| Air Show Dates |
UK Key Airshow Dates 2009
This page is intended to serve as a reminder of some of the key air show dates in the UK for the coming year or so. A listing of key air show dates worldwide (excluding the UK) is also available. The emphasis here is on shows worth travelling some distance to attend, and omits the numerous light aircraft fly-ins and balloon meets which can be found listed on some of the pages in the links section. Events not open to the public are not listed. Note: All dates are subject to change.
'?' indicates event not yet confirmed.
(Credits: Aircraft Illustrated, Aeroplane, Air Pictorial, Flypast, Scramble, Flight International)
Quick jump:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| 1 January 2009 | New Year's Day Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 3-4 January 2009 | Brass Monkey Fly-In | North Coates, Lincs. |
| 17 January 2009 | VAC Snowball Rally | Turweston, Northants. |
| February | ||
| March | ||
| April | ||
| 12 April 2009 | LAA Wessex Strut Open Day | Henstridge, Somerset |
| 12 April 2009 | Jodel Club Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 12-13 April 2009 | Wings and Wheels | Halpenny Green, Staffs. |
| 18-19 April 2009 | Spring Fly-In | North Coates, Lincs. |
| 18-19 April 2009 | Fly-In | Spanhoe Lodge, Northants. |
| May | ||
| 2 May 2009 | Aeronca Club Fly-in | Bodmin, Cornwall |
| 2 May 2009 | Vintage Luscombe Tour | Sywell, Northants. |
| 2-3 May 2009 | International Microlight Exhibition | Popham, Hants. |
| 2-3 May 2009 | Auster Club Fly-in | Stoke Golding, Leics. |
| 3 May 2009 | 10th Abingdon Air & Country Show | Abingdon, Oxon. |
| 3 May 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Bodmin, Cornwall |
| 3 May 2009 | Cold War Jets Open Day | Bruntingthorpe, Leics. |
| 3 May 2009 | Shuttleworth Spring Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 4 May 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Bolt Head, Devon |
| 4 May 2009 | Aero/Autojumble, Classic Vehicle Rally & Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 9-10 May 2009 | G-VFWE - Great Vintage Flying Weekend | Kemble, Glos. |
| 10 May 2009 | Fly-in | Brimpton, Berks. |
| 10 May 2009 | Vintage Cessna Fly-in | Popham, Hants. |
| 10 May 2009 | The Thundersprint | Northwich, Cheshire |
| 16 May 2009 | Shuttleworth Evening Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 17 May 2009 | Pooleys Day Fly-in | Compton Abbas, Dorset |
| 17 May 2009 | Duxford Spring Air Show | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 22-24 May 2009 | Fly-in | Glenforsa, Isle of Mull, Scotland |
| 23-24 May 2009 | Aeronca Club Fly-in | Andrewsfield, Essex |
| 24-25 May 2009 | Southend Airshow 2009 | Southend-on-Sea sea front, Essex |
| 25 May 2009 | Vintage and Veteran Day 09 | Sherburn, Yorks. |
| June | ||
| 6 June 2009 | Auster Club Fly-in | Leicester, Leics. |
| 6 June 2009 | Heart of Scotland / Perth Airshow 2009 | Scone Airport, Perth, Scotland |
| 7 June 2009 | Shuttleworth Summer Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 7 June 2009 | Lincoln Aero Club Summer Fly-in | Sturgate, Lincs. |
| 12-14 June 2009 | AeroExpo 2009 | Wycombe Air Park, Bucks. |
| 13-14 June 2009 | Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fest & Aeroboot | Newark, Notts. |
| 13-15 June 2009 | 90th Anniversary Alcock and Brown Airshow | Clifden, Galway, Ireland |
| 14 June 2009 | Cosford Air Show 2009 | DCAE Cosford, Shropshire |
| 14 June 2009 | Rans RV Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 20 June 2009 | Merlin Pageant 2009 | Hucknall, Notts. |
| 20 June 2009 | Shuttleworth Evening Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 20 June 2009 | Vintage Fly-in | Tibenham, Norfolk |
| 20 June 2009 | Wings over Walney Airshow CANCELLED | Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
| 20-21 June 2009 | Kemble Air Show '09 | Kemble, Glos. |
| 20-21 June 2009 | Air and Land Festival | Margate, Kent |
| 20-21 June 2009 | Air-Britain Classic Fly-In | North Weald, Essex |
| 20-21 June 2009 | Wickenby Wings and Wheels Fly-in | Wickenby, Lincs. |
| 21 June 2009 | LAA Breckland Strut Annual Fathers' Day Fly-in | Priory Farm, Norfolk |
| 21 June 2009 | Wings & Wheels 2009 | Wellesbourne Mountford, Warks. |
| 27-28 June 2009 | Biggin Hill International Air Fair | Biggin Hill, Kent |
| 27-28 June 2009 | Wings, Wheels and Steam Country Fair | Rougham, Suffolk |
| 27-28 June 2009 | LAA Shobdon Strut Fly-in | Shobdon, Herefordshire |
| 28 June 2009 | Old Buckenham Airshow 2009 | Old Buckenham, Norfolk |
| July | ||
| 3-5 July 2009 | Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood, West Sussex |
| 4 July 2009 | LAA Regional Rally | Dunkeswell, Devon |
| 4 July 2009 | Fun Day and Airshow 2009 | London City Airport, Greater London |
| 4-5 July 2009 | Auster Club/MG Club SW Meeting | Henstridge, Somerset |
| 4-5 July 2009 | RAF Waddington International Air Show | RAF Waddington, Lincs. |
| 4-5 July 2009 | Woodspring Wings Show 2009 | Yatton, Somerset |
| 5 July 2009 | Shuttleworth Military Pageant Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 11 July 2009 | French Connection Fly-in | Compton Abbas, Dorset |
| 11 July 2009 | Robin Fly-in | Headcorn, Kent |
| 11 July 2009 | International Air Day 2009 | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
| 11-12 July 2009 | The Flying Legends Air Show | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 11-12 July 2009 | LAA Andover Strut Weekend Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 11-12 July 2009 | The Wirral Show | Wirral, Merseyside |
| 18 July 2009 | Shuttleworth Evening Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 18-19 July 2009 | Royal International Air Tattoo | RAF Fairford, Glos. |
| 18-19 July 2009 | Emery-Little Jungmann Tea Party | Henstridge, Somerset |
| 18-19 July 2009 | Vintage Wings & Wheels | North Coates, Lincs. |
| 18-19 July 2009 | Aeronca Club Fly-in | Rosemarket, Wales |
| 23-24 July 2009 | Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| 24 July 2009 | Music in Flight | Tidworth, Wiltshire |
| 24-26 July 2009 | International Helidays | Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset |
| 25 July 2009 | National Museum of Flight Airshow | East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland |
| 25-26 July 2009 | Bleriot - The Celebration | Dover Seafront, Kent |
| 25-26 July 2009 | Sky Sheppey 2009 | Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| 25-26 July 2009 | 75 Years of Aviation at Rochester | Rochester Airport, Kent |
| 25-26 July 2009 | Windermere Airshow | The Glebe, Windermere, Cumbria |
| 25-26 July 2009 | Sunderland International Air Show 2009 | Seaburn and Roker Seafronts, Sunderland |
| 26 July 2009 | Kirkbride Open Day & Fly-In | Kirkbride, Cumbria |
| 26 July 2009 | Wings and Wheels | Baxterly, Warks. |
| 26 July 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Bramscombe, Devon |
| 26 July 2009 | Bray Air Display 2009 | Bray, Wicklow, Ireland |
| 26 July 2009 | Open Day and Fly-in | Kirkbride, Cumbria |
| 29 July 2009 | International Air Day 2009 | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall |
| August | ||
| 1 August 2009 | RAF Benevolent Fund Birthday Air Show | East Kirkby, Lincs. |
| 1-2 August 2009 | 'Stakeout' Fly-in | Stoke Golding, Leics. |
| 2 August 2009 | Shuttleworth Military Pageant Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 8-9 August 2009 | Military and Flying Machines | Damyns Hall, Essex |
| 8-9 August 2009 | Wings, Wheels, Speed & Steam | White Waltham, Berks. |
| 9 August 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Lundy, Devon |
| 9 August 2009 | Vintage Piper & Auster Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 9 August 2009 | Spitfire Day | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 13-16 August 2009 | Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow | Eastbourne Sea Front, East Sussex |
| 15 August 2009 | Vintage Aircraft Fly-in and Military Vehicle Show | Headcorn, Kent |
| 15 August 2009 | Robin Hood Fly-in | Hucknall, Notts. |
| 15 August 2009 | Shuttleworth Evening Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 15-16 August 2009 | Biplane Fly-in | Compton Abbas, Dorset |
| 15-16 August 2009 | Rougham Air Display 2009 | Rougham, Suffolk |
| 16 August 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Treborough, Somerset |
| 20 August 2009 | Dawlish Carnival Airshow | Dawlish, Devon |
| 20-23 August 2009 | Bournemouth Air Festival 2009 | Bournemouth seafront, Dorset |
| 20-30 August 2009 | World Aerobatic Championships | Silverstone, Northants. |
| 21 August 2009 | American Air Day | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 22 August 2009 | The Original Flying Proms Concert | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 22-23 August 2009 | RAFA Shoreham Airshow 2009 | Shoreham, West Sussex |
| 22-23 August 2009 | Auster Club Fly-in | Tibenham, Norfolk |
| 23 August 2009 | Vintage Fly-in | Popham, Hants. |
| 23 August 2009 | Shipdham Airshow 2009 | Shipdham, Norfolk |
| 27-28 August 2009 | 'Air Show 2009' | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex |
| 29 August 2009 | Headcorn Flying Proms | Headcorn, Kent |
| 29 August 2009 | Vintage Aircraft and Classic Vehicle Open Day | Henstridge, Somerset |
| 30 August 2009 | Fly-in | Brimpton, Berks. |
| 30 August 2009 | 'Wings and Wheels 2009' | Dunsfold, Surrey |
| 30 August 2009 | Charity Air and Vintage Vehicle Show | Little Gransden, Cambs. |
| 31 August 2009 | Fun Day and Charity Fly-in | Abbots Bromley, Staffs. |
| September | ||
| 4-6 September 2009 | LAA National Rally and Fly-in | Sywell, Northants. |
| 5 September 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Belle Vue, Devon |
| 5-6 September 2009 | Retired Airline Pilots Fly-in | Compton Abbas, Dorset |
| 5-6 September 2009 | The Victory Show 2009 | Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leics. |
| 5-6 September 2009 | Duxford September Air Show 2009 | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 5-6 September 2009 | Autumn Fly-In | North Coates, Lincs. |
| 5-6 September 2009 | Seething Airfield Charity Air Day | Seething, Norfolk |
| 6 September 2009 | Shuttleworth Pageant Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 6 September 2009 | Autumn Fly-in | Sturgate, Lincs. |
| 10 September 2009 | Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display | St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| 10 September 2009 | Jersey International Air Display | St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands |
| 12 September 2009 | RAF Leuchars Airshow 2009 | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
| 13 September 2009 | Yak/Russian Aircraft Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 13 September 2009 | LAA Devon Strut Fly-in | Watchford Farm, Somerset |
| 18-20 September 2009 | Goodwood Revival | Goodwood, West Sussex |
| 19 September 2009 | Aeronca Club Fly-in | Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| 20 September 2009 | Airport Open Day | Kemble, Glos. |
| 20 September 2009 | Elmsett Airfield Open Day | Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk |
| 20 September 2009 | Solent Aviation Society Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| 22-24 September 2009 | Helitech 2009 | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 26 September 2009 | Shuttleworth Evening Air Display and 'Meet the Pilots' event | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 26-27 September 2009 | Southport Air Show | Southport Sea Front, Mersey. |
| October | ||
| 3-4 October 2009 | Ploughs to Propellers 1940s Weekend | Rougham, Suffolk |
| 4 October 2009 | Shuttleworth Autumn Air Display | Old Warden, Beds. |
| 11 October 2009 | IWM Autumn Air Show | IWM Duxford, Cambs. |
| 11 October 2009 | End of Season Fly-In | Popham, Hants. |
| November | ||
| December | ||
* Pre-booking required - limited places available.
Links:
LAA - Light Aircraft Association
(Association for light aircraft owners and pilots)
655 Maintenance and Preservation Society
(Aircraft taxi-run days for Vulcan XM655 at Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire)
Air Atlantique Classic Flight
(Activities of the classic transport aircraft fleet)
Flightline UK
(British airshow news, previews and reviews)
Imperial War Museum Duxford
(Admission details, Duxford history, exhibits, pics, airshows, etc)
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
(Avro Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane' taxi-run dates, LAHC information etc)
Scramble On The Web
(Worldwide airshows listing with links)
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