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incorporating UKAirshows
and EnglishAirshows
British Airshows - the shows, the venues, the aircraft, the dates
incorporating UKAirshows
and EnglishAirshows
Usually four airshows each year and occassional smaller gatherings. The main airshows are:
Spring airshow in May
Flying Ledgends in July
Duxford airshow in September
Autumn airshow, mid October.
See the calendar for the dates of the next shows
Duxford was an airfield in the First World War and was an RAF fighter station and then an American fighter base in the second. It was the base of the first operational Spitfire squadron during WW2.
It is now home to the Imperial War Museum with aviation, tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits as well as the Fighter Collection, The Old Flying Machine Company, The Aircraft Restoration Company, Historic Aircraft Collection, B-17 Preservation Society and others.
The complex includes a huge American Air museum housing American warbirds and Airspace, a hanger with over 30 British and Commonwealth military and civil aircraft. Admission to the museum is free during shows.
There are several airshows at Duxford every year. In the summer 'Flying Legends' has a heavy focus on warbirds and in the early autumn Duxford hosts one of the last airshows of the season. Between those shows, another is usually held in the summer. See the calendar or Duxford's web site for this year's dates.
Duxford is in Cambridgeshire, off Junction 10 of the M11. There is free parking. The Post Code (for Sat Nav) is CB22 4QR but some systems will only recognise the older code CB2 4QR. There is generally a park and ride at Junction 11 of the M11 on show days.
National Express have direct coach services to Cambridge. You can book seats online. Click the National Express name to go to their web site.
The easiest train station is Cambridge, which has a direct sevice from London. A free bus usually runs from Cambridge station on show days, otherwise take a Stagecoach service C7 or Myalls service 132.
The variety of rail tickets and fares can be very confusing. The Trainline and Raileasy web sites list all ticket and fare options for the time and day of travel you choose. Click either the Trainline or Raileasy name to go to one of the those web sites.