The Red Arrows are in the north-east this week with stunning displays planned to wow crowds in Peterhead and Lossiemouth.
The sight of the iconic RAF jets always draws spectators young and old to marvel at the stunning aerial displays.
Displays from the Red Arrows are planned in Peterhead as part of Scottish Week on Friday and as part of RAF Lossiemouth’s family day on Saturday.
While they’re in the area, towns and villages across Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands may also catch a glimpse of the world famous aircraft.
Where else can I see the Red Arrows?
The Red Arrows will be arriving at RAF Lossiemouth on Friday for the Peterhead display before departing on Saturday after the event at the Moray base.
All the timings below are subject to change with the planes expected to be anywhere between 250ft and 2,000ft altitude, so it may be hard to spot them at times.
Friday
- Depart RAF Waddington: 1.14pm
- North of Montrose: 2.01pm
- South-west of Torphins: 2.05pm
- Vicinity of Tarland: 2.06pm
- North of Huntly 2.10pm
- Arrive RAF Lossiemouth 2.14pm
- Depart RAF Lossiemouth: 7.17pm
- East of Lhanbryde: 7.19pm
- South-west of Fordyce: 7.21pm
- Vicinity of Troop Head: 7.27pm
- North-west of Rora: 7.29pm
- Peterhead display: 7.30pm
- North of Fraserburgh: 7.59pm
- Arrive RAF Lossiemouth: 8.04pm
Saturday
- Depart RAF Lossiemouth: 1.45pm
- South of Udale Bay: 1.50pm
- North of Alness: 1.52pm
- Vicinity of Edderton Hill: 1.53pm
- Flypast at Dornoch: 1.54pm
- Display at RAF Lossiemouth: 2pm
- South-west of Elgin: 2.23pm
- Arrive RAF Lossiemouth: 2.28pm
- Depart RAF Lossiemouth: 5pm
- South-east of Elgin: 5.02pm
- Vicinity of Sunnybrae: 5.06pm
- Vicinity of Tarland: 5.07pm
- South of Torphins: 5.08pm
- West of Laurencekirk: 5.11pm
- Flypast at Montrose: 5.12pm
- Over sea: 5.14pm
- Arrive RAF Waddington: 6.06pm
All you need to know about Peterhead Scottish Week display
The Red Arrows are regular visitors to Peterhead Scottish Week and are returning this year as part of the event’s largest-ever air display.
Crowds will look to the sky from 7pm for flypasts by a range of historic planes, including a Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire.
At about 7.15pm there will be a formation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dam Buster raid in Germany during the Second World War with a Lancaster and a present-day Typhoon fighter jet.
The Red Arrows will soar across the sky at 7.30pm before the RAF Falcons parachute display team land at The Links at about 8.15pm.
Spectators have been asked to gather along Peterhead Bay for viewpoints across the water.
Full list of roads that will be closed from 6pm to 9.30pm: South Road, Links Terrace, Clerkhill Road, Forest Road, Schivas Road, Forman Drive, Baylands Crescent, Glebefield Terrace.
All you need to know Red Arrows at RAF Lossiemouth
The Red Arrows will be performing at RAF Lossiemouth as part of the base’s annual families day Lossie Fest.
Although access to the base is limited to family and friends of serving personnel, members of the public can still view the aerial displays from outside.
Flypasts and aerobatics are due to begin from 1pm on Saturday with the Red Arrows due to perform at 2pm before the event finishes at 3pm.
Also on the line-up are a display from the RAF’s Typhoon stunt team, a landing from the RAF Falcons parachute display team, a F-35B Lightning demonstration, a Battle of Britain memorial flight and a Typhoon and Poseidon flypast, which both operate from the base.
The displays are due to take place over the southern section of RAF Lossiemouth.
