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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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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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CGN Cologne | last
update 14.07.10 |
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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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CPH Copenhagen | 29.09.10 |
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Copenhagen Kastrup
airport is the gateway to the capital of Denmark.
You will find there all major european airlines
plus some interesting intercontinental
connections. A part of SAS's long haul fleet is
also based here.
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The small regional
airport is located at the bottom of the Etna
Vulcano creating a wonderfull backdrop. In the
summer months the airport is used for some
touristic flights, domestic flights nevertheless
take place over the whole year.
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DME Moscow Domodedovo |
26.01.11 |
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Domodedovo Airport
lies southeast of the hughe city of Moscow and
is the biggest and the only private operated
airport in the vicinity. Even if they become
fewer over the years, some great old russian
birds can be seen there.
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DUB Dublin |
last update 21.11.11 |
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The airport of
Dublin is rather small.
Mostly local carriers like Aer Lingus and
Ryanair operate flights into Dublin.But a very nice spotting point brings you pretty
close to the action.
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DUS Düsseldorf |
12.05.11 |
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The third busiest
airport in Germany is home of Air Berlin and is
besides that served by several domestic and
other airlines.
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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 flights.
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FDH Friedrichshafen
| last update 02.11.10 |
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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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FRA
Frankfurt | last update 28.10.11 |
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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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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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HAM Hamburg |
last update 12.05.11 |
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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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The airport of the
touristic town of Hurghada is always a very
windy place. Therefore there is often clear air
offering good light for photography. As besides
all european charter airlines vis
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Another nice airport
on the balearic islands: Ibiza airport is
sometimes a really busy airport especially on
saturdays in summer where slots are limited
because of all the touristic flights from whole
europe.
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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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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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LAX Los Angeles |
last update 04.01.08 |
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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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LEJ Leipzig/Halle
| last update 19.01.12 |
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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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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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LHR London Heathrow
| last update 21.11.11 |
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London Heathrow is
the biggest airport in Europe.
As all arriving traffic uses one single runway,
you won't miss anything. Almost every major
airline from around the world flies into
Heathrow, so this place really is kind of "Spotter-Heaven".
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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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MUC Munich | last
update 15.06.11 |
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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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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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NAP Naples | last
update 22.10.11 |
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One of the biggest
cities in southern Italy is a destination for
tourists and all other travellers.
Therefore the rather small airport lying in the
middle of the town offers a nice and colorfull
airline-mix.
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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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PMI Palma de
Mallorca
| last update 11.06.10 |
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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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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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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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SPC La Palma |
last update 26.01.11 |
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The small airport
near the city of Santa Cruz on the most westerly
Island of the Canarias -La Palma- is challenging
for flying but offers a great scenery with
mountains, cliffs and the sea.
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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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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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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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TXL Berlin Tegel | last
update 29.09.10 |
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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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Vienna Schwechat
airport is the largest airport in Austria. From
here, all long haul flights of home carrier
Austrian Airlines depart or arrive.
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XFW Finkenwerder | last
update 28.07.08 |
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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YMH
Hamilton | last update 17.09.08 |
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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YTZ Toronto City |
last update 17.09.08 |
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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YYZ
Toronto Intl. | last update 17.09.08 |
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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ZRH Zurich | last
update 06.06.11 |
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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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