited, so air show organizers encourage people to take advantage of park and ride shuttle bus transit services, which deliver people directly to the front gates.

More about the Kanas City Air Show around the Web:

Kansas City Aviation Expo - The official site with the complete schedule of performances, map & directions, parking & shuttle bus information, online ticket purchase, FAQ.

Kansas City Air Show - A three-page photo album of performances from the 2007 show.

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