More than

30,000 spectators are expeceted to flock to Falcon Field

in Peachtree City this Saturday and Sunday to get a

glimpse of some of the top aviators in the world at the

AirTran Airways Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show &

Festival.

The 1999

show last September raised $244,000 from some 20,000

visitors, and much of that money ended up in the coffers

of Fayette County charities, such as the Fayette Youth

Protection Home. The Peachtree City Kiwanis alone made a

reported $18,000 from last year's show for its various

community projects.

The

featured attraction at Wings Over Dixie this year will be

the Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds, a Canadian team that

many say is the best military air show team anywhere.

Their availability helped determine the dates for this

year's show.

The

Snowbirds, who fly the only nine-ship formation in North

America, are equal in stature to the U.S. Navy's Blue

Angels and the Thunderbirds of the U.S. Air Force,

according to Wings Over Dixie officials, who describe

their performance as a "ballet in the sky."

"We

believe Atlanta will see its best air show in

years," said chairman Jim Friday. "It's great

when a community can come together for such a wonderful

event. But knowing that it's all being done to support

worthy charities makes it even more remarkable."

The gates

will open at 9 a.m. both days, and the aerobatic portion

of the air show begins at 1 p.m. Tickets at the gate are

$12 for adults, $9 for children ages 6 to 12, and

children five and under are admitted free. Discounted

tickets are available at all Kroger stores in the metro

Atlanta area.

Free

parking and shuttle service will be available at the

following locations:

Sandy Creek High School, on

Jenkins Road near Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone;

McIntosh High School, on

Walt Banks Road near Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City;

Starr's Mill High School,

south of Peachtree City at the intersection of Hwy. 74

and Redwine Road; and

The new Kiwanis

Fairgrounds, south of Fayetteville on Goza Road near Ga.

Highway 85.

Complete

directions and a detailed parking map are available

online at www.wingsoverdixie.org .

Handicapped

parking and golf cart parking will be available at Falcon

Field. For more information, call 770-632-6689 or visit

the web site.

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