{"id":88512,"date":"2020-05-14T10:42:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T16:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/air-national-guard-to-fly-over-southwest-colorado-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:13:23","slug":"air-national-guard-to-fly-over-southwest-colorado-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/air-national-guard-to-fly-over-southwest-colorado-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Air National Guard to fly over Southwest Colorado on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A flyover Friday aims to honor front-line workers and boost morale during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span>Courtesy of U.S. Air National Guard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Colorado Air National Guard jets will fly over Southwest Colorado Friday to boost morale and honor people working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

The F-16 Fighting Falcon flyover will run 11 a.m. to about 12:45 p.m. and fly over health care facilities in Cortez, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Montrose, Delta and other communities along the Western Slope.<\/p>\n

A similar flyover occurred May 6, mostly along the Front Range, but because of fuel limitations did not reach across Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know there are many more cities and towns throughout the state where people are making significant sacrifices to battle the pandemic, so we\u2019ve gotten approval to do one more flyover mission to salute as many more heroes as possible,\u201d 140th Wing Commander U.S. Air Force Col. Micah Fesler said in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n

The flyover is also part of the U.S. Air Force\u2019s Operation American Resolve, which aims to boost morale during the pandemic. Fesler said flyovers over every Colorado town aren\u2019t possible, but the sentiment extends to all COVID-19 responders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether we reach your community or not, please know that we salute all the men and women who have risked their own health to serve others \u2026 you are our heroes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Approximate locations and times, give or take 15 minutes, where the aircraft will be visible are:<\/p>\n

11:03 a.m. \u2013 Platte Valley Medical Center, Brighton.<\/em>11:11 a.m. \u2013 Middle Park Medical Center, Granby.<\/em>11:14 a.m. \u2013 Kremmling Memorial Hospital, Kremmling.<\/em>11:24 a.m. \u2013 Grand River Health, Rifle.<\/em>11:31 a.m. \u2013 Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center Community Hospital, Fruita.<\/em>11:37 a.m. \u2013 Saint Mary\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center Heliport, Grand Junction<\/em>11:42 a.m. \u2013 Delta County Memorial Hospital, Delta.<\/em>11:45 a.m. \u2013 Montrose Memorial Hospital Heliport, Montrose.<\/em>11:55 a.m. \u2013 Southwest Memorial Hospital, Cortez.<\/em>Noon \u2013 Animas Surgical Hospital, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango.<\/em>12:06 p.m. \u2013 Pagosa Springs Medical Center, Pagosa Springs.<\/em>12:14 p.m. \u2013 SLV Health Regional Medical Center, Alamosa.<\/em>12:24 p.m. \u2013 Mount San Rafael Hospital, Trinidad.<\/em>12:33 p.m. \u2013 Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center Helipad, La Junta.<\/em>12:48 p.m. \u2013 Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Colorado National Guard<br><br>A map of the intended route of Friday\u2019s flyover.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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