Amber Carter with Luke public affairs. It starts at 3 p.m. WATCH: Luke Air Force Base honors front-line workers with Phoenix area flyover Luke Air Force Base giving us a view of Friday's flyover to honor frontline healthcare workers.

Luke AFB is home to 98 F-35s and 77 F-16 Fighting Falcons enabling the base’s mission to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz -- Luke Air Force Base, to include the 56th Fighter Wing and the 944th Fighter Wing, along with the Arizona Air National Guard 161st Air Refueling Wing will honor Arizona’s front line COVID-19 responders with a community flyover May 1, 2020.

The stars on the map represent hospitals, downtown areas and other landmarks the Air Force wanted to fly past, says Staff Sgt.

ICYMI: The Luke Air Force Base flyover in the Valley will take place starting around 3 p.m.

By Luke Air Force Base Public Affairs, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs


The flyover consisted of a formation of 15 aircraft including seven F-35A Lightning IIs and seven F-16 Fighting Falcons that flew out of Luke Air Force Base and one KC-135 from the 161st ARW. Here's everything you need to know: https://bit.ly/35e6DG9.

Luke Air Force Base giving us a view of Friday's flyover to honor frontline healthcare workers.Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

“They should also refrain from traveling to landmarks, hospitals and gathering in large groups to view the flyover," the statement said. PHOENIX — Arizona's front line COVID-19 workers are being honored Friday in a big way.More than a dozen jets fly over our Valley hospitals to show appreciation to all the healthcare workers, first reponsders, military members and other essential personnel working to fight the coronavirus pandemic.Luke Air Force Base released this map showing where they'll be flying.



Luke Air Force Base F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., fly in formation April 17, 2020, over Colorado. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Eight F-35s assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 61st FS, and the 308th FS performed a flyover at the U.S. Air Force Academy to showcase the Air Force’s newest fifth-generation stealth fighter while offering a tribute to the class of 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wongwai) By: abc15.com staff