Two chances to see Red Arrows over Nottinghamshire on Saturday - route and timings

Residents in parts of Nottinghamshire will have two chances to see the famous Red Arrows tomorrow (Saturday, June 29). 

The iconic red jets are in for a busy weekend, with four performances scheduled across the two days. 

On Saturday, the Arrows will put on shows for visitors at the Cleethorpes Armed Forces’ Weekend and Shuttleworth Festival of Flight. 

The following day, on Sunday, June 30, the team will perform at the Isle of Wight Armed Forces’ Day and Folkestone Armed Forces’ Day. 

While none of the aforementioned performances are in Nottinghamshire, the county’s close proximity to the team’s Lincolnshire base at RAF Waddington means residents in certain areas will catch a glimpse of the jets transiting to and from the air shows. 

The first opportunity to see the Arrows tomorrow will be early afternoon, when they return to RAF Waddington following the conclusion of their performance at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight. 

This will allow residents on the Nottinghamshire-Lincolnshire border to see the famous aircraft. 

According to Military Airshows, the jets will be visible over the east of Grantham at 1.34pm before soaring over the village of Long Bennington, near Newark-on-Trent, a minute later.

A second opportunity to see the iconic Hawk T1A aircraft on Saturday will come during early evening, as they transit from RAF Waddington to Bournemouth Airport ahead of two performances in the south on Sunday. 

The team will depart RAF Waddington at 7pm, before immediately heading south over eastern parts of Nottinghamshire. 

At 7.03pm the jets will fly over the village of Collingham and then on to Coddington, east of Newark, a minute later. 

The team are scheduled to arrive in Bournemouth at 7.35pm.