NI International Air Show: what you can see in the skies over Portrush this weekend

Highlights for the two-day event running on Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8 include the Lancaster, RAF Typhoon, Vampire and the Jett Pitts, who will be flying in Northern Ireland for the first time.

The line-up for Saturday (September 7) sees the Typhoon appear at 1.30pm followed by OV-10 Bronco and an RAF tutor at 2pm.

The Irish Air Corps is next on the list at 2.15pm followed by a Lancaster at 2.30pm and a Vampire at 2.43pm. There will be a Rocket Launch at 3.12pm followed by Calidus Autogyro at 4pm and SF260 at 4.11pm.

The remainder of the Saturday programme sees a Hurricane in the skies over the north coast at 4.24pm followed by the Jett Pitts at 4.39pm, Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers at 4.54pm and The Starlings at 5.15pm.

The programme for Sunday (September 8) kicks off with the Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers at 1.05pm, followed by the Jett Pitts at 1.24pm, the Starlings at 1.40pm and the Lancaster flying over at 2pm.

The Vampire will appear at 2.15pm, then SIAI Marchetti SF260 at 2.30pm, Calidus Autogyro at 2.45pm, Hurricane at 3pm, S-92 and RNLI Lifeboat will put on a display at 3.15pm wth the Typhoon (3.50pm), RAF Tutor (4.03pm) and the OV-10 Bronco completing the day at 4.15pm.

And remember – the fun doesn’t stop with the daytime flight displays and entertainment. There is a host of entertainment lined up at the various Air Show centres at Ballyreagh, West Bay, Blackhill and Kerr Street amphitheatre. Check out https://airshowni.com/ for full details.