As most of you other Aviation Enthusiasts out there know, it isn’t rare to be treated like a criminal when spotting and photographing aircraft and airport operations. Whether they are harassed by police or run away by residents or security, aircraft spotters aren’t always welcome at certain airports around the world. One small park...
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The city of Montreal, in the Canadian Province of Quebec, is home to two large airports. Montreal-Mirabel is the smaller of the two and is now utilzed solely for Air Cargo Operations. Montreal’s new hub airport, Trudeau, sees scores of airlines and offers flights to destinations all over Canada, North America, and beyond. Overview……...
Read more →// ]]> Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), located in Toronto, Ontario is not only Canada's largest and busiest airport; it is also one of the best for aircraft spotting. The hub is home to several domestic and international carriers with flights from all over the world. With over 400,000 aircraft movements and 30...
Read more →Hobby (KHOU) is the Houston metropolitan area’s smaller major airport, the other being George Bush Intercontinental. Although the vast majority of flights through the airport are operated by Southwest Airlines, Hobby also see’s aircraft from American Eagle, AirTran, Delta, JetBlue, Republic, and Frontier. In addition to commercial operations, Hobby also sees a huge amount...
Read more →Houston George Bush Intercontinental is the Houston Metropolitan area’s largest and busiest airport. The airport serves over 40 million passengers per year to several domestic and international destinations. IAH is now the largest hub for United Airlines with over 800 daily departures. The majority of the aircraft you will see when spotting at Bush...
Read more →I finally made a video of the takeoffs and landings I saw when I went to St. Maarten this Summer. Sorry the quality isn’t great. Notice how low the Insel Air MD-88 gets over the beach.
Read more →There is no better way to view the daily operations of the busiest airport in the world than with a room at Renaissance’s Atlanta Concourse Hotel. The hotel is literally one hundred feet from ATL’s northern runway complex consisting of 26R/8L and 26L/8R. It is also right across the street from Delta’s northern parking...
Read more →Last month I wrote an article about the spotting opportunities at St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport in the Caribbean. (See post: Spotting Spot: Maho Beach, St. Maarten) Andy Cruickshank was there last November and spent an afternoon watching the various approach techniques. He was nice enough to send in some really great pictures...
Read more →Although Charlotte Douglas International Airport doesn’t have the best variety of airlines compared to other hubs, it has one of the best spotting locations in the United States. The “Airport Overlook Park” at North Carolina’s largest airport draws many aviation enthusiasts daily. The park sits right at the end of runway 18 Center providing...
Read more →This spring I had a layover in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport while traveling on JetBlue from Rochester, NY to Charlotte, NC. At the end of Terminal 5 there is an area with big windows that provide an excellent view of aircraft landing on 31 Right and Departing from Runway 22R. Also,...
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