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LEJ Leipzig/Halle
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Not the ordinary
small regional airport, as it looks like at the
first glance. There are quiet a few cargo
flights and troop charters for the US Army, as
they use this airport as their hub.
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CGN Cologne | last
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The airport of
Cologne offers in most cases only regular german
domestic air traffic but is also a small cargo
hub and has some connections to Russia on
schedule. So good chances to catch special
planes from one of the really good photo
positions.
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TXL Berlin Tegel | last
update 04.07.10 |
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Berlin Tegel is the
main airport of the city and is used by the
nation's different flag carriers. Tegel is also
a hub of Air Berlin and will be merged together
with Berlin Schönefeld airport to the new BBI
International airport and will therefore
disappear soon.
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PMI Palma de
Mallorca
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The gateway to the
island of Mallorca is the international airport
Son San Juan in Palma. It is the hub of Air
Berlin but besides their aircrafts nearly all
european touristic airlines operate flights into
this airport. A nice place for spotting
though...
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STR Stuttgart
| last update 08.04.10 |
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Stuttgart airport is
a medium sized airport in southern Germany. A
lot of Low Cost Carriers like Germanwings
operate from here. The spotting locations around
this airport are really great and some nice
action photos are possible. Have a look!
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ZRH Zurich | last
update 31.03.10 |
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The major airport of
Switzerland is one of the spotter - friendliest
airports in the world. There are a lot of
different locations to monitor the departing and
arriving traffic.
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SXF Berlin
Schönefeld
| last update 08.03.10 |
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Berlin's Schönefeld
airport is located in the south of the city and
will be closed soon and the new BBI airport will
be opened there. One of the last chances to
visit this low cost airport that had a very
glamorous past during the DDR times.
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FDH Friedrichshafen
| last update 21.02.10 |
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This small airport
at the Lake Constance is servied by only a few
airlines. But in the winter season some airlines
from Russia or Scandinavia operate Ski Charter
flights.
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MUC Munich| last
update 03.09.09 |
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After Frankfurt am
Main, Munich is the second biggest airport in
Germany. Especially Lufthansa and subsidary
Lufthansa Cityline use this airport, but of
course there's much more to see.
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LIS Lisbon | last
update 23.03.09 |
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The small airport of
Portugal's capital Lisbon is homebase of the
Carrier TAP Portugal and it's subsidiary PGA.
Some of the few remaining A310's in the world
operate from there and there are lots of idyllic
photo spots.
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INN Innsbruck |
last update 18.01.09 |
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The small airport
lies deep within the alps. In the winter months,
the airport is the destination of many
ski-charter flights bringing in tourists from
England, Russia and Skandinavia. The
breathtaking mountain scenery adds the extra
"kick" to the photos.
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SZG Salzburg | last
update 18.01.09 |
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The small airport of
Salzburg is usually a rather calm and quiet
airport. But on saturdays in winter, hundreds of
spotters welcome the inbound ski charter, from
England, Russia and Scandinavia. Definetly one
of Europe's spotting highlights.
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BRE Bremen
| last update 16.11.08 |
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Small airport with
just a few scheduled flights per day. But
because of the Airbus Factory located there the
Beluga comes to town from time to time. And
-especially in the summer season- there is quite
some interesting charter traffic.
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AMS Amsterdam | last
update 02.10.08 |
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My second time at
the great Amsterdam Schipol Airport.
One of the best spotting locations worldwide and
a lot of widebody traffic. Even though most of
them are from KLM, they really never fail to
impress.
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YYZ
Toronto Intl. | last update 17.09.08 |
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For the first time I
visited the biggest airport in Canada.Dominating
traffic there is of course Air Canada and it's
regional Airline Jazz. Additionally most main
carriers and a few exotic Canadian birds operate
flights to Toronto .
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YTZ Toronto City |
last update 17.09.08 |
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The city airport of Tortonto is located on a
small island just at the bottom of the
skyscrapers.
Even though the only commercial flights there
are operated by Porter Airline's Dash 8s the
airport is really something special.
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YMH
Hamilton | last update 17.09.08 |
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On the way from Toronto to the Niagara Falls,
suddenly a few 727 freighters appeared next to
the street. So we took a quick stop at Hamilton
International Airport, which is a almost 100%
cargo airport with some really nice and old
planes parked there.
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FRA Frankfurt |
last update 17.08.08 |
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At Lufthansa's
homebase you get -besides of all planes of
Germanys major airline- to see everything. From
small prop to heavy widebody, from European to
African carrier.
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XFW Finkenwerder | last
update 28.07.08 |
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The Airbus factory in Hamburg Finkenwerder
builds A318, A319 and A321 and also fits
interiors to the A320 and the A380. There is not
much traffic, but some really unique movements
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HAM Hamburg |
last update 28.07.08 |
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This medium sized
airport in northern Germany shows a lot of Low
Cost Carrierrs and all of Europe's "classic"
airlines. There are also a few intercontinental
flights from Hamburg.
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PHX Phoenix | last
update 18.03.08 |
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Sky Harbor Airport
is one of the busiest airports in the United
States. US Airways and Southwest Airlines
operate a big hub there. They are very
dominating in PHX, but of course there is much
more to see.
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GYR
Goodyear | last update 12.02.08 |
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The Goodyear
Municipal Airport that was my temporary home for
seven month is a General Aviation Airport. But
there are also a few stored classic airliners,
and from time to time, some really great special
charter flights arrived.
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LAX Los Angeles |
last update 04.01.08 |
Los Angeles
International airport is one of the biggest and
busiest airports in the world. A big variety of
airlines and airplanes guarantee action and
entertainment.
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MZJ Pinal
Airpark | last update Nov 07 |
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This graveyard is a
treasure island with dozends of stored classics.
The call of the past in the present. Explore
this unique place of the world. All pictures
taken from the backseat of a small prop. The
only way to get close to these classics.
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LGA La Guardia |
last update 27.11.07 |
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The smallest airport
of the "Greatest City of the World" is big in
domestic services. Following the famous saying:
"small but nice"
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EWR Newark | last
update 23.11.07 |
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Another interesting airport of the NYC area is
Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey. As a
Homebase of Continental the airport offers more
airlines and planes: national as well as
international flight.
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LAS Las Vegas | last
update 29.09.07 |
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The dazzling city of
Las Vegas lies within the desert of Nevada and
is a center of attraction for lots of tourists
and gamblers. Lots of them arrive by plane and
make the Airport a great place for
spotting due to lots of different carriers and a
unique backdrop.
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SAN San Diego |
last update 23.09.07 |
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The airport of the San Diego at the coast of the
pacific ocean lies within the heart of the city.
It is called "Kai Tak of the US" The busiest
single runway airport in the United States has
more to offer than it's typical backdrop.
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RUN Reunion |
last update 01.10.05 |
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The gateway to the
French Island Réunion located near Madagascar
shows us the exotic side of aviation. Not a very
big airport, but a very interesting one for sure.
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