What time is the Red Arrows flypast today and what is the route they’re taking?
Just a few weeks after surprising King Charles with a special Trooping the Colour birthday gift, forming KC above Buckingham Palace, the Red Arrows will be overhead again today.
The aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force will put on majestic displays for the Wales National Airshow Display.
The team have appeared at several events this year already, including Armed Forces Day, the Coronation of King Charles and, as mentioned, Trooping the Colour.
Here’s everything you need to know about where the Red Arrows will be today, and when they are performing throughout the rest of 2023…
When is the Red Arrows flypast today?
The Welsh National Air Show will start today, July 2, from 12pm.
From Swansea, they’ll end the first show over Cardiff around 12:27pm.
Later today, they’ll then take part in the Capel Flypast from around 2:35pm before their final appearance of the day during the Headcorn Display around 5:30pm.
What is the Red Arrows flight path today?
The full flight path and approximate timings (which can change depending on weather conditions) are:
Swansea display
- 512338N 0032021W CARDIFF AD (EGFF) – 11.47am
- 511750N 0032608W OVER SEA – 11.49am
- 511954N 0040031W OVER SEA – 11.52am
- 512853N 0040627W OVER SEA – 11.54am
- 513439N 0040922W W OF PENMAEN – 11.55am
- 514400N 0041333W N OF TRIMSARAN – 11.56am
- 514637N 0040332W SW OF CAPEL HENDRE – 11.58am
- 514200N 0035959W NW OF PONTLLIW – 11.59am
- 513617N 0035725W DISPLAY SWANSEA – 12.00pm
- 513153N 0035052W OVER SEA – 12.23pm
- 512836N 0034224W VCY OF PORTHCAWL – 12.24pm
- 512100N 0032551W OVER SEA – 12.26pm
- 512338N 0032021W CARDIFF AD (EGFF) – 12.27pm
Capel Flypast
- 512345N 0032040W CARDIFF (EGFF) – 2.35pm
- 511800N 0032649W OVERSEA – 2.37pm
- 511705N 0030426W OVERSEA – 2.39pm
- 511249N 0023731W VCY WELLS – 2.42pm
- 512250N 0020803W VCY MELKSHAM – 2.45pm
- 511753N 0012504W SW OF ASHMANSWORTH – 2.50pm
- 505655N 0005119W N OF NORTH MARDEN – 2.55pm
- 505913N 0001554W VCY COWFORD – 2.59pm
- 510307N 0001604W E OF MANNING HEATH – 3.00pm
- 510920N 0001812W FLYPAST CAPEL – 3.01pm
- 511155N 0001905W E OF SOUTH HOLMWOOD – 3.02pm
- 511605N 0004527W FARNBOROUGH (EGLF) – 3.05pm
Headcorn Display
- 511631N 0004639W FARNBOROUGH (EGLF) – 5.17pm
- 511026N 0004128W W OF MILFORD – 5.19pm
- 505926N 0003349W E OF PETWORTH – 5.21pm
- 505734N 0003016E SE OF ROBERTSBRIDGE – 5.27pm
- 513056N 0003527E VCY OF BENENDEN – 5.29pm
- 510932N 0003836E DISPLAY HEADCORN – 5.30pm
- 511512N 0004113E N OF HARRIETSHAM – 5.53pm
- 511707N 0000627E W OF SEVENOAKS – 5.56pm
- 511226N 0004120W E OF ELSTEAD – 6.01pm
- 511631W 0004639W FARNBOROUGH (EGLF) – 6.02pm
When are the rest of the 2023 Red Arrows displays?
If you’re hoping they’ll put on shows closer to home sometime soon, the good news is the Red Arrows have events lined up for the rest of the summer.
- July 8 – RAF Waddington Families Day display
- July 9 – Silverstone Grand Prix
- July 13-14 – Goodwood Festival of Speed display
- July 14-16 – Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford display
- July 21 – Peterhead Scottish Week display
- July 22 – RAF Lossiemouth Families Day display
- July 27 – RAF Honington Families Day display
- July 28 – RAF Coningsby Families Day display
- July 29 – Old Buckenham Airshow display
- August 12-13 – Blackpool Airshow display
- August 13 – Whitby Regatta display
- August 16 – Cromer Festival display
- August 17-20 – Eastbourne International Airshow display
- August 20 – Folkestone Air display
- August 24-25 – Clacton Airshow display
- August 25 – Sidmouth Airshow display
- August 26-27 – Rhyl Airshow display
- August 31 – Bournemouth Air Festival display
- September 1-3 – Bournemouth Air Festival display
- September 9 – Southport Airshow display
- September 9 – Scottish International Ayr Show display
- September 10 – The Great North Run display
- September 14 – Jersey International Air display
- September 14 – Guernsey Air display
- September 16-17 – Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow.
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