These are locations and dates for where you can see displays by the Royal Air Force Red Arrows Aerobatic Team in the United Kingdom in 2023.
Exact times of each aerobatic display will be confirmed by event organisers when available.
Dates, locations and times are subject to change up until the event itself.
Additional shows in the UK and overseas are pending confirmation and will be added when available.
The list refers to official, public aerobatic displays, rather than flypasts.
The RAF Events Team – rather than the Red Arrows – collate bids from airshow organisers and task the Service’s display assets.
Also on this page, you will find information and a link on how to request a display or flypast for a public event.
FULL DISPLAY SEQUENCE
The Red Arrows’ aerobatic display changes each year. On this page, you can see the individual manoeuvres which featured in the 2021 season’s full show. The new 2022 display will be revealed on successfully being granted Public Display Authority – usually in May.
The first half of the Red Arrows’ display consists of synchronised, formation aerobatics, followed by a more dynamic second half.
Reds 1 to 5 form the front section of the team’s formation, known as Enid, and Reds 6 to 9 make up the rear part. The Synchro Pair, Reds 6 and 7, perform the highly-popular opposition manoeuvres during this latter section of the show. During a display, Red 10 acts as the team’s Supervisor who maintains two-way radio contact with the Team Leader. He also provides the commentary.
• Video: The Red Arrows practise displays over Rushcliffe skies
There are three types of display the Team Leader can elect to fly – full, rolling or flat. To carry out a full, looping, display the base of the cloud must be above 5,500ft to avoid the aircraft entering the cloud at the top of the loop. If the cloud base is less than 5,500ft, but more than 2,500ft, the team will perform the rolling display – substituting wing-overs and rolls for the loops. And when the cloud base is below 2,500ft, the team will fly the flat display, consisting of a series of flypasts and steep turns.
