[2][3] On December 16, 2016, it was announced via the event's website that the Rockford Airfest would be canceled for 2017 and would not run in future years.
The website post cited major ongoing development at Chicago Rockford International Airport as the main cause for the cancellations.
[1] From 1986 to 1994, the Greater Rockford Airport (as it was known until 2003) hosted the Midwest AirFest, which twice featured the Air Force Thunderbirds.
The newly renamed airport began hosting the Rockford AirFest in 2005.
The Black Diamond (formally known as the Heavy Metal Jet Team) replaced the Blues at the last minute to fill the Sunday show.