Special to the American Press

 Now’s the last chance to get tickets for the Kia of Lake Charles Chennault International Airshow, presented by Million Air and Citadel Completions, which takes place Friday night and Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Chennault International Airport.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team will headline the daytime performances.

Tickets are sold only in advance — no sales at the gate — at chennaultairshow.com. While multiple ticket zones are sold out, there are still tickets available for the shorter Twilight Show on Friday and for certain zones Sunday. Limited opportunities remain for Saturday.

The family-friendly Airshow also offers 20 food trucks, a Kids’ Zone and the KIA Gaming Trailer.

Twilight Show returns

The Airshow has brought back its Friday night Twilight Show — a fast-paced, shorter show (no Thunderbirds) featuring selected performers. It’s a flat $50 for all in your car for a tailgate spot on the ramp. Flying starts at dusk. Gates open at 5 p.m.

Weekend lineup

In addition to the Thunderbirds, the featured attractions for the full Saturday and Sunday shows include:

• The U.S. Army Golden Knights demonstration and competition parachute team.

• The U.S. Navy’s West Coast “Rhino” jet demonstration team, flying the F/A-18 F Super Hornet.

• AeroShell Aerobatic Team.

• Aerobatic pilot Kevin Coleman.

• A vintage Soviet-built MiG-17F flown by Randy Ball.

• A runway show by the Hot Streak jet truck, a 1957 Chevy pickup powered by two jet engines.

• The Full Throttle Formation Team, the largest precision-formation airshow team in America.

• Leland Kracher’s smoke-and-colors show in a Christen Eagle biplane.

• A restored World War II C-47 flown by Greatest Generation Flights.

• A postwar B-25 that was repainted by Chennault tenant LandLocked Aviation.

Gates will open at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with opening ceremonies at noon.

One ticket admits all in car

Each ticket for one of the full weekend shows is good for a tailgate slot on the airport ramp that admits everyone in the vehicle.

With the tailgate format, spectators watch the airshow at their vehicle’s own slot. The arrangement was introduced at the last airshow.

There’s no cooking allowed, but tailgaters are welcome to bring ice chests, drinks (no glass) and prepared foods.

Proceeds from the nonprofit airshow help fund direct classroom grants to local teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.