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Rolling updates, tracking links and spotting dispatches from Red Arrows displays and transits. Manually updated — not real-time. All times BST.
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📝 How this works: Updates are added manually as events happen — not automated. Not all activity will appear here, but where possible you will find route dispatches, live tracking links, delay notices and post-display notes. For NOTAM-based routes and maps, visit the Display & Route Tracker.
📅 Saturday 30 May 2026 - Devon & Midlands
Midlands Air Festival — Evening display, East Midlands Airport
The Red Arrows are due back in the air this evening for Day 2 of the Midlands Air Festival. Departing and returning East Midlands Airport, the formation will complete a full display sequence over the Ragley Hall estate at Alcester. NOTAM-confirmed with 13 waypoints published. When airborne, live tracking may be possible via FlightRadar24 and ADS-B Exchange.
Formation Transit — Exeter to East Midlands Airport (Midlands Air Festival staging)
The Red Arrows are expected to transit north from Exeter to position for this evening's Midlands Air Festival display. The route tracks a south-west to Midlands corridor via Somerset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, with 13 published waypoints. Note: the NOTAM timing sequence appears to contain an inconsistency in the mid-route section — times briefly run backwards through the Somerset to Wiltshire segment, affecting the fixes near Shepton Mallet, Winsley and Quemerford. The track geometry is consistent and clearly defined; the most likely explanation is a typo or swapped timing entry in the source NOTAM. When airborne, live tracking may be possible via FlightRadar24 and ADS-B Exchange.
English Riviera Airshow — Morning display over Torbay
Day 2 of the English Riviera Airshow is expected to get underway this morning with the Red Arrows departing Exeter and tracking south towards the coast. The formation will display over Torbay before returning to Exeter. NOTAM-confirmed with 10 published waypoints. When airborne, live tracking may be possible via FlightRadar24 and ADS-B Exchange.
📅 Friday 29 May 2026 — Season Opener Weekend
Reds airborne from Exeter — heading to Torbay
The Red Arrows have just taken off from Exeter and are tracking south towards the English Riviera. Crowds are already gathering along the seafront at Torbay for what will be the first public display of the 2026 season. Live on FlightRadar24 and ADS-B Exchange now.
Formation Transit — RAF Waddington to Exeter
Transit to stage for the English Riviera Airshow. 20 waypoints en route.
Red Arrows depart RAF Waddington — Windsor Castle flypast
Impeccable timing as always — the Reds are airborne from Waddington ahead of the Windsor Castle flypast.
F-35 element scrubbed — Red Arrows Windsor flypast still on
Weather conditions have forced the F-35 portion of the Windsor Castle flypast to be cancelled. The Red Arrows element will go ahead as planned.
📅 Saturday 23 August 2025
Reds delayed at Exeter — runway issues at Mildenhall reported
Facebook reports indicate runway issues at Mildenhall, with departure from Exeter now rumoured around 12:00-12:45. Unconfirmed. Keep an eye on FlightRadar24 as the existing NOTAM remains active.
3 aircraft now airborne from Exeter
Three aircraft reportedly now up and heading north then east. More to follow. Routes and timings unclear.
NOTAM route not viable today — Reds heading overseas
A timely reminder that published routes are always best-efforts. The NOTAM'd routing proved unviable for operational reasons today. The Reds depart Mildenhall later for Roskilde (Denmark), Radom (Poland) and a Bucharest flypast, returning to the UK for Ayr on 5th September.
📅 Friday 22 August 2025
Formation Transit + Display — Mildenhall to Clacton and back
Departing RAF Mildenhall at approximately 12:47 BST, performing the Clacton Display at 13:00 BST, routing via 11 waypoints, returning to Mildenhall around 13:43 BST.
Formation Transit — Mildenhall to Exeter
Departing RAF Mildenhall at approximately 15:25 BST, routing via 10 waypoints, arriving Exeter around 16:02 BST.
Formation Transit + Display — Exeter, Sidmouth Display, return Exeter
Departing Exeter at approximately 18:17 BST, performing the Sidmouth Display at 18:30 BST, routing via 11 waypoints, returning to Exeter around 19:10 BST.
📅 Saturday & Sunday 9-10 August 2025
Blackpool Airshow Day 1 + Edinburgh Military Tattoo flypast
Take-off from Blackpool Airport at 13:38 BST, looping past Southport, Llandudno and Rhyl before returning for the 14:01 Blackpool Airshow display. Later departing at 17:44 BST for a flypast over the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo at 18:17 BST.
Blackpool Airshow Day 2
Take-off from Blackpool at 16:38 BST with another seafront display at 17:01 BST. Two days, two Blackpool shows, and one Edinburgh salute in between.
📅 Sunday 20 July 2025
RIAT departure delayed — weather in the north
Red Arrows departure from Fairford delayed due to weather. Online reports suggest they will be flying over East Midlands Airport around 18:00-18:05. Existing route NOTAM unknown — track live.
📅 Friday 18 July 2025
RIAT 2025 — expected display times reminder
A reminder of the expected Red Arrows display times for RIAT 2025 at Fairford. Track live on FlightRadar24 when airborne.
📅 Thursday 10 July 2025
Goodwood Festival of Speed display
A glorious day for a display at Goodwood. Track the Reds live on FlightRadar24.
📅 Saturday 5 July 2025
Wales National Airshow (Swansea) + Silverstone Grand Prix flypast
Two displays at the Wales National Airshow over Swansea Bay: Saturday 6th July at 17:00 BST, Sunday 7th July at 12:00 BST. Following the Sunday display the team fly east for a flypast over Silverstone ahead of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at 14:46 BST.
📅 Saturday 28 June 2025
Waddington to Bournemouth — airborne and tracking
Slightly later than planned but they are off — departing RAF Waddington for Bournemouth, arriving around 19:04 BST.
📅 Thursday 26 June 2025
Local sortie from RAF Waddington over Lincolnshire
Taking off from RAF Waddington at 11:35 BST for a short local sortie, passing Martin, Kelstern, Holton le Moor, Hackthorn and Lincoln before returning to base around 12:25 BST.
📅 Saturday 20 June 2025
Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day display + cross-country transit to Mildenhall
Display at Newtownards from 14:10-14:45 BST. Departing RAF Aldergrove at approximately 17:30 BST on a cross-country transit: Randalstown, Ballymena, Irish Sea crossing, Stranraer, Morecambe, Haxby, Burton-by-Lincoln, RAF Waddington (18:16), RAF Cranwell (18:17), Downham Market, arriving RAF Mildenhall.
📅 Saturday 14 June 2025
King's Birthday Flypast — RAF Waddington to Buckingham Palace to Bournemouth
Full published route for today's King's Birthday Flypast. Departing RAF Waddington at 12:26 BST, routing via the East Midlands and across the Channel, over Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Buckingham Palace at 13:06 BST, arriving Bournemouth at 13:23 BST.
| Location | Time (BST) |
|---|---|
| RAF Waddington (EGXW) | 12:26 |
| W of Martin | 12:28 |
| S of Great Hale | 12:29 |
| Oversea | 12:37 |
| Oversea | 12:41 |
| Oversea | 12:44 |
| Oversea | 12:50 |
| Vcy Woodbridge Airfield | 12:53 |
| Vcy Colchester | 12:57 |
| Vcy Woodford | 13:03 |
| Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | 13:04 |
| Buckingham Palace | 13:06 |
| Vcy Belgravia | 13:07 |
| Vcy Norbury Park | 13:08 |
| SE of Beech | 13:15 |
| S of Longstock | 13:18 |
| Bournemouth (EGHH) | 13:23 |
Reds depart Bournemouth for Spain ahead of AIRE 25
Following the flypast, the Red Arrows depart Bournemouth for San Javier, Spain ahead of the Festival Aereo AIRE 25 on Sunday 15th June. Reportedly departing between 15:00-18:00 BST.
📅 Sunday 8 June 2025
Red Arrows departure from Liverpool
The Reds are departing Liverpool — track live on ADS-B Exchange, FlightRadar24 or PlaneFinder.