The Red Arrows, the RAF's premier aerobatic team, are set to perform at the Blackpool Air Show this weekend, with displays scheduled for Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11. The team will also be visible across Lancashire and Cumbria as they travel to and from the event.
On Friday, August 9, the Red Arrows will depart RAF Odiham in Hampshire at 4:45pm, arriving at Blackpool Airport at 5:29pm. They will fly over Kinmel Bay and Rhyl in North Wales at 5:18pm, then over Lytham St Annes at 5:23pm and Blackpool at 5:25pm, before passing Thornton Cleveleys and Great Eccleston, and landing at Blackpool Airport.
On Saturday, the display begins at 2:00pm, with the team departing Blackpool Airport at 1:59pm. They will be visible northwest of Southport at 1:51pm, west of Burscough at 1:52pm, east of Horwich at 1:54pm, west of Langho at 1:56pm, and south of Esprick at 1:59pm. The display lasts over 20 minutes, concluding with a return to base by 2:25pm. Sunday's display follows the same route but runs from 4:49pm to 5:25pm.
On Saturday evening, the Red Arrows will head north for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Flypast, taking off at 5:42pm and passing Cleveleys, Haverthwaite, and Penrith before reaching Edinburgh at 6:15pm. On Sunday evening, they return to RAF Waddington, departing Blackpool at 7:25pm and flying over Cleveleys, Garstang, Forest of Bowland, Bolton by Bowland, and Gisburn.
Attendees can also see a life-size replica Red Arrows jet, with opportunities to sit in the cockpit. The team will perform a new display featuring classic Diamond Nine formation in honour of their 60th anniversary. The event also includes the RAF Typhoon display team, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and Wingwalkers. Around 350,000 visitors are expected, with the Air Show Village opening at 10:00am daily and flying starting at 2:00pm.
