Red Arrows Display Schedule 2026 Flight Path, Route Maps, Tracker, Dates, Times, Displays, Flypasts - Military Airshows

Red Arrows Display Schedule 2026

Red Arrows News for 2026:

Red Arrows to display with 7 rather than 9 Hawk T1 jets

It was officially announced on Saturday 23rd May 2026 that the Red Arrows will display with seven, rather than nine Hawk T1 jets.

This is so that they can manage the final few years of service by the Hawk T1 aircraft based on the available spares and other components.

However, the Red Arrows formation size will be nine aircraft for significant flypasts and state occasions.

All Hawk T1 aircraft remaining in the RAF's fleet will be retired in 2030.

04 February 2026 - The Synchro-pair are at RAF Valley training over RAF Mona for a few days.
16 March 2026 - Flying display rehearsal at Royal Air Force Coningsby.
15 April 2026 - Red Arrows depart RAF Waddington for Pre-season training overseas.
Exercise Springhawk (Pre-season training) 2026 NOTAMs
17 May 2026 - The Red Arrows announced their USA Tour and Display Dates for the 2026 season.
22 May 2026 - Red Arrows announce that they have been granted Public Display Authority.
23 May 2026 - Red Arrows announce that they will display with seven rather than nine Hawk T1s.
25 May 2026 - Red Arrows return home to RAF Waddington.
17 June 2026 - Red Arrows leave for their USA Tour (Operation Eagle Hawk).

Red Arrows Flying Displays, Flypasts & Transit Maps 2026:

16 March 2026 - Red Arrows flying display rehearsal at Royal Air Force Coningsby - between 1230 and 1330 hours GMT.
17 March 2026 - Red Arrows Transit & Warmsworth Flypast.

May 2026

• 24 May - 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, Old Harbour of Chania, Crete, Greece
• 29 May - RAF Brize Norton Flypast - 2.10pm
• 29 May - English Riviera Airshow, Torbay Display - 6.45pm
• 30 May - English Riviera Airshow Display - 12pm
• 30 May - Upper Wardington Flypast - 2.54pm
• 30 May - Midlands Air Festival Display - 6pm
• 31 May - Midlands Air Festival Display - 6.30pm

June 2026

• 04 June - Isle of Man TT Races, Douglas Display - 7.30pm
• 06 June - Gassed on Track, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Display - 3.30pm
• 06 June - Cranwell flypast - 4.02pm
• 11 June - RAF Waddington Freedom of the City Parade, Lincoln flypast - between 11.35 & 12.15pm cancelled due to weather.
• 13 June - King's Official Birthday Flypast - 1.06pm
• 14 June - RAF Cosford Airshow Display - 3pm

17 June 2026 - Red Arrows leave for their USA Tour (Operation Eagle Hawk).

• 27 June - Sail 250 Maryland & Airshow Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• 28 June - Sail 250 Maryland & Airshow Baltimore, Maryland, United States

August 2026

• 14 Aug - Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow Display
• 15 Aug - Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow Display
• 15 Aug - Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - flypast
• 16 Aug - Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow Display
• 16 Aug - Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week Display
• 19 Aug - Cromer Carnival Display
• 22 Aug - Swedish Air Force 100-Year Anniversary Show 2026, Linkoping, Sweden Display
• 23 Aug - Swedish Air Force 100-Year Anniversary Show 2026, Linkoping, Sweden Display
• 27 Aug - Clacton Airshow Display
• 28 Aug - Clacton Airshow Display
• 28 Aug - Sidmouth Regatta and Airshow Display
• 29 Aug - Southport Airshow Display
• 30 Aug - Southport Airshow Display

September 2026

• 04 Sep - The International Ayr Show, Festival of Flight Display
• 05 Sep - The International Ayr Show, Festival of Flight Display
• 09 Sep - Guernsey Air Display
• 10 Sep - Jersey International Air Display
• 12 Sep - Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow Display
• 13 Sep - Activity to be confirmed!
• 19 Sep - NATO Days in Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
• 20 Sep - NATO Days in Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
• 27 Sep - Le Touquet Airshow, France Display

October 2026

• 03 Oct - Duxford Flying Finale Display

* Note that Red Arrows displays at RAF Families Days will not be published on this page.

Red Arrows Flypasts are in italics.

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows fly nine BAE SYSTEMS Hawk T.1 advanced trainer aircraft and are currently based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

Red Arrows Training:
The Red Arrows begin training for the forthcoming season almost as soon as the previous year has ended.

Typically, winter training starts in October, with small groups of three or four aircraft formations. Each pilot flies three sorties a day, five days a week, and the formations grow in aircraft number as training progresses. These flights involve a thorough brief, debrief and discussion to ensure safety is paramount and the formations are precise. One complete cycle consisting of these elements lasts about two hours, usually with a 30-minute flight.

Winter training lasts until mid-March, when the team usually moves overseas to a location with more predictable, settled weather to maximise flying hours and perfect the display. This is known as Exercise Springhawk. During Springhawk the team is assessed by senior Royal Air Force officers, with the aim of gaining Public Display Authority. If this is awarded, the Squadron's pilots change from green coveralls into their famous red flying suits and the ground crew are allowed to wear their royal blue display coveralls.

The season then officially begins and public performances by the Red Arrows are permitted.

Types of Display:
There are three types of display the Team Leader can elect to fly - full, rolling or flat. To carry out a full, looping, display the base of the cloud must be above 5,500ft to avoid the aircraft entering the cloud at the top of the loop. If the cloud base is less than 5,500ft, but more than 2,500ft, the team will perform the rolling display - substituting wing-overs and rolls for the loops. And when the cloud base is below 2,500ft, the Team will fly the flat display, consisting of a series of flypasts and steep turns.

Red Arrows Team Pilots for the 2026 season:
• Red 1 - Wing Commander Jon Bond (Team Leader)
• Red 2 - Flt Lt Matt Brighty
• Red 3 - Flt Lt Christopher Deen
• Red 4 - Flt Lt Rob Thomas
• Red 5 - Flt Lt Andrew McEwen
• Red 6 - Flt Lt George Hobday (Synchro Leader)
• Red 7 - Flt Lt Ollie Suckling (Synchro 2)
• Red 8 - Sqn Ldr Chris McCann
• Red 9 - Flt Lt Dustin Wales
• Red 10 - Sqn Ldr Stuart Roberts (Safety Supervisor & Commentator)
• Officer Commanding - Wing Commander Sasha Nash.

There is actually a 10th Red Arrow (Safety Supervisor) who provides commentary during the display as well as flying the Red Arrows photographers and spare jet.

Links and Trackers

Red Arrows UK Public Displays 2026 Map:

Red Arrows NOTAMs & Google Map Routes:

NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen) are published to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the safety of the flight.

The NOTAMs consist of co-ordinates, place names and timings which give an idea of the route that the Red Arrows might take. Bear in mind that due to weather or operational contraints then the route and timings may change or even cancel at short notice.

This page contains Red Arrows Google map routes/timings based on NOTAMs to give people an idea of the route, but it may not always be accurate.

Timings in the NOTAMs are usually in Zulu Time/Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), but on this page it is converted to British Summer Time (BST), during the Summer, to make it easier to understand.

Red Arrows Displays at Family Day events will not be published on this page.

How the Red Arrows plan a Flypast:

Red Arrows USA Tour (Operation Eagle Hawk):