Look to the skies this evening (yeah, short notice) because there will be a flypast by an A400M Atlas military transport plane.

The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft and is, well, it’s quite large, and is usually only seen over London for the King’s Birthday Flypast. This flypast is targetting the RAF Museum in Colindale, but should be visible for some distance around, and on the approach/departure routes.

Note – the museum itself closes at 5pm, but you will be able to see the flypast locally.

The flightpath isn’t released, but you should be able to track it on FlightRadar24 or ADS-B Exchange as it approaches London.

So, look to the skies this evening at around 6:45pm.

The official notice reads:

FLYPAST BY A400M ATLAS WI 3NM RADIUS OF 513551N 0001416W   (HENDON). ACFT TO FLY NOT BELOW 500FT AGL.   AR-2025-1137/01.

LOWER: 500 Feet AMSL, UPPER: 1,500 Feet AMSL  FROM: 24 Apr 2025 17:45 GMT (18:45 BST) TO: 24 Apr 2025 18:45 GMT (19:45 BST)