Southport Airshow 2024: What time are the Red Arrows on Sunday?

This weekend, Southport Air Show returns with tens of thousands of spectators expected to descend on the seaside town to watch a series of stunning aerial displays.

Throughout Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14, dozens of civilian and military aircraft will take to the skies above Merseyside. On Saturday highlights include the RAF Typhoon, the Spitfire, and of course the famous Red Arrows. Across the weekend, there will also be performances from Black Cats, Navywings Wasp, and Strikemaster too.

As well as the aerial displays there will be activities on the ground including flight simulators, static aircraft and military vehicles. There will also be a military village, a Spitfire Mark IX replica, paintball range, bouncy castles and the traditional hook-a-duck game.

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After the Red Arrows display was cancelled last year due to poor weather, the aerobatics display team will fly on both Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 this year. The team is made up of pilots, engineers and essential support staff who have flown operationally, in frontline aircraft.

Those in Greater Manchester will also be able to catch a glimpse as the Red Arrows make their way back to base at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire on Sunday evening.

While on Saturday, the Red Arrows display will be at 4pm, on Sunday, 14 July, the Red Arrows Air Show display will start at 4:30pm. The flight will begin in Liverpool, before heading over Chester. Winsford, Culcheth and Burscough before flying over Southport for the display. It will then be visible over Formby, Maghull and Liverpool again.

The flight back to base in Waddington will be when Greater Manchester residents