The red arrows flight path today 2026 takes the RAF display team over Leicestershire on Saturday, June 13, 2026, before it lands at East Midlands Airport at 1.32pm. The same flight plan brings a Sunday departure at 2.48pm and a return pass over the county around 3.25pm.
East Midlands Airport landing
According to the UK's Notams website, the team is due to leave RAF Waddington near Lincoln at lunchtime on Saturday, head south to London and then return to Grantham before landing at East Midlands Airport. The landing approach is expected to pass over Stathern, Hose, Long Clawson and Loughborough.
Those timings give residents in those places a narrow window to look up if they want to see the aircraft as it comes in. The Red Arrows are the RAF display team, and the article says they will spend tonight at East Midlands Airport.
Sunday's RAF Cosford departure
On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the Red Arrows are due to take off at 2.48pm and head to RAF Cosford in the West Midlands. On the return flight, they should pass over Leicestershire at around 3.25pm.
That return route is expected to take in Coalville, Quorn, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Melton, Stathern and Bottesford. For people in those towns and villages, the useful detail is the timing: the display team is due to move through twice over two days, not once.
Timing and weather
The planned timings are subject to change and weather conditions. That leaves the published schedule useful but not fixed, so anyone planning to watch the Red Arrows should use the times as a guide rather than a guarantee.
