NewsPublished: Jun. 11, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
Two F-18 jets are seen here conducting a flyover on the Hudson River towards the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on January 19, 2021.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)
Two U.S. Navy aircraft will conduct a planned flyover along the Hudson River on Thursday, June 11, according to New York City Emergency Management.
The flyover is scheduled to take place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday at an altitude of approximately 2,000 feet.
During previous flyovers, military aircraft have typically followed a route along the river, often traveling between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the George Washington Bridge or Mario Cuomo Bridge.
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