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Donald Trump is expected to arrive in the UK as his plane is scheduled to refuel at a US airbase. Flight restrictions around RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk indicate the US president’s Air Force One jet will land there late on Monday or early on Tuesday en route to an official visit to the Middle East. Legislation published by the government prohibits unauthorised flights in the area between 2300 on Monday and 0400 on Tuesday. This is ‘for reasons of public safety and security during visits by a head of state’, according to a statutory instrument. The same restrictions are in place between 1700 and 2200 on Friday, indicating Air Force One may refuel at RAF Mildenhall again. It took under 26 minutes to refuel Trump’s plane on a stopover at the site during a journey to Vietnam in February 2019 during his first term as president, US officials said. There are reports that Trump intends to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family during his visit to the Middle East. The plane would be converted to serve as Air Force One. Trump suggested last month that a date for September is being set for him to meet the King in Britain. He told reporters in the White House he was ‘invited by the King and the country’. Trump was feted with a grand state visit to Britain, hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II, in June 2019 during his first presidency. By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Press Association: News source: PA Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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