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Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T15:10:54Z

A319Muck: /* Templeton Street */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Best location if you want to take airborne shots of the arriving aircraft as most landings are on 26R. You will only miss a few landing aircraft (the bizzjets + freighters + about 2/3 of the flights going to the south terminal = local Props).

How to get there:
1) By car: Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). You will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. The subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

2) By foot: The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line Sky Train is a 2min walk from this location and on a rainy day you might even stay and hide from the rain in this stop, but it's tricky to keep the lightpoles out of the picture).

You won't be able to log or even see the departures which always use 26L.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Mostly Air Canada (all types) + Air Canada Jazz (based there) + WestJet + Pacific Coastal Airlines (based there) and a few more interesting airplanes (Air North, Enerjet, Central Mountain Air, Northern Thunderbird Air, Cargojet etc). Of course all the main US airlines are coming to YVR as well (except Southwest) which make up about 10-15% of the traffic, I would guess.

Longrange: Many AC B-767s + some of their A330s + B-777s + some asian (e.g. JAL, China Eastern, China Airlines, EVA, Philippines) and european (2 x BA, LH, KL)longrange flights are coming in daily. Some charter flights only operate during the summer and only on certain days (e.g. Condor, Thomas Cook (both GB + Scandinavian).

==Facilities and Transportation==

The SkyTrains Canada Line connects the airport with downtown (26min ($2.50) to Waterfront Stop which is next to the Sea Plane Port which has quite a lot of traffic but the registrations (approx. 20 different) start to repeat after about 2 hours).

There are some busses as well.

The South Terminal is connected to the main Terminal by a shuttle bus.

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T15:04:25Z

A319Muck: /* "Avis" Lot */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Mostly Air Canada (all types) + Air Canada Jazz (based there) + WestJet + Pacific Coastal Airlines (based there) and a few more interesting airplanes (Air North, Enerjet, Central Mountain Air, Northern Thunderbird Air, Cargojet etc). Of course all the main US airlines are coming to YVR as well (except Southwest) which make up about 10-15% of the traffic, I would guess.

Longrange: Many AC B-767s + some of their A330s + B-777s + some asian (e.g. JAL, China Eastern, China Airlines, EVA, Philippines) and european (2 x BA, LH, KL)longrange flights are coming in daily. Some charter flights only operate during the summer and only on certain days (e.g. Condor, Thomas Cook (both GB + Scandinavian).

==Facilities and Transportation==

The SkyTrains Canada Line connects the airport with downtown (26min ($2.50) to Waterfront Stop which is next to the Sea Plane Port which has quite a lot of traffic but the registrations (approx. 20 different) start to repeat after about 2 hours).

There are some busses as well.

The South Terminal is connected to the main Terminal by a shuttle bus.

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T15:03:50Z

A319Muck:

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Mostly Air Canada (all types) + Air Canada Jazz (based there) + WestJet + Pacific Coastal Airlines (based there) and a few more interesting airplanes (Air North, Enerjet, Central Mountain Air, Northern Thunderbird Air, Cargojet etc). Of course all the main US airlines are coming to YVR as well (except Southwest) which make up about 10-15% of the traffic, I would guess.

Longrange: Many AC B-767s + some of their A330s + B-777s + some asian (e.g. JAL, China Eastern, China Airlines, EVA, Philippines) and european (2 x BA, LH, KL)longrange flights are coming in daily. Some charter flights only operate during the summer and only on certain days (e.g. Condor, Thomas Cook (both GB + Scandinavian).

==Facilities and Transportation==

The SkyTrains Canada Line connects the airport with downtown (26min ($2.50) to Waterfront Stop which is next to the Sea Plane Port which has quite a lot of traffic but the registrations (approx. 20 different) start to repeat after about 2 hours).

There are some busses as well.

The South Terminal is connected to the main Terminal by a shuttle bus.

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T15:01:05Z

A319Muck: /* Facilities and Transportation */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Mostly Air Canada (all types) + Air Canada Jazz (based there) + WestJet + Pacific Coastal Airlines (based there) and a few more interesting airplanes (Air North, Enerjet, Central Mountain Air, Northern Thunderbird Air, Cargojet etc). Of course all the main US airlines are coming to YVR as well (except Southwest) which make up about 10-15% of the traffic, I would guess.

Longrange: Many AC B-767s + some of their A330s + B-777s + some asian (e.g. JAL, China Eastern, China Airlines, EVA, Philippines) and european (2 x BA, LH, KL)longrange flights are coming in daily. Some charter flights only operate during the summer and only on certain days (e.g. Condor, Thomas Cook (both GB + Scandinavian).

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

The SkyTrains Canada Line connects the airport with downtown (26min ($2.50) to Waterfront Stop which is next to the Sea Plane Port which has quite a lot of traffic but the registrations (approx. 20 different) start to repeat after about 2 hours).

There are some busses as well.

The South Terminal is connected to the main Terminal by a shuttle bus.

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:55:57Z

A319Muck: /* Regular Traffic */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Mostly Air Canada (all types) + Air Canada Jazz (based there) + WestJet + Pacific Coastal Airlines (based there) and a few more interesting airplanes (Air North, Enerjet, Central Mountain Air, Northern Thunderbird Air, Cargojet etc). Of course all the main US airlines are coming to YVR as well (except Southwest) which make up about 10-15% of the traffic, I would guess.

Longrange: Many AC B-767s + some of their A330s + B-777s + some asian (e.g. JAL, China Eastern, China Airlines, EVA, Philippines) and european (2 x BA, LH, KL)longrange flights are coming in daily. Some charter flights only operate during the summer and only on certain days (e.g. Condor, Thomas Cook (both GB + Scandinavian).

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:46:53Z

A319Muck: /* Main Terminal */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view.

Just follow the "Observation Area" signs. The location is facing west.

If you are just logging airplanes without photographing this might be the ideal location for you as all landings of 26R will have to pass by here in order to get to 26L for takeoff and you can read of the registrations of all departing aircraft (use 26L). If you're taking pictures it might only be of interest as a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day but even then I personally would prefer the Templeton Stop of the Canada Line (see "Templeton Road" comment).

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Wide range of North American and Asian airlines. Fewer European carriers - BA, KL and LH year-round, others during the summer.
Situation changes frequently, refer to the airport's website for the latest list.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:40:50Z

A319Muck: /* South Terminal */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Russ Baker Way===
The only official location is a park off Russ Baker Way under the apporach to 26L.
This runway is primarily used for airline departures and private aircraft.
All movements can be logged from here with decent optics, but photography is limited.

To the north of this place is the Institute of Technology in which you can log WestJets' B-737-200 C-GWJT.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Templeton Street===
Left at the second traffic light from the airport (15-20 minutes walk). Faces North.
Unofficial but popular location beside the approach to 26R, you will see many cars parked on a dirt track beside the road. All 26R movements can be logged and good photos can be had although the subjects are a bit high and the smaller types (Dash-8 etc.) will require a long lens (about 400mm on a fullformat sensor).

You won't be able to log the takeoffs (always use 26L) and some landings (some of those parking at the south terminal + the freighters). The "Templeton" stop of the Canada-Line SkyTrain is right next to this location.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, if you want to take pictures and have the coastal mountains as the background. This is the first turn left out of the airport by the blast screens. Excellent photos over the fence and all 08L/26R movements can be seen. However (there had to be one didn't there ?), the businesses on this road are private property and not very tolerant. You can get lucky and be left alone for hours or be unlucky and thrown out immediately. Worth the gamble though.

Requires a ladder due to the fence.

===South Terminal===
This is on the other (South) side of the airport from the main terminal and there is a parking lot which overlooks the ramp and the rather distant 08R/26L runway. Good for logging as everything at Vancouver passes this location sooner or later, and there are reasonable photographic opportunities through the fence.

Floatplanes come and go on the Fraser River to the S. of the small terminal, and most of the aircraft parked on the ramps can be logged and some photographed by walking around.

There is a free shuttle bus connecting the south terminal to the main terminal.

East of the South Terminal is a "boneyard" in which some older Pacific Coastal and a Quebecair SF-340s + a SH-360 are stored engineless but in full colors (as of Sep. 2009).

===Ferguson Road===
When arrivals are on 08L, a long drive from the airport via Templeton Road (above) will eventually lead to a small gravel pull-off at the seashore and close to the threshold.
All arrivals as well as those using runway 12 can be logged and photographed although the location faces South and so is best in the early morning/late evening in the summer. Also along Ferguson Road past the UPS facility there is a raised hill area. Good to photograph on sunny summer evenings when the airport is landing west.

===Main Terminal===
Only ticketed passengers are allowed on the concourses. There are two 'public' locations from which the action can be watched, but not satisfactorily photographed. On the main floor by the entrance to the C gates are a few chairs facing the window. In the basement food court there are tables and chairs with a somewhat constricted view. Neither is ideal but could be a refuge on a (frequent) rainy day.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Multi-storey car park===
Anyone spotting from the top floor is visible to the control tower, with predictable results.

==Regular Traffic==
Wide range of North American and Asian airlines. Fewer European carriers - BA, KL and LH year-round, others during the summer.
Situation changes frequently, refer to the airport's website for the latest list.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:38:11Z

A319Muck: /* "Avis" Lot */

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:36:37Z

A319Muck: /* Templeton Street */

Vancouver International Airport

2009-09-02T14:28:46Z

A319Muck: /* Russ Baker Way */

Stuttgart Airport

2009-07-09T12:03:39Z

A319Muck:

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==Official Spotting Locations==
===Observation Deck===
The entrance to the observation deck of Stuttgart's airport is located on the top floor of Terminal 3. There is a 2,50€ fee for adults, 1€ for teenagers under 16 and 1.50€ for handicapped people.

:'''The opening times are:'''

:April - September: 8:00 - 21:00h
:October - March: 9:00 - 18:00h

Since the observation deck is on top of the terminal buildings it is really long. There are a few light type aircraft on display including an Antonov 2. Unfortunately the terminal is to the north of the runway/apron so it is not an ideal place to take pictures except after approximately 18:00.

When aircraft are approaching on '''rwy 07''' you can see them better, since the '''rwy 25''' is on the other end of the airport. However there is a fence. Depending on what kind of lens you use you might be able to navigate in between. If not, photography opportunities won't be that great for you. Also the gates are a little further away compared to the observation deck at [[Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA/EDDF)|FRA]]. Other than that, it is a pretty good place to go spotting.

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

==="REAL" parking lot===

time of day: from the morning until the afternoon

focal length: 70-300mm or more for smaller planes

* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5958456 large]
* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5969427 large]

===hill 25===
[[Image:Str Hill 25.jpg|thumb|Hill 25 in Stuttgart]]
time of day: from the morning until the afternoon

focal length: 70-300mm

===Noise protection barrier A8===

time of day: late afternoon until sunset.

focal length: 28-100mm for taxiway, 70-300mm for runway

* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5848606 large]

===Google Map===
There is a [http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=de&msa=0&msid=115501542681594607877.00000112dc2362835690e google map] available with these locations.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Location===

==Regular Traffic==

Airlines serving STR regularly (Source: Airport homepage, January 2008)

Aegean Airlines, Air France, airberlin, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, B&H Airlines, Blue Air, BlueWings, British Airways, Carpatair, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Finnair, flybe.com, Freebird, germanwings, Hamburg International, Jat Airways, KLM, LGW, LOT, LTU, Lufthansa, Malev, Nouvelair, Olympic Airlines, Pegasus, SAS, Sky Airlines, Sun Express, swiss, TUIfly.com, Tunis Air, Turkish Airlines, XL Airways France, XL Airways Germany

==Facilities and Transportation==

===Public Transport===

The airport can be reached from the city center/main station by suburban train (S-Bahn-lines S2/S3). The journey takes 27 minutes. There are also several bus lines from surrounding villages.

The "REAL" parking lot is close to the bus station "Bernhausen Nord-West-Ring". There is no direct bus line from the Terminal area, therefore you have to change. Journey time is aprox. 15 Minutes. From the city center you need to change from light rail (U5/U6) to buses in 'Degerloch'.

You can get your best connection at the Electronic Timetable Information by the regional transport authority: [http://www.vvs.de/en/index.php VVS]

The spot "Hill 25" is also reached via this bus spot, but it needs a bit of walking to the east.

Stuttgart Airport

2009-07-09T12:01:09Z

A319Muck: /* Official Spotting Locations */

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==Official Spotting Locations==
===Observation Deck===
The entrance to the observation deck of Stuttgart's airport is located on the top floor of Terminal 3. There is a 2,50€ fee for adults, 1€ for teenagers under 16 and 1.50€ for handicapped people.

:'''The opening times are:'''

:April - September: 8:00 - 21:00h
:October - March: 9:00 - 18:00h

Since the observation deck is on top of the terminal buildings it is really long. There are a few light type aircraft on display including an Antonov 2. Unfortunately the terminal is to the north of the runway/apron so it is not an ideal place to take pictures except after approximately 18:00.

When aircraft are approaching on '''rwy 07''' you can see them better, since the '''rwy 25''' is on the other end of the airport. However there is a fence. Depending on what kind of lens you use you might be able to navigate in between. If not, photography opportunities won't be that great for you. Also the gates are a little further away compared to the observation deck at [[Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA/EDDF)|FRA]]. Other than that, it is a pretty good place to go spotting.

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

==="REAL" parking lot===

time of day: from the morning until the afternoon

focal length: 70-300mm or more for smaller planes

* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5958456 large]
* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5969427 large]

===hill 25===
[[Image:Str Hill 25.jpg|thumb|Hill 25 in Stuttgart]]
time of day: from the morning until the afternoon

focal length: 70-300mm

===Noise protection barrier A8===

time of day: late afternoon until sunset.

focal length: 28-100mm for taxiway, 70-300mm for runway

* JetPhotos.net sample photo: [http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5848606 large]

===Google Map===
There is a [http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=de&msa=0&msid=115501542681594607877.00000112dc2362835690e google map] available with these locations.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Location===

==Regular Traffic==

Airlines serving STR regularly (Source: Airport homepage, January 2008)

Aegean Airlines, Air France, airberlin, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, B&H Airlines, Blue Air, BlueWings, British Airways, Carpatair, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Finnair, flybe.com, Freebird, germanwings, Hamburg International, Jat Airways, KLM, LGW, LOT, LTU, Lufthansa, Malev, Nouvelair, Olympic Airlines, Pegasus, SAS, Sky Airlines, Sun Express, swiss, TUIfly.com, Tunis Air, Turkish Airlines, XL Airways France, XL Airways Germany

==Facilities and Transportation==

===Public Transport===

The airport can be reached from the city center/main station by suburban train (S-Bahn-lines S2/S3). The journey takes 27 minutes. There are also several bus lines from surrounding villages.

The "REAL" parking lot is close to the bus station "Bernhausen Nord-West-Ring". There is no direct bus line from the Terminal area, therefore you have to change. Journey time is aprox. 15 Minutes. From the city center you need to change from light rail (U5/U6) to buses in 'Degerloch'.

You can get your best connection at the Electronic Timetable Information by the regional transport authority: [http://www.vvs.de/en/index.php VVS]

The spot "Hill 25" is also reached via this bus spot, but it needs a bit of walking to the east.