The following civilian aircraft are expected to participate in RIAT 2011.
| Key to symbols | Flying | Static | Support | Visitor |
| AIRCRAFT | SQUADRON | THEME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balloons | |||
| Cameron C-80 | British Airways PLC | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron C-90 | Directorate Army Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron N-56 | The British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron V-65 | Peter Donkin | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron V-90 | Ian Ralph Comley | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron Via 56 | Dave Groombridge | RIAT 40th | |
| Cameron Z105 | Servo | RIAT 40th | |
| DKBA AT 0301-0 | Ian Chadwick | RIAT 40th | |
| LBL 90A | Fly Me Home Ltd | RIAT 40th | |
| Lindstrand 105A | Lindstrand Hot Air Balloons Ltd | RIAT 40th | |
| Linstrand SS Cube | Linstrand Hot Air Balloons Ltd | RIAT 40th | |
| Thunder 90A | Balloon Preservation Flying Group | RIAT 40th | |
| Thunder AX8-90 | Gone With the Wind Ltd | RIAT 40th | |
| Civilian | |||
| A330 MRTT | Airbus Military | RIAT 40th | |
| Aermacchi M346 | Alenia Aermacchi | RIAT 40th | |
| Aermacchi M346 | Alenia Aermacchi | RIAT 40th | |
| An-2 | An-2 Club | RIAT 40th | |
| Avro Vulcan | VTTS | RIAT 40th | |
| BAE 146-200 | BAE Systems | VIP | |
| Beech 18 | Oldtimerflug Sternmotor | RIAT 40th | |
| Beechcraft AT-6 | Hawker Beechcraft | RIAT 40th | |
| Beechcraft T-6C | Hawker Beechcraft | Star 11 | |
| Boeing Stearman (x4) | Breitling Wingwalkers | RIAT 40th | |
| Bronco OV-10B | Bronco Demo Team | RIAT 40th | |
| Bulldog | Old Sarum | RIAT 40th | |
| Bulldog T1 | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| C42 Ikarus | RAF Halton Microlight Club | RIAT 40th | |
| C-47 Skytrain | Aces High | RIAT 40th | |
| CASA 295 AEW | EADS CASA | Star 11 | |
| Cesna C177RG | LSK | VIP | |
| Cessna 172 | Marshall Group | VIP | |
| Cessna 182s | Martin Petrie | VIP | |
| Cessna Citation | Marshall Group | VIP | |
| Chipmunk | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| Chipmunk T10 | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| DA-42 Twin Star | Cabair | RIAT 40th | |
| DH Vampire | Classic Flight | RIAT 40th | |
| DH Venom | Classic Flight | RIAT 40th | |
| DH84 Dragon | The Norman Collection | RIAT 40th | |
| DHC-1 | Kennet Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| Do 228 | NERC | RIAT 40th | |
| Embraer 195 | Flybe | RIAT 40th | |
| EV97 Eurostar | RAF Halton Microlight Club | RIAT 40th | |
| Extra 300L (x4) | Royal Jordanian Falcons | RIAT 40th | |
| FR172 | G-ROKT Flying Club | RIAT 40th | |
| Gloster E28/39 | Jet Age Museum | RIAT 40th | |
| Gnat (x2) | Gnat Display Team | RIAT 40th | |
| Grob 120TP | Grob Aircraft | RIAT 40th | |
| Gulfstream II | Orion Air Group | Star 11 | |
| Gulfstream V | Lockheed Martin | VIP | |
| Hawker Hunter (x3) | Hawker Hunter Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| Hawker Hunter (x5) | Team Viper | RIAT 40th | |
| Hunter Mk58 | Heritage Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| Hunter Mk68 | Swiss Hunter Team | RIAT 40th | |
| Jet Provost | Classic Flight | RIAT 40th | |
| Jet Provost Mk3 | Newcastle JP | RIAT 40th | |
| Jet Provost Mk5 | John Rowley | RIAT 40th | |
| King Air 350 | L-3 Communcations | Star 11 | |
| L-39C Albatross (x6) | Breitling Jet Team | RIAT 40th | |
| Mantis UAV | BAE Systems | Star 11 | |
| Maule MX-7-180 | Classic Flight | RIAT 40th | |
| Meteor (x2) | Classic Flight | RIAT 40th | |
| P-51D Mustang | The Old Flying Machine Company | RIAT 40th | |
| PA28 Warrior | BAE Systems Flying Club | RIAT 40th | |
| PA34 Seneca II | Bristol Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| Pawnee | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| PC-12 | Swiss Hunter Team | RIAT 40th | |
| Pilatus P3/03 (x5) | P3 Flyers | RIAT 40th | |
| Pilatus PC-12NG | Pilatus Aircraft | RIAT 40th | |
| Pilatus PC-21 | Pilatus Aircraft | RIAT 40th | |
| Piper Aztec | Marshall Group | VIP | |
| Piper Cub | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| Primary | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| Robin DR400 | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| Robinson R44 | Alan Smith | VIP | |
| Skyraider | Kennet Aviation | Star 11 | |
| Spitfire Mk9 (MH434) | The Old Flying Machine Company | RIAT 40th | |
| Spitfire T9 | Rolls-Royce | RIAT 40th | |
| Strikemaster | John Rowley | RIAT 40th | |
| Swallow | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| T.61 T2 | DC Group | RIAT 40th | |
| T21 Sedburgh | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| T31 Kirby Cadet Mk3 | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| Tiger Moth | Hamish Monro | RIAT 40th | |
| Typhoon FGR4 | BAE Systems | Star 11 | |
| Typhoon FSM | BAE Systems | Star 11 | |
| Vans RV-9A | Malcolm Titmus | VIP | |
| Venture T2 | Air Cadet 70 | RIAT 40th | |
| XAir Hawk | Build a Plane Project | RIAT 40th | |
| QinetiQ | |||
| Alpha Jet | QinetiQ | RIAT 40th | |
| Harvard | QinetiQ | RIAT 40th | |
| Cancellations | |||
| Civilian | |||
| A400M | Airbus Military | RIAT 40th | |
| Chipmunk | Declan Curtis | RIAT 40th | |
| Meteor T7 (x2) | Martin Baker | RIAT 40th | |
| PA28R Arrow | Bristol Aviation | RIAT 40th | |
| QinetiQ | |||
| Andover | QinetiQ | RIAT 40th | |