IF you’re heading to Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow from today (14-17 August 2025) and wondering ‘What time are the planes flying?’, the official Airbourne flying times are only available by purchasing the official airshow programme.
The exact daily flying display times, including headline acts like the Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon, and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are published exclusively in the official Airbourne programme each day, if you have purchased the programme.
Visitors are encouraged to buy the programme where possible, as the money generated all helps with putting on the show each year, which is always free to attend.
The Airbourne programme isn’t just a timetable. It’s packed with exclusive articles about the aircraft, pilots, and history of the show, behind-the-scenes features produced by local company PRG Marketing Communications, stunning photography of past and present displays and you’ll receive a free official Airbourne pin badge as a souvenir.
It is priced at £10 and available from official sellers across the site on each day.
When you buy a programme, you can collect that day’s exact schedule of flying times from the official collection points.
One of Europe’s biggest free seafront airshows, Eastbourne International Airshow attracts huge crowds along the two mile flying display line on Eastbourne seafront. It was voted the best free UK Airshow in 2024.
Now in it’s 31st year, it will feature four days of flying displays, military exhibitions, ground attractions, children’s entertainment, fireworks, tribute shows and more, marvel at the fast jets, historic warbirds and precision aerobatic teams, as they perform across Eastbourne’s stunning seafront.
A flying lineup can be seen here.
