Southport Airshow 2016

[bradallen516]

any other aircraft landing at blackpool airport or RAF warton, if so please could someone post times. thanks.

[Cole]

Is there a 'main' display frequency ?

[ac2348]

Tonight's Friday show is cancelled due weather. Good start!

[DerekF]

To be honest I wasn't sure whether to go tonight or not. The forecast looked poor. Tomorrow looks OK though, especially later on.

Good of the organizers to give us some notice though. I was heading off to Southport in a few hours time.

[Wrexham Mackem]

Its a shame they've lost tonight. I was touch and go about whether it was possible for me to get there in time - I think with an early evening start during term time it was always an event for locals. I hope they try it again next year though.

Yes, tomorrow looks decent, touch wood. Looking forward to it.

[Mooshie1956]

I was just getting ready to leave and do Formby for the Red Squirrels on the way. Good of them to give us plenty of notice.

[Cole]

Is there a 'main' display frequency ?

[Greydrake]

Gutted about tonight as missed it in Ayr as we ran away when it started raining! And the typhoon from afar looked incredible!
Ah well will be in that queue for the beach super early tomorrow

[HeyfordDave111]

String bag over Liverpool north to Woodvale in blustery grey skies at 15.39

[jules48]

Perhaps they could arrange the night display for tomorrow.I know at other airshows this year where the weather has been pants they have managed to.I am not going this year but it would be a shame not to see the Typhoon with its afterburners on at night.it really is spectacular.

[westhamfan84]

Has anybody got the display frequencies used at southport?

[Cole]

Has anybody got the display frequencies used at southport?

No im looking for them too. if you find them please post them here

[Cole]

This is off http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/freq.htm#scsouth i dont know if these are any help
Scanner Frequencies for Southport Airshow:
Aircraft for the Southport airshow usually operate from Blackpool Airport, Liverpool Airport, and RAF Woodvale.

Scanner Frequencies for Blackpool
Approach - 119.95
Radar - 135.95
Tower - 118.4
ATIS - 121.75

Scanner Frequencies for Liverpool (John Lennon) Airport
Approach - 119.85
Radar - 118.45
Tower - 126.35
Ground - 121.95
Operations - 129.775
ATIS - 124.325

Scanner Frequencies for RAF Woodvale
Approach - 121.0, 282.575
Tower - 119.75, 278.2
Operations - 233.75
Add the Common Air Display Frequencies.


Anyone know which is going to be the 'main' display frequency?

[ikarus]

Don't bother with Blackpool Radar - it doesn't exist , no equipment since re-opening Dec 2014

[Cole]

Don't bother with Blackpool Radar - it doesn't exist , no equipment since re-opening Dec 2014

Thanks for the Heads-Up

[jason82wells]

B25, P51, two extra's, Jet Provost, Blades, Swordfish & Black Cats all at Woodvale.

Typhoons are at Liverpool.

Red Arrows are at Warton.

[DerekF]

Go by train? My wife is telling me that the Manchester to Southport trains are cancelled due to signalling fault. Brilliant. I think there are alternatives but today of all days......

[HeyfordDave111]

Liverpool then MerseyRail to Southport.
The train service from Liverpool to Southport usually runs at 1 every 7 minutes on Airshow days

[Wrexham Mackem]

Go by train? My wife is telling me that the Manchester to Southport trains are cancelled due to signalling fault. Brilliant. I think there are alternatives but today of all days......

Argh timing! I thought Southport station was quiet when I came through this morning.

Well there is still crowd line space here. Beach is firmer than I expected too, and there's even some blue sky

[HeyfordDave111]

Shame a beluga just left Chester, might have been a nice flyby if the organizers could have wangled it.

RAF C-130J heading north quite close at warrington at the minute.
Again........ Might have been?

[ac2348]

121.175 mhz for display frequency

[bigfatron]

Liverpool then MerseyRail to Southport.
The train service from Liverpool to Southport usually runs at 1 every 7 minutes on Airshow days

This.

I can get a train to Southport via Manchester from a station within walking distance of my house, but i'd always much rather drive to one of the Liverpool stations and use the Merseyrail services than face well over an hour on a train packed like cattle.

[westhamfan84]

Really enjoyed today's show. It was a shame that the bronco,mig and vampire's all got caught up in bad weather else where but I most applaud the southport organisers who were quick thinking enough to bring back the blades and add an extra wildcat display to plug the gaps.

[Flare Path]

Was a great show today, although the Bronco, Mig, Vampires & BBMF Fighters didn't make it.

Glad I stayed at home, although probably wouldn't have been able to get there anyway because of the signalling issues out of Manchester this morning.

[AndyXH558]

show was ok today, took my mum to her first airshow since 1985. She was so dissapointed there wasnt a lot of fast jets. For me it was worth it just to see the Lancaster once again. Ive missed it.