HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County, Pa. — Aviation enthusiasts will want to keep their eyes to the sky this weekend in the Lehigh Valley.
A total of 69 military aircraft will fly in and out of Lehigh Valley International Airport from Saturday through Monday, said Colin Riccobon, director of public and government relations for the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority.
Riccobon said the aircraft will come from Fort Drum in Jefferson County, New York, home of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division.
They will be staging and taking off for Philadelphia, he said.
An Army spokesman said 69 aircraft — 23 per day — will fly in and out over three days.
The aircraft will include the CH-47 Chinook, the AH-64 Apache and the UH-60 Blackhawk.
Arrivals and departures are scheduled each day from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The public should not concerned with the increased air traffic, Riccobon said.
He said it will be a military exercise and there will be no access to the airfield.
