Red Arrows Schedule 2026: Exeter Times Set for Torbay Display
The red arrows schedule 2026 puts the team over Paignton at 6.45pm for the English Riviera Airshow, with Exeter Airport timings set on both days. The display will be the Red Arrows’ first UK appearance of 2026 after time in the skies over Greece.
Exeter Airport on Friday
The team is expected to land at Exeter at 2.30pm on Friday, then depart at 6.30pm for the Torbay display before returning to Exeter Airport at 7.13pm. That gives spectators a narrow window around the seafront show, while airport watchers have a precise arrival and departure pattern to follow.
Since 2016, the Red Arrows have been a regular fixture on the English Riviera Airshow programme. This year’s season is being flown with seven aircraft for almost all of 2026 to preserve ageing planes first put into service in 1980 and due to be phased out by 2030.
Paignton and Saturday's run
On Saturday, the team is due to leave Exeter at 11.45am for the noon display over Torbay, then land back at Exeter at 12.28pm. It is then expected to depart at 2.41pm for a display at the Midlands Air Festival.
The Red Arrows can fly a full, rolling or flat display depending on the weather. A full display requires a cloud base above 5,500ft, a rolling display is used when the cloud base is less than 5,500ft but more than 2,500ft, and a flat display is used when the cloud base is below 2,500ft. Other West Country dates in the 2026 season include August 16 at Lyme Regis and August 29 at Sidmouth.
