Thunder Over The Valley Parking this weekend
VIENNA — Four parking locations are reserved for the 2017 Thunder Over The Valley Air Show and Open House this weekend. They will be filled in the following order:
• Delphi Electric: 1265 North River Road, Warren. Opens at 8 a.m., first bus leaves at 8:30 a.m.
• Phantom Fireworks: 3566 Larchmont Ave. NE, Warren. Opens if/when the Delphi lot is full.
• Kent State at Trumbull Campus, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren (Champion): Opens if/when the Phantom Fireworks lot is full.
• Trumbull County Career & Technical Center, 528 Educational Highway, Warren (Champion): Opens if/when the Kent State at Trumbull lot is full.
The last bus will leave from the parking lots for Youngstown Air Reserve Station at 2:30 p.m.
Show hours: The parking lots open at 8 a.m., and the show gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday of the show. VIP ticketholders must check your ticket for early-access details. Parking lots close at 2:30 p.m. and the show grounds close at 5 p.m. both days.
Entering/leaving
Do not go to Youngstown Air Reserve Station or the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. You will be turned away and directed to the designated parking locations listed above. This includes all DoD CAC holders (retired or active).
If you arrive at a lot that is full, you will be directed to the next lot. Do not go to a lot that you have not been directed to because you will not get picked up if planners end up not using that lot. Information on which lots are full will be available on local radio stations, so you can adjust to the next one in line. All the parking lots are within a couple of miles of each other.
When departing the show, make sure you get onto a bus labeled with the name of the lot at which you parked. If you end up going to the wrong lot, locate a security/deputy sheriff for assistance.
Everyone will be screened by security before getting on a bus. If you refuse to be screened, you will not be admitted to the event. Pay attention to the prohibited items list and the screening process will go quickly.
For traffic updates, tune in to one of these stations which will broadcast live traffic and parking information: 570 WKBN (570 AM); MIX 98.9 (98.9 FM); HOT 101 (101.1 FM); Y-103 (102.9 FM); K105 (105.1 FM).
Source: Youngstown Air Reserve Station/Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council