Farnborough Airshow 2026 Schedule - Military Airshows in the UK, Tickets

Farnborough 2026 Airshow

Farnborough Airshow - John Bilcliffe

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The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries. The trade days are in the week days (Monday to Friday) while the public can attend on Friday. This is a biennial airshow which takes place on even-numbered years and alternates with the Paris Airshow which takes place on odd-numbered years.

Farnborough is the oldest active airfield in the UK and has been associated with aircraft and airships since 1908.

Farnborough 2026 Airshow:

• 20-24 July - Farnborough Int. Airshow 2026

Farnborough Friday
The public are allowed to attend Farnborough on Friday 24th July 2026.

Watch as everything from fast jets to commercial airliners take to the skies and demonstrate the true power of aviation at the world-famous Farnborough International Airshow.

Farnborough 2026 Participating Aircraft:

(F)=Flying Display, (S)=Static Display, (FP)=Flypast, (FS)=Flying & Static.

• USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team (F) (Mon-Fri)
• Fursan Al Emarat Display Team (F) (Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri)
• Rolls-Royce Supermarine Spitfire PR.Mk.XIX (F) (Thur-Fri)
• Aerobility Groblin (S)
• Vertical Aerospace VA-1X (FS)(Mon-Fri)
• Airbus A350-1000 (F) (Mon-Fri)
• Airbus A400M, RAF (S)
• Airbus U010 Aliaca (S)
• Airbus U050 CAPA-X (S)
• Airbus A321 XLR, United Airlines (S)
• Airbus U030 Flexrotor (S)
• Airbus U145 (S)
• Airbus H160 (S)
• Airbus U760 Ravenstorm (S)
• Airbus A350-900, Emirates (S)
• Airbus U680 Bird of Prey (S)
• Anduril FQ-44 Fury (S)
• Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL (S)
• BAE Systemss T-7A Red Hawk (S)
• Bell 407 (S)
• Bell MV-75 (S)
• Bell 505 (S)
• BETA Technologies CX300 (FS) (Mon-Fri)
• BETA Technologies MV250 (S)
• Boeing MQ-28 (S)
• Bombardier Global 8000 (F) (Mon-Fri)
• Czech Air Force, C-390 Millennium (S)
• Czech Air Force, JAS-39 Gripen (S)
• Czech Air Force L-159 (S & FP) (Mon & Fri)
• Dassault Aviation, Falcon 6X (S)
• de Havilland Aircrat of Canada Sherpa C-23B (S)
• DHL Air UK, B777-200LRMF (S)
• Embraer C-390 Millennium (FS) (Mon)
• Embraer S.A. 195-E2 (S)
• Eurofighter Typhoon (S)
• Eve Air Mobility Eve 100 (S)
• GCAP Edgewing Tempest (S)
• GE Aerospace, 747-400 (S)
• GE Aerospace Saab 340B (FS) (Mon-Fri)
• General Atomics FQ-42A (S)
• General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH, Do228 NXT (S)
• HeliOperations, Sea King (S)
• Italian Air Force, Eurofighter Typhoon (FS) (Mon-Fri)
• Italian Air Force, C-27J Spartan (S)
• Italian Air Force, T-346A Master (S)
• JAC Chinook Role Demo (F) (Mon & Fri)
• JAC British Army Air Corps Display Team (F) (Thur & Fri)
• Joby Aviation eVTOL (S)
• Leonardo SpA Astore Levante (S)
• Leonardo SpA AW149 (S)
• Leonardo SpA M-345 (S)
• Leonardo SpA Proteus (S)
• Lockheed Martin S-97 Raider (S)
• RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team (Fri)
• RAF Eurofighter Typhoon (FP) (Fri)
• British Army Parachute Display Team, Red Devils (F) (Mon & Fri)
• Royal Navy Wildcat (S)
• Southampton University Human Powered Aircraft (S)
• Textron Aviation, Cessna SkyCourier (S)
• The Starlings Aerobatic Team (F) (Fri)
• Turkish Aerospace, Hurjet (S)
• Skyfall P1-Sun (S)
• Skyfall Shrike CV (S)
• Skyfall Vampire (S)
• USAF C-130J Hercules (S)
• USAF F-35A (S)
• USAF CH-47F Chinook (S)
• USAF UH-60M Black Hawk (S)
• Vertical Aerospace Valo (S)
• Widracers Ultra-UAV (S)
• 2 Excel Aviation, King Air B200 (Customer Demo Flights)

Friday 24th July 2026 (Public Day) Schedule:
• 12:10 - The Red Devils Parachute Team
• 12:30 - RAF Typhoon
• 12:37 - Airbus A350-1000
• 12:50 - Italian Air Force Typhoon
• 13:13 - JAC Air Corps Displayu Team
• 13:28 - Vertical Aerospace VA-1X
• 13:40 - Bombardier Global 8000
• 13:51 - Fursan Al Emarat Display Team
• 14:16 - GE Aerospace Saab 340B
• 14:29 - RAF Falcons Parachute Team
• 14:47 - The Starlings Aerobatic Team
• 15:02 - USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team
• 15:18 - Rolls-Royce Supermarine Spitfire PR.Mk.XIX
• 15:29 - Czech Air Force L-159
• 15:38 - BETA Technologies CX300
• 15:48 - JAC Chinook Role Demo

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Farnborough History
Farnborough is the oldest active airfield in the UK. In 1905 the British Army's Balloon School was formed here. In World War 1 a number of RFC and RNAS aircraft, airship, and balloon squadrons were based here. The site has been associated with aircraft and airships since 1908 when the Balloon Equipment Store was moved from Greenwich and renamed the HM Balloon Factory. In 1908 the first powered flight in Great Britain was made at Farnborough, by a man called Cowboy Cody. Cowboy Cody is recorded as having flown just over 304 metre (1000 feet) at 20 miles per hour (32km per hour).

The Royal Aircraft Factory was also based here which engaged in design and construction of aircraft for the War Office. They also did research and development (R&D) work which after the war assumed a growing importance. Most of the aeroplanes built during the First World War were built at Farnborough. During World War II there was development work in all areas such as bomb sights, camera equipment, and rocket projectiles. Captured enemy aircraft were also evaluated here.

After the war Farnborough had established itself as the world's foremost aerospace R&D institution and also gained prestige through its hosting of the biennial 10 day air show which concludes with a public air display on the final weekend. The sound barrier was also broken at Farnborough in 1948 by John Derry.

Today, the airport is home to a number of the UK's largest business jet companies, including Gama Aviation Executive Jet Charter and Bookajet. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch also has its head office in Farnborough House, located in a compound within Farnborough Airport.

Farnborough Airfield has been home to the Farnborough Airshow since 1948, when it opened its gates to the public for the first time.

The show organisers announced in March 2019 that there would be no more separate public days from 2020 onwards. The show would be reduced from 7 to 5 days, dropping the entire weekend section. Instead, they will offer access to the public on Fridays.

Farnborough Airshow 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic but returned in 2022.