PIE Hosts Honor Flight Veterans Welcome Home Tuesday, October 18th - 8pm

On Tuesday, October 18th, PIE’s 42nd Honor Flight with 68 Veterans will depart St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport on an Allegiant charter for a day long visit to Washington D.C. and the war memorials. The Veterans return to St. Pete-Clearwater at approximately 8:15 pm. The Welcome Home celebration is open to the public and various groups, military, and government leaders will be at the airport to greet the veterans. Free parking will be available to attend the welcome home event for guests parking in our Short or  Long-term Parking Lot. Please be aware that there is construction on roadways around the airport. We advise guests to allow ample travel time and advise extra caution. Media trucks with identification may park in the Ground Transportation Lot adjacent to Baggage Claim or in the Service Delivery Lane for the Veterans arrival with advance clearance only. 

Honor Flight of West Central Florida President Bev Frey states, “Honor Flight is back in the air for Mission 44 on Tuesday, October 18th, our last of 2022.   Our Veterans are so deserving of this honor, and we are excited to fly our 44th Mission to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials built in their honor.  We appreciate the partnership with Allegiant for the safe transportation of our treasured Veterans.  Thanks to the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport for your graciousness in making the Welcome Home a true celebration.  Put on your patriotic garb and join us in giving these Veterans a true hero’s Welcome Home!”

Airport Director Tom Jewsbury states, “We are so pleased to host the Honor Flights at PIE, so our community can come to honor our Veterans. Please join us for this celebration to thank and welcome our Veterans home to PIE from their day of honor.” 

For more information about the Honor Flight, CONTACT Honor Flight of West Central Florida at: info@honorflightwcf.org honorflightwcf.org Telephone: (727) 498-6079 

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport General Airport Information 727-453-7800