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Red Arrows — By the Numbers
Display locations, formation routes, flying days and distances — compiled from data observed to date.
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Not official Red Arrows statistics — please read before sharing.
These are unofficial figures from data observed to date by this fan site. This is an experimental, work-in-progress feature. The numbers may contain errors, omissions or inaccuracies — not every Red Arrows flight is captured and some figures may be understated or incorrect. Everything here should be treated as interesting and indicative, not definitive. - Purely for fun!
These are unofficial figures from data observed to date by this fan site. This is an experimental, work-in-progress feature. The numbers may contain errors, omissions or inaccuracies — not every Red Arrows flight is captured and some figures may be understated or incorrect. Everything here should be treated as interesting and indicative, not definitive. - Purely for fun!
Each section is sourced:
DB — NOTAM feed
Cal — display calendar
Man — manually added
Both — combined
🗺 Location Map showing all observed data Source: DB + Manual
Red Arrows Activity Map
Display locations and transit waypoints. Use the year filter above to change the data shown.
Key
Display
Transit waypoint
Flypast
Tap a marker for details · ⤢ resets zoom
✈ At a Glance all observed data
108
Flying Days
Days with recorded activity
DB+Man147
Displays Recorded
NOTAM-confirmed + manually added
DB+Man103
Scheduled Displays
On official display calendar
Cal102
Formation Transits
Routing events recorded
DB9
Transits with Flypast
Routes containing ≥1 flypast waypoint
DB60
Unique Locations
Calendar + NOTAM + manual
Both20,416
Total Miles Tracked
Transit distances only
DB200
Avg Transit (mi)
Per recorded routing event
DB450
Longest Transit (mi)
Single routing event
DB12
Countries
Scheduled display locations
Cal📋 Activity Type Breakdown Source: DB
Types of recorded activity — all observed dataSource: DB
Display only
97
events recorded
Formation Transit
52
events recorded
Transit + Display
49
events recorded
Transit + Display + Flypast
1
event recorded
📆 By Season / Year Source: Both
Year-by-year breakdown — observed dataSource: Both
2025
Flying days61
Displays (DB+Man)87
Scheduled (calendar)60
Formation transits69
Transits with flypast2
Miles tracked13,875
2026 (current)
Flying days47
Displays (DB+Man)60
Scheduled (calendar)43
Formation transits33
Transits with flypast7
Miles tracked6,541
📅 Season Start & End — Year on Year first & last scheduled event Source: Calendar
First & last calendar event per seasonSource: Calendar
| Year | First Event | Last Event | Season Span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 May — VE Day 80 Flypast | 4 Oct — Duxford Flying Finale | 152 days |
| 2026 | 29 May — English Riviera Airshow | 4 Oct — IWM Duxford Flying Finale | 128 days |
Based on the scheduled display calendar; the operational season may have differed.
📍 Most-Visited Display Locations calendar-led, enriched with NOTAM & manual Source: Both
✈ Display Locations — All ObservedSource: Both
| Location | Source | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | Cal | |
| 2 | Ragley Hall, Warwickshire | Cal | |
| 3 | Torbay | Cal | |
| 4 | Duxford | Cal | |
| 5 | Clacton-on-Sea | Cal | |
| 6 | Ayr | Cal | |
| 7 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Cal | |
| 8 | London | Cal | |
| 9 | Goodwood | Cal | |
| 10 | Fairford | Cal | |
| 11 | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Cal | |
| 12 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Cal | |
| 13 | Douglas, Isle of Man | Cal | |
| 14 | Cosford | Cal | |
| 15 | Swansea | Cal |
★ Flypast Locations — All ObservedSource: DB
| Location | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Angelo | |
| 2 | Manchester Royal Infirmary | |
| 3 | Cadwell Park | |
| 4 | Lyme Regis | |
| 5 | Sidmouoth | |
| 6 | Buckingham Palace | |
| 7 | Upper Wardington | |
| 8 | Brize Norton | |
| 9 | Warmsworth | |
| 10 | Morecambe | |
| 11 | Raf Waddington | |
| 12 | Raf Cranwell | |
| 13 | Carrickfergus Castle |
📍 Most Common Transit Waypoint Locations individual waypoints across all formation routes Source: DB
↗ Transit Waypoint Frequency — All ObservedSource: DB
| Waypoint Location | Times on Route | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oversea | |
| 2 | Raf Waddington | |
| 3 | Raf Mildenhall | |
| 4 | Exeter | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | |
| 6 | Prestwick | |
| 7 | Blackpool | |
| 8 | Raf Valley | |
| 9 | Liverpool | |
| 10 | Whisby | |
| 11 | Sw Of Bradninch | |
| 12 | Raf Brize Norton | |
| 13 | Bournemouth Airport | |
| 14 | East Midlands Airport | |
| 15 | Raf Fairford | |
| 16 | N Of Verwood | |
| 17 | Methringham | |
| 18 | Vcy Of Huyton-with-roby | |
| 19 | Clacton | |
| 20 | Torbay |
🛫 Departure & Return Points Source: DB
↗ Most Common Departure Points — All ObservedSource: DB
| Location | Times Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 3 | EXETER | |
| 4 | BOURNEMOUTH | |
| 5 | PRESTWICK | |
| 6 | RAF VALLEY | |
| 7 | LIVERPOOL | |
| 8 | BLACKPOOL | |
| 9 | BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT | |
| 10 | EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT |
↘ Most Common Return Points — All ObservedSource: DB
| Location | Times Returned | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 3 | EXETER | |
| 4 | BOURNEMOUTH | |
| 5 | PRESTWICK | |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | |
| 7 | RAF VALLEY | |
| 8 | BLACKPOOL | |
| 9 | BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT | |
| 10 | EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT |
Final waypoint of each recorded route (typically the recovery base).
🌍 Where They Displayed & Transited Source: Both
🌍 Scheduled Displays by Country — All ObservedSource: Calendar
| Country | Scheduled |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| United States | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Poland | |
| Belgium | |
| Malta | |
| Sweden | |
| Greece | |
| Spain | |
| Denmark | |
| Romania | |
| France |
Fed from the display calendar — NOTAM data was UK-only.
🇬🇧 Transits by UK Nation (approx.)Source: DB
| Nation | Transits |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| Northern Ireland |
Classified by the transit’s display/start point using approximate bounding boxes.
📆 When Did They Fly? day of week & time of day — all observed Source: DB
✈ Activity by Day of WeekSource: DB
Monday7
Tuesday1
Wednesday17
Thursday26
Friday38
Saturday62
Sunday48
Monday
7
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
17
Thursday
26
Friday
38
Saturday
62
Sunday
48
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
🕐 Display Start Times (BST)Source: DB
09:004
10:004
11:0018
12:0018
13:0011
14:0016
15:0020
16:0020
17:0016
18:009
19:004
20:001
09:00–09:59
4
10:00–10:59
4
11:00–11:59
18
12:00–12:59
18
13:00–13:59
11
14:00–14:59
16
15:00–15:59
20
16:00–16:59
20
17:00–17:59
16
18:00–18:59
9
19:00–19:59
4
20:00–20:59
1
Window open time — the display may have occurred at any point within the window. Manually-added displays had no recorded time and were excluded here.
📊 Activity by Month all observed Source: DB
📊 Displays & Formation Transits per MonthSource: DB
May 2025
2 / 2
Jun 2025
11 / 15
Jul 2025
13 / 16
Aug 2025
16 / 24
Sep 2025
12 / 8
Oct 2025
1 / 4
Mar 2026
0 / 3
May 2026
4 / 6
Jun 2026
6 / 7
Jul 2026
11 / 0
Aug 2026
12 / 9
Sep 2026
9 / 6
Oct 2026
0 / 2
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
💡 Interesting Numbers all observed
At least 20,416 miles were covered in tracked transits — roughly 0.8× around the Earth.
The longest single transit tracked was 450 miles.
Each transit typically had an average of 12.4 waypoints.
Saturdays were typically the busiest day for displays — 51 events observed.
Saturdays typically saw the most formation transits — 28 events observed.
The most common display start time was 15:00 BST — observed 20 times.
Eastbourne was the most-visited display location — recorded 7 times across calendar, NOTAM and manual data.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common departure point — seen 32 times.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common return point — seen 31 times.
St Angelo was the most common flypast location — observed 1 time.
✈ At a Glance 2025
61
Flying Days
Days with recorded activity
DB+Man87
Displays Recorded
NOTAM-confirmed + manually added
DB+Man60
Scheduled Displays
On official display calendar
Cal69
Formation Transits
Routing events recorded
DB2
Transits with Flypast
Routes containing ≥1 flypast waypoint
DB48
Unique Locations
Calendar + NOTAM + manual
Both13,875
Total Miles Tracked
Transit distances only
DB201
Avg Transit (mi)
Per recorded routing event
DB423
Longest Transit (mi)
Single routing event
DB9
Countries
Scheduled display locations
Cal📋 Activity Type Breakdown Source: DB
Types of recorded activity — 2025Source: DB
Display only
55
events recorded
Formation Transit
37
events recorded
Transit + Display
31
events recorded
Transit + Display + Flypast
1
event recorded
📍 Most-Visited Display Locations calendar-led, enriched with NOTAM & manual Source: Both
✈ Display Locations — 2025Source: Both
| Location | Source | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | Cal | |
| 2 | Ragley Hall, Warwickshire | Cal | |
| 3 | Goodwood | Cal | |
| 4 | Fairford | Cal | |
| 5 | London | Cal | |
| 6 | Torbay | Cal | |
| 7 | Duxford | Cal | |
| 8 | Swansea | Cal | |
| 9 | Old Buckenham | Cal | |
| 10 | Blackpool | Cal | |
| 11 | Clacton-on-Sea | Cal | |
| 12 | Radom, Poland | Cal | |
| 13 | Ayr | Cal | |
| 14 | Leopoldsburg, Belgium | Cal | |
| 15 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Cal |
★ Flypast Locations — 2025Source: DB
| Location | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morecambe | |
| 2 | Raf Waddington | |
| 3 | Raf Cranwell | |
| 4 | Carrickfergus Castle |
📍 Most Common Transit Waypoint Locations individual waypoints across all formation routes Source: DB
↗ Transit Waypoint Frequency — 2025Source: DB
| Waypoint Location | Times on Route | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oversea | |
| 2 | Raf Waddington | |
| 3 | Raf Mildenhall | |
| 4 | Bournemouth | |
| 5 | Exeter | |
| 6 | Blackpool | |
| 7 | Raf Brize Norton | |
| 8 | Prestwick | |
| 9 | Bournemouth Airport | |
| 10 | Raf Fairford | |
| 11 | N Of Verwood | |
| 12 | W Of Martin | |
| 13 | Newcastle | |
| 14 | S Of Bournemouth | |
| 15 | Nettlestone Point | |
| 16 | S Of Brighton | |
| 17 | Ne Of Lewes | |
| 18 | Nw Of Wilmington | |
| 19 | Eastbourne | |
| 20 | Raf Valley |
🛫 Departure & Return Points Source: DB
↗ Most Common Departure Points — 2025Source: DB
| Location | Times Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | BOURNEMOUTH | |
| 3 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 4 | EXETER | |
| 5 | BLACKPOOL | |
| 6 | PRESTWICK | |
| 7 | BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT | |
| 8 | RAF BRIZE NORTON | |
| 9 | NEWCASTLE | |
| 10 | RAF VALLEY |
↘ Most Common Return Points — 2025Source: DB
| Location | Times Returned | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 3 | BOURNEMOUTH | |
| 4 | EXETER | |
| 5 | BLACKPOOL | |
| 6 | PRESTWICK | |
| 7 | BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT | |
| 8 | RAF BRIZE NORTON | |
| 9 | NEWCASTLE | |
| 10 | RAF VALLEY |
Final waypoint of each recorded route (typically the recovery base).
🌍 Where They Displayed & Transited Source: Both
🌍 Scheduled Displays by Country — 2025Source: Calendar
| Country | Scheduled |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Poland | |
| Belgium | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Malta | |
| Greece | |
| Spain | |
| Denmark | |
| Romania |
Fed from the display calendar — NOTAM data was UK-only.
🇬🇧 Transits by UK Nation (approx.)Source: DB
| Nation | Transits |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| Northern Ireland |
Classified by the transit’s display/start point using approximate bounding boxes.
📆 When Did They Fly? day of week & time of day — 2025 Source: DB
✈ Activity by Day of WeekSource: DB
Monday4
Wednesday13
Thursday17
Friday23
Saturday38
Sunday29
Monday
4
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
13
Thursday
17
Friday
23
Saturday
38
Sunday
29
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
🕐 Display Start Times (BST)Source: DB
09:002
10:003
11:0012
12:0011
13:006
14:0012
15:0013
16:0018
17:0010
18:004
19:003
20:001
09:00–09:59
2
10:00–10:59
3
11:00–11:59
12
12:00–12:59
11
13:00–13:59
6
14:00–14:59
12
15:00–15:59
13
16:00–16:59
18
17:00–17:59
10
18:00–18:59
4
19:00–19:59
3
20:00–20:59
1
Window open time — the display may have occurred at any point within the window. Manually-added displays had no recorded time and were excluded here.
📊 Activity by Month 2025 Source: DB
📊 Displays & Formation Transits per MonthSource: DB
May 2025
2 / 2
Jun 2025
11 / 15
Jul 2025
13 / 16
Aug 2025
16 / 24
Sep 2025
12 / 8
Oct 2025
1 / 4
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
💡 Interesting Numbers 2025
At least 13,875 miles were covered in tracked transits — roughly 0.6× around the Earth.
The longest single transit tracked was 423 miles.
Each transit typically had an average of 11.9 waypoints.
Saturdays were typically the busiest day for displays — 29 events observed.
Saturdays typically saw the most formation transits — 18 events observed.
The most common display start time was 16:00 BST — observed 18 times.
Eastbourne was the most-visited display location — recorded 4 times across calendar, NOTAM and manual data.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common departure point — seen 18 times.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common return point — seen 17 times.
Morecambe was the most common flypast location — observed 1 time.
✈ At a Glance 2026
47
Flying Days
Days with recorded activity
DB+Man60
Displays Recorded
NOTAM-confirmed + manually added
DB+Man43
Scheduled Displays
On official display calendar
Cal33
Formation Transits
Routing events recorded
DB7
Transits with Flypast
Routes containing ≥1 flypast waypoint
DB29
Unique Locations
Calendar + NOTAM + manual
Both6,541
Total Miles Tracked
Transit distances only
DB198
Avg Transit (mi)
Per recorded routing event
DB450
Longest Transit (mi)
Single routing event
DB5
Countries
Scheduled display locations
Cal📋 Activity Type Breakdown Source: DB
Types of recorded activity — 2026Source: DB
Display only
42
events recorded
Formation Transit
15
events recorded
Transit + Display
18
events recorded
Transit + Display + Flypast
0
events recorded
📍 Most-Visited Display Locations calendar-led, enriched with NOTAM & manual Source: Both
✈ Display Locations — 2026Source: Both
| Location | Source | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Cal | |
| 2 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Cal | |
| 3 | Eastbourne | Cal | |
| 4 | Torbay | Cal | |
| 5 | Ragley Hall, Warwickshire | Cal | |
| 6 | Baltimore, Maryland | Cal | |
| 7 | Jones Beach, New York | Cal | |
| 8 | Brunswick, Maine | Cal | |
| 9 | Linkoping, Sweden | Cal | |
| 10 | Clacton-on-Sea | Cal | |
| 11 | Southport | Cal | |
| 12 | Ayr | Cal | |
| 13 | Duxford | Cal | |
| 14 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Cal | |
| 15 | Alcester | DB |
★ Flypast Locations — 2026Source: DB
| Location | Times Seen | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Angelo | |
| 2 | Manchester Royal Infirmary | |
| 3 | Cadwell Park | |
| 4 | Lyme Regis | |
| 5 | Sidmouoth | |
| 6 | Buckingham Palace | |
| 7 | Upper Wardington | |
| 8 | Brize Norton | |
| 9 | Warmsworth |
📍 Most Common Transit Waypoint Locations individual waypoints across all formation routes Source: DB
↗ Transit Waypoint Frequency — 2026Source: DB
| Waypoint Location | Times on Route | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raf Waddington | |
| 2 | Oversea | |
| 3 | Raf Mildenhall | |
| 4 | Whisby | |
| 5 | Liverpool | |
| 6 | Exeter | |
| 7 | Sw Of Bradninch | |
| 8 | Prestwick | |
| 9 | Raf Valley | |
| 10 | Methringham | |
| 11 | Vcy Of Huyton-with-roby | |
| 12 | East Midlands Airport | |
| 13 | S Of Kilmarnock | |
| 14 | Sw Of Hockwold Cum Wilton | |
| 15 | Vcy Whisby | |
| 16 | Sw Of Barton | |
| 17 | Duxford | |
| 18 | W Of Saffron Walden | |
| 19 | Vcy Of Stamford | |
| 20 | Hedgehog Bridge |
🛫 Departure & Return Points Source: DB
↗ Most Common Departure Points — 2026Source: DB
| Location | Times Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | |
| 4 | RAF VALLEY | |
| 5 | EXETER | |
| 6 | PRESTWICK | |
| 7 | EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT | |
| 8 | EAST MIDLANDS | |
| 9 | RAF CONINGSBY |
↘ Most Common Return Points — 2026Source: DB
| Location | Times Returned | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF WADDINGTON | |
| 2 | RAF MILDENHALL | |
| 3 | PRESTWICK | |
| 4 | LIVERPOOL | |
| 5 | EXETER | |
| 6 | RAF VALLEY | |
| 7 | EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT | |
| 8 | EAST MIDLANDS | |
| 9 | RAF CONINGSBY |
Final waypoint of each recorded route (typically the recovery base).
🌍 Where They Displayed & Transited Source: Both
🌍 Scheduled Displays by Country — 2026Source: Calendar
| Country | Scheduled |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| United States | |
| Sweden | |
| Czech Republic | |
| France |
Fed from the display calendar — NOTAM data was UK-only.
🇬🇧 Transits by UK Nation (approx.)Source: DB
| Nation | Transits |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Wales | |
| Scotland |
Classified by the transit’s display/start point using approximate bounding boxes.
📆 When Did They Fly? day of week & time of day — 2026 Source: DB
✈ Activity by Day of WeekSource: DB
Monday3
Tuesday1
Wednesday4
Thursday9
Friday15
Saturday24
Sunday19
Monday
3
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
4
Thursday
9
Friday
15
Saturday
24
Sunday
19
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
🕐 Display Start Times (BST)Source: DB
09:002
10:001
11:006
12:007
13:005
14:004
15:007
16:002
17:006
18:005
19:001
09:00–09:59
2
10:00–10:59
1
11:00–11:59
6
12:00–12:59
7
13:00–13:59
5
14:00–14:59
4
15:00–15:59
7
16:00–16:59
2
17:00–17:59
6
18:00–18:59
5
19:00–19:59
1
Window open time — the display may have occurred at any point within the window. Manually-added displays had no recorded time and were excluded here.
📊 Activity by Month 2026 Source: DB
📊 Displays & Formation Transits per MonthSource: DB
Mar 2026
0 / 3
May 2026
4 / 6
Jun 2026
6 / 7
Jul 2026
11 / 0
Aug 2026
12 / 9
Sep 2026
9 / 6
Oct 2026
0 / 2
🔴 Displays · 🟣 Formation transits
💡 Interesting Numbers 2026
At least 6,541 miles were covered in tracked transits — roughly 0.3× around the Earth.
The longest single transit tracked was 450 miles.
Each transit typically had an average of 13.4 waypoints.
Saturdays were typically the busiest day for displays — 22 events observed.
Saturdays typically saw the most formation transits — 10 events observed.
The most common display start time was 12:00 BST — observed 7 times.
Ypsilanti, Michigan was the most-visited display location — recorded 3 times across calendar, NOTAM and manual data.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common departure point — seen 14 times.
RAF WADDINGTON was the most common return point — seen 14 times.
St Angelo was the most common flypast location — observed 1 time.
All figures were compiled from data observed to date by this fan site. Unofficial, experimental and a work in progress. May have contained errors, omissions or inaccuracies. Not affiliated with the RAF or Ministry of Defence.