Farnborough Airshow 2024 Schedule - Military Airshows in the UK, Tickets

Farnborough 2024 Airshow

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The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries. The trade days are in the week days (Monday to Friday) while the public can attend on Friday. This is a biennial airshow which takes place on even-numbered years and alternates with the Paris Airshow which takes place on odd-numbered years.

Farnborough is the oldest active airfield in the UK and has been associated with aircraft and airships since 1908.

The next Farnborough Airshow will be in 2026.

Farnborough 2024 Airshow:

• 22-26 July - Farnborough Int. Airshow 2024

Farnborough Friday
The public are allowed to attend Farnborough on Friday 26th July 2024.

Watch as everything from fast jets to commercial airliners take to the skies and demonstrate the true power of aviation at the world-famous Farnborough International Airshow.

As the centrepiece of Farnborough Friday, the extended flying display will showcase the most advanced aircraft flying in the skies today. With a live illustrative commentary broadcast highlighting the details and features of each aircraft, visitors can discover the full capabilities in the aerial display.

Farnborough 2024 Participating Aircraft:

(F)=Flying Display, (S)=Static Display, (FP)=Flypast

• Aerobility, PA28 (S)
• Aerobility, Zen Air (S)
• AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers - Fri (F)
• Airbus, A220-300 (S)
• Airbus, A320Neo (S)
• Airbus, A321 253 XLR - Mon to Fri (F)
• Airbus, A330-900 neo (S)
• Airbus, A350-900 (S)
• Airbus, Aliaca (S)
• Airbus, CAPA-X (S)
• Airbus, C295 (S)
• Airbus, Flexrotor Drone (S)
• Airbus, H160 (S)
• Airbus, Wingman Model (S)
• ATR 72-600 - Mon to Fri (F/S)
• Bell 407GXI (S)
• Bell 429 Globalranger (S)
• Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (S)
• Biggin Hill Heritage, Spitfire - Fri (F)
• Boeing F-15QA - Mon to Fri (F/S)
• De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian (S)
• De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, DS-60 Sherpa (S)
• Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, DA62 MPP (S)
• Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, DART-750 - Mon (F/S)
• Embraer, E195-E2 - Mon (F/S)
• Embraer, E-Freighter (S)
• Embraer, C-390 Millennium - Tue (F/S)
• Embraer, A-29 Super Tucano (S)
• G-IPOD Europa XS (S)
• Gravity Global Stampe Formation Team - Fri (F/S)
• Greenjets, Interceptor Drone (S)
• Greenjets, Lift Cruise Drone 'Sentinel' - Mon to Fri (F/S)
• HeliOperations, AW139 (S)
• HeliOperations, Sea King (S)
• Historic Army Aircraft Flight, de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver AL.1 (S)
• Historic Army Aircraft Flight, Westland Scout AH-1 (S)
• Italian Air Force, Eurofighter Typhoons - Fri (F/S)
• JAC Chinook - Mon to Fri (F)
• Joby Electric Air Taxi (S)
• Leonardo SpA, Astore Drone (S)
• Leonardo SPA, AW149 (S)
• Leonardo SPA, Awhero (S)
• Leonardo SPA, M-346 (S)
• Lilium Jet (S)
• Lockheed Martin, UH-60M (Black Hawk) (S)
• Navy Wings Heritage Flight, Fairey Swordfish (S)
• Navy Wings Heritage Flight, Wasp HAS MK1 (S)
• Neboair Electric Arrows - Thur & Fri (F)
• Qatar Airways, B787-9 (S)
• Qatar Airways, Gulfstream G700 (S)
• RAF A330 MRTT 'Voyager' - Mon & Wed (FP)
• RAF A400M (S)
• RAF F-35 - Mon & Fri (FP)
• RAF Falcons, Parachute Display Team - Thur & Fri (F)
• RAF P-8 - Mon & Wed (FP)
• RAF Red Arrows - Mon (FP)
• RAF Typhoon - Mon (FP)
• Red Devils, Parachute Display Team - Mon, Tue & Fri (F)
• Rich Goodwin Airshows, Jet Pitts G-JPIT - Fri (F)
• Royal Danish Air Force, F-16 - Mon to Fri (F/S)
• Royal Navy, Wildcat AgustaWestland 159 (S)
• Skyfarer, Hybrid UAS PW.Orca - Mon to Fri (F/S)
• Supernal SA-2 (S)
• The Starlings Aerobatic Team - Fri (F)
• Textron, King Air 260C (S)
• Turkish Aerospace, Hurjet (S)
• Turkish Aerospace, Gokbey - Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri (F/S)
• US Navy, P-8 Poseidon (S)
• USAF B-52H Stratofortress - Wed & Fri (FP)
• USAF C-130J Super Hercules (S)
• USAF F-15E Strike Eagle - Mon (FP)
• USAF F-16M Fighting Falcon (S)
• USAF F-35A Lightning II - Mon (F/S)
• USAF MQ-9 Reaper (S)
• US ARMY AH-64E Apache (S)
• US ARMY CH-47F Chinook (S)
• US ARMY, UH-60V Black Hawk (S)
• Windracers, ULTRA-UAV (S)
• Wisk, Generation 6 (S)

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Farnborough History
Farnborough is the oldest active airfield in the UK. In 1905 the British Army's Balloon School was formed here. In World War 1 a number of RFC and RNAS aircraft, airship, and balloon squadrons were based here. The site has been associated with aircraft and airships since 1908 when the Balloon Equipment Store was moved from Greenwich and renamed the HM Balloon Factory. In 1908 the first powered flight in Great Britain was made at Farnborough, by a man called Cowboy Cody. Cowboy Cody is recorded as having flown just over 304 metre (1000 feet) at 20 miles per hour (32km per hour).

The Royal Aircraft Factory was also based here which engaged in design and construction of aircraft for the War Office. They also did research and development (R&D) work which after the war assumed a growing importance. Most of the aeroplanes built during the First World War were built at Farnborough. During World War II there was development work in all areas such as bomb sights, camera equipment, and rocket projectiles. Captured enemy aircraft were also evaluated here.

After the war Farnborough had established itself as the world's foremost aerospace R&D institution and also gained prestige through its hosting of the biennial 10 day air show which concludes with a public air display on the final weekend. The sound barrier was also broken at Farnborough in 1948 by John Derry.

Today, the airport is home to a number of the UK's largest business jet companies, including Gama Aviation Executive Jet Charter and Bookajet. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch also has its head office in Farnborough House, located in a compound within Farnborough Airport.

Farnborough Airfield has been home to the Farnborough Airshow since 1948, when it opened its gates to the public for the first time.

The show organisers announced in March 2019 that there would be no more separate public days from 2020 onwards. The show would be reduced from 7 to 5 days, dropping the entire weekend section. Instead, they will offer access to the public on Fridays.

Farnborough Airshow 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic but returned in 2022.