Iconic Red Arrows to fly over Northampton this week - date and time plus full flight path

The Red Arrows are to fly over Northampton this week during the second weekend of their 2026 display season.

According to Military Airshows in the UK, the Red Arrows will fly over Abington just after 3:45pm on Saturday 6 June on their way back from Gassed on Track Silverstone.

Full flight path

Red Arrows Saturday 6 June

1. 530958N 0003126W RAF WADDINGTON (EGXW) - 3.13pm

2. 531145N 0003914W VCY WHISBY - 3.15pm

3. 524930N 0005024W VCY GOADBY MARWOOD - 3.18pm

4. 521451N 0005828W NE OF HARPOLE - 3.24pm

5. 521332N 0011624W NE OF PRIORS MARSTON - 3.26pm

6. 520421N 0011719W W OF MIDDLETON CHENEY - 3.27pm

7. 520402N 0010959W N OF HALSE - 3.28pm

8. 520435N 0010016W VCY CHAPEL COPSE - 3.29pm

9. 520416N 0010012W VCY SILVERSTONE - 3.30pm

10. 520448N 0005029W VCY COSGROVE - 3.51pm

11. 521930N 0005322W VCY BRIXWORTH - 3.53pm

12. 524350N 0004554W N OF WHISSENDINE - 3.57pm

13. 524753N 0002832W NE OF SWINSTEAD - 3.59pm

14. 525616N 0002913W E OF OASBY - 4.01pm

15. 530213N 0003038W VCY RAF CRANWELL - 4.02pm

16. 531145N 0003914W VCY WHISBY - 4.03pm

17. 530958N 0003126W RAF WADDINGTON (EGXW) - 4.04pm

Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.

Navigation details are not to be confused with official flypasts and public events or displays. The Red Arrows do not always transit at low level heights.

In 2026, the Red Arrows will perform at events in the UK, mainland Europe and during a one-month tour of the United States marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

At the shows, the public will see a new display from the Red Arrows - which changes each year.

Wing Commander Jon Bond, who is responsible for designing the display as Team Leader and Red 1, said: “The 2026 show has manoeuvres not performed for 30 years, with dynamic additions and very complex flying for the pilots.

“The opening half of the routine has large, sweeping formations that use all the aircraft in the widest and longest shapes possible, to generate the visual impact Red Arrows crowds expect.

“And the thrilling display remains until the very end, with a distinctive showstopper called Cascade in the full version of the display. It was last flown in 1997 and has a powerful loop to around 6,500ft, directly in front of the crowd, which leads into a coordinated fan‑out to a wall formation.”

To preserve the fleet, the Red Arrows will fly with seven aircraft - Reds 1 to 7 - in aerobatic displays this year, however, nine jets will be used for selected flypasts, including national and state occasions - with Reds 8 and 9 joining.

Red Arrows 2026 UK display dates

29/05/2026 English Riviera Airshow, Torbay

30/05/2026 English Riviera Airshow, Torbay

30/05/2026 Midlands Air Festival

31/05/2026 Midlands Air Festival

04/06/2026 Isle of Man TT Races

06/06/2026 Gassed On Track, Silverstone

13/06/2026 HM The King’s Official Birthday Flypast, London - flypast

14/06/2026 RAF Cosford Airshow

14/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

15/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

15/08/2026 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - flypast

16/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

16/08/2026 Lyme Regis RNLI Lifeboat Week

19/08/2026 Cromer Carnival and Air Display

27/08/2026 Clacton Airshow

28/08/2026 Clacton Airshow

28/08/2026 Sidmouth Regatta and Airshow

29/08/2026 Southport Airshow

30/08/2026 Southport Airshow

04/09/2026 International Ayr Show Festival of Flight, Ayr

05/09/2026 International Ayr Show Festival of Flight, Ayr

12/09/2026 IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

03/10/2026 IWM Duxford Flying Finale