It took place over the course of three days, usually the final weekend in July (Friday to Sunday), and attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators every year.

[1][2] The airshow features a large number of planes, including the Red Arrows and the Eurofighter Typhoon.

In addition to the planes, the seafront plays host to a range of food counters, stalls and fairground games.

[citation needed] The airshow was first held in 1989 as a single day show, and was planned to be a one-off event, when it attracted 250,000 spectators.

In 2007 Sunderland City Council teamed up with Gentoo and CarbonNeutral North East to reduce and offset all the emissions caused by staging the two-day show.