ATLANTIC CITY -- It's still clear enough on the Boardwalk to take a run or ride a bike, but the crowds for today's Atlantic City Airshow are quickly starting to take over.
Spectators were arriving before 8 a.m. armed with beach chairs, blankets and other warm-weather paraphernalia for the show that isn't scheduled to get underway until 10:30 a.m.
The Heltzel family from Langhorne, Pa., who will be viewing the show for the first time, left their home at 6:30 a.m. in an attempt to beat the crowds, said Amy Heltzel with beach chairs and children in tow around 8:30 a.m. near Trump Plaza.
Jenna Heltzel, 10, and her friend, Gianna Tippy, also 10 and from Langhorne, said they were looking forward to seeing fast planes.
"The planes are going to do tricks," Heltzel said.
Other spectators refuse to head to the beach without their early morning caffeine-fix. At the Starbucks inside Trump Plaza, the line stretched more than 25 people long by 8:45 a.m.
Employees are frequently making passes through the line thanking everyone for their patience.
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"Is there something going on out there today," one Starbucks employee joked with customers
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