Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Seren Morris

Platinum Jubilee flypast route 2022: Flight path map, when the flyover is happening and how to watch it live

The Queen will celebrate 70 years on the throne with a four-day weekend of Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The annual Trooping the Colour event will take place on Thursday, June 2, featuring 1,500 officers and soldiers, plus 250 horses from the Army’s Household Division on Horse Guards Parade.

Following the parade will be a military flypast featuring more than 70 aircraft–which is more than three times the number of aircraft that took part in the Queen’s last birthday parade in 2019.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “I’m proud that the Armed Forces are leading the nation in celebration with such a spectacular display.

“Throughout the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we will all enjoy the expertise, skill and talent of our Armed Forces as we celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne.”

When is the Platinum Jubilee flypast happening?

The Platinum Jubilee flypast will take place on Thursday, June 2.

They will assemble at around 11.45am in The Wash and will appear over central London at around 12.40pm. The aircraft is expected to pass over Buckingham Palace at around 1pm.

Platinum Jubilee flypast route and map

The Platinum Jubilee flypast will begin in The Wash, North Seam Southwold, Suffolk, and Southend area. It will then make its way towards London via Swaffham, Thetford, and Colchester.

The military aircraft will fly over Buckingham Palace where the Queen will be watching from the balcony, before dispersing over Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.

The military aircraft will flyover Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (Military Airshows/Google Maps)

How to watch the Platinum Jubilee flypast

The Trooping the Colour parade, including the flypast, will be broadcast live on BBC One and on BBC iPlayer. Coverage will begin at 10am.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.