I imagine Brett and some others will know for sure, but my money would certainly be on Selfridge with Toledo as the only other reasonable possibility.kubx4672 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:44 pmAny one Know which airport T-Birds and F-35 will stage out of?smalldude333 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:00 pm In a facebook comment, Thunder said the F-35 will also stage remotely along with the T-birds.
F-35—Demo team has a minimum runway length requirement of 7,000 feet (per 2021 Demo Team Support Manual (Link Below)
MY GUESS would be Selfridge (KMTC)
OPTIONS = AIRPORTs within 60 miles with a runway length greater than 7000 FT
Detroit-Wayne (DTW) = 12,000 ft runway | 13 miles from YIP
Toledo (TOL) = 10,600 ft runway | 46 miles from YIP
Selfridge (KMTC) 9000 ft runway | 47 miles from YIP
Flint (FNT) = 7800 ft runway | 50 Miles from YIP
Lansing (LAN) = 8500 ft runway | 61 miles from YIP
OUT
Pontiac (PTK) = 6500 fr runway
Detroit Metro (DET) = 5092 ft runway
F-35 Runway Requirement Source
https://www.acc.af.mil/Portals/92/2021% ... MA6Q%3D%3D
KUBX
Good research!