RED ARROWS FLIGHT PATH THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF FORMULA 1
The Red Arrows are set to stage flypasts this weekend at the Swansea Airshow and at the opening of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the famous display may be in luck if they are near either of the planned flight routes.
The 660 mph Hawk T1 fast-jets break the speed of sound while diving.
At exactly 4.42pm today the Red Arrows will take to the sky from Exeter.
The famous fleet will then fly over Devon and the Bristol Channel en route to Swansea, where they will perform two aerobatic displays at 5pm.
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They will then return to Exeter for 5.35pm, flying over Exmoor National Park.
On Sunday, the Red Arrows will complete the same circuit to the Swansea Airshow from 11.42am.
The fleet will then head to Silverstone in Northamptonshire for the start of the Formula 1 Grand Prix for the event’s 75th anniversary.
On the way to the famous racing track, the Red Arrows will fly over a number of towns including, Cirencester, Calne, Tackley and Ardley.
Following the Formula 1 flypast at 2.46pm, the jets will then continue over Melton Mowbray, Allington and Welton before landing at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire just after 3pm.
For those that are unable to see the aircraft soar past in person, the flypast will be broadcast on Channel 4.
It comes as the next generation of Red Arrows aircraft could be built in Scotland.
Aeralis, the only manufacturer in the UK building light aircraft that could serve in the RAF aerobatic team, has chosen Prestwick Airport in Central Ayrshire as its preferred site.
The current Hawks, which entered service in 1979, are due to be retired in 2030.
Where to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows this weekend
Saturday, July 5
Exeter, 4.42pm
West of Cullompton, 4.44pm
North of Berrynarbor, 4.49pm
West of Port Eynon, 4.52pm
East of Camarthen, 4.56pm
East of Llandeilo, 4.57pm
South east of Pontarddulais, 4.59pm
Swansea Airshow display, 5pm
Oversea, 5.25pm
Exeter, 5.35pm
Sunday, July 6
Wales Airshow
Exeter, 11.42am
West of Cullompton, 11.44am
North of Berrynarbor, 11.49am
West of Port Eynon, 11.53am
East of Camarthen, 11.56am
East of Llandeilo, 11.57am
South east of Pontarddulais, 11.59am
Swansea Airshow display, 12pm
Oversea, 12.25pm
Exeter, 12.35pm
Formula 1 Flypast
Exeter, 2.17pm
West of Cullompton, 2.19pm
South West of Sturminster Newton, 2.26pm
East of Peasedown St John, 2.31pm
South of Calne, 2.34pm
North West of Cirencester, 2.38pm
North of Tackley, 2.43pm
North East of Ardley, 2.44pm
South West of Westbury, 2.45pm
Formula 1 Grand Prix Silverstone, 2.46pm
South of Shutlanger, 2.47pm
Melton Mowbray, 2.54pm
Allington, 2.56pm
Welton, 3.02pm
RAF Waddington, 3.04pm
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2025-07-05T12:39:49Z