Every RAF fast-jet pilot passes through Valley. No. 4 Flying Training School teaches advanced flying here on the Hawk T2, after basic training on the Texan T1, and the circuit over the west coast of Anglesey is busy on any training weekday. The same aircraft you might wait all day for in the Mach Loop take off and land here in a steady stream.
The spotters’ car park at Llanfair-yn-Neubwll sits by the airfield with a view of the runway, and the Valley Aviation Society keeps a small shop there. The sand dunes at Traeth Crigyll, by Rhosneigr, look across the approach towards the sea. The Red Arrows also use Valley for training in the winter and before the display season.
Hawk T2 flying was paused after a Hawk crashed near the airfield on 23 September 2026, with both crew ejecting safely, and resumed on 8 October 2026.
Weekdays during training, in reasonable weather. Mornings and early afternoons are usually busiest; weekends and holiday stand-downs are quiet.
Use the spotters’ car park rather than verges and gateways. There are no toilets or café on site: Rhosneigr and Valley village have food. Never point lasers or flashes at aircraft.
Get there
The pin marks the airfield. The spotters’ car park is at Llanfair-yn-Neubwll (LL65 3NX), signed from the A55 at junction 4; the Rhosneigr dunes are on the coast to the south.
Approx. 53.2481, -4.5353 · RAF Valley, Anglesey
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Common questions
Where do you watch planes at RAF Valley?
From the spotters’ car park at Llanfair-yn-Neubwll (LL65 3NX), off the A55 at junction 4, which looks over the runway. The dunes at Traeth Crigyll near Rhosneigr look across the approach.
What aircraft fly from RAF Valley?
No. 4 Flying Training School’s Hawk T2 jets and Texan T1 turboprops, which train every RAF fast-jet pilot. The Red Arrows visit in winter and before the display season.
Is RAF Valley flying today?
Valley flies on training weekdays; weekends and stand-down weeks are quiet. Hawk T2 flying, paused after a crash on 23 September 2026, resumed on 8 October 2026.
Are there toilets at the RAF Valley spotters’ car park?
No. There are no toilets or café on site. Rhosneigr and Valley village are a few minutes’ drive away.