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  • Showground RIAT24
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    Early Bird price

    General Admission

    From £45 PP

    A standard admission ticket will get you into the airshow, where you can watch all the flying and get up close to all the static aircraft.  On Friday is a four hour-plus flying display, and on Saturday and Sunday, a seven-hour plus flying display.

     

    You will need a general admission ticket to upgrade to one of our hospitality enclosures. Please note that the price in your basket has the discount applied.

    Early Bird discount is already applied to the price.

    For accessibility requirements and information please click here:

  • RIAT24 2 ENCLOSURES FLIGHT DECK GREENLYS TG 7 Edit

    Up to 15% off

    Flight deck

    From £71 PP

    With its vibrant atmosphere and outstanding views of the aircraft taking off, the Flight Deck is the perfect place to sit back and enjoy the world's greatest airshow with street food and a complimentary drink.

     

    Children aged 5 and over require a ticket, under 5s are free as long as they do not occupy a seat.

     

    A general admission ticket will be added to your booking when selecting this upgrade. If you already have a general admission ticket, please contact Customer Services to book this upgrade. 10% Friday, 5% Saturday and 15% Sunday discount is already applied to the price.


    Includes:
    • Crowdline location
    • Private toilets
  • Family Enclosure Entrance With Red Arrow Pilots RIAT24

    From 10% off

    Family Enclosure

    From £23 PP

    Our relaxed, family-friendly enclosure offers a fun environment for parents and children to enjoy the show with shaded areas, garden seating, and private toilets.

     

    Children under 5 do not require a ticket to enter the Family Enclosure.

     

    A general admission ticket will be added to your booking when selecting this upgrade. If you already have a general admission ticket, please contact Customer Services to book this upgrade. 5% Saturday and 10% Sunday discount is already applied to the price.

     

     

     

    Includes:

    • Private toilets

For an unparalleled sensory experience, visit riat25 from 18-20 July 2025.

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Altitude, new for RIAT25

You could be the first to try our new enclosure, Altitude. An all inclusive food and drinks package, including cocktails, plus live music from our resident DJ.

Located at the heart of the showground (replacing Wingtip Garden), adjacent to the static aircraft line and with great views of all the action in the air.

Buy Altitude tickets

RIAT24 Shuttle Buses

Free transport for 2025

Relax and let us take you to and from this year's event. Our shuttle buses collect and drop off from Swindon Bus Station, and Cheltenham Racecourse. Just remember to book seat(s) when selecting your tickets. Similarly, if you wish to drive and use the onsite car parks, select a pass when you book tickets.

How to Get Here

Tickets for RIAT need to be purchased in advance. Tickets are not available to purchase at the entry gates. You can purchase tickets online on the day as long as they are available. 

Park and View tickets are the only tickets that can be purchased at the gate. 

Yes, an admission ticket allows you access onto the showground where you can browse all the static displays, trade stands, exhibitions and many other activities. 

There are also viewing lawns where you can sit along the crowd line and view the flying displays. Visitors are welcome to bring blankets, fold away chairs, picnics etc, which can be left at the Drop Zone (left luggage) situated in the Central Service Station.

  • Under 18s can attend FREE of charge with a ticket-holding adult.
  • Parking remains free of charge for ticket holders, although a car pass must be added to the order.
  • We offer a Personal Assistance Scheme - please see the Accessibility page.
  • We have a limited number of discounted tickets available from Defence Discount Service.
  • We also give over 9,000 tickets to schools to enable teachers and pupils to experience our amazing science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) activities in the Techno Zone®.

In order to manage the process of donating free tickets to other groups, organisations and charities the following criteria applies. Ticket donations for fundraising will be considered for the following:

  1. Schools and community groups situated within the local area of RAF Fairford
  2. Organisations or other registered charities whose work clearly supports or relates to our own mission: To Promote the RAF and Inspire young people and RAF personnel to fulfil their potential in air, space and technology

To apply for tickets, please fill in the form here.

We do not need to have a 'family' ticket as children aged under-18 are free of charge with a ticket holding adult and we do not restrict the number of children per adult. When placing your order on our website please do not forget to order the relevant number of free child passes.

In the Family Enclosure, Viewing Village, Wingtip Garden, Flight Deck & First Class Lounge, children 4 years old and under do not require a ticket as long as they do not occupy a seat. Children aged 5 years and upwards do require a ticket.

In Cotswold Club children under the age of 5 years are not permitted and the Lightning Pavilion does not allow children under the age of 12 years.

The admin fee charged per booking is comparable with other ticket sellers and in many cases is much lower. It pays for the secure transaction facility, installation and maintenance of computerised ticket processing and ticket scanning hardware and software, telephone lines, labour, and other costs associated with ticket purchase and delivery.

We process payments using Stripe, a safe and secure payment gateway option.  Stripe is PCI-compliant and uses 128-bit SSL encryption to protect customers' information.

Yes, the name on the tickets refers to the person who purchased them and doesn't reflect who can get entry to RIAT.

Yes, please see here. E-tickets are emailed along with your confirmation.

Please see clause 9 of our Ticket and Entry Terms and Conditions