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Vancouver International Airport

2006-07-23T01:42:22Z

Pjl757: /* Other Spotting Locations */

[[Category:British Columbia]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|Canada|British Columbia}}

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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.

==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.

==="Avis" Lot===
The most desirable location, 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.

===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.

===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 threshhold.
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==

Orlando International Airport

2006-01-13T01:04:06Z

Pjl757: /* Road Between Runways 17R/36L and 17L/36R */

[[Category:Florida]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Florida}}

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Road Between Runways 17R/35L and 17L/35R===
There is a road that goes between 17R/35L and 17L/35R. It's a bit remote and the cops probably don't want people hanging out here. But if you just cruise up and down the road you can stop quickly and pick up some stuff.

If the airport is landing North, you can get shots like this:
{{anetlink|907209}}

You can also get planes going over the bridges:
{{anetlink|902173}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Location===

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Orlando International Airport

2006-01-13T01:01:59Z

Pjl757: /* Road Between Runways 17R/36L and 17L/36R */

[[Category:Florida]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Florida}}

{{infobox|fullname=Orlando International Airport|
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mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=MCO&spn=0.064034,0.118721&t=h&hl=en|
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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Road Between Runways 17R/36L and 17L/36R===
There is a road that goes between 17R/35L and 17L/35R. It's a bit remote and the cops probably don't want people hanging out here. But if you just cruise up and down the road you can stop quickly and pick up some stuff.

If the airport is landing North, you can get shots like this:
{{anetlink|907209}}

You can also get planes going over the bridges:
{{anetlink|902173}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Location===

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Orlando International Airport

2006-01-13T01:01:27Z

Pjl757: /* Other Spotting Locations */

[[Category:Florida]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Florida}}

{{infobox|fullname=Orlando International Airport|
location=Orlando, Florida|
iata=MCO|
icao=KMCO|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.orlandoairports.net|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=MCO&spn=0.064034,0.118721&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=|
atcground=|
atcclearance=|
atcapproach=|
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atcatis=|
atcunicom=}}



==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Road Between Runways 17R/36L and 17L/36R===
There is a runway that goes between 17R/35L and 17L/35R. It's a bit remote and the cops probably don't want people hanging out here. But if you just cruise up and down the road you can stop quickly and pick up some stuff.

If the airport is landing North, you can get shots like this:
{{anetlink|907209}}

You can also get planes going over the bridges:
{{anetlink|902173}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Location===

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Logan International Airport

2006-01-07T12:39:36Z

Pjl757: /* Constitution Beach */

[[Category:Massachusetts]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Massachusetts}}

{{infobox|fullname=General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport|
location=Boston, Massachusetts|
iata=BOS|
icao=KBOS|
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website=http://www.massport.com/logan|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BOS&ll=42.364505,-71.016226&spn=0.053801,0.118721&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=128.8 132.225|
atcground=121.75 121.9|
atcclearance=121.65|
atcapproach=118.25(North) 120.6(South) 127.2(West)|
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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Constitution Beach===

Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you. 

Some examples of shots from this area:
{{anetlink|962452}}
{{anetlink|836113}}

===Bayswater St. Beach===

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.

Be sure to dress warmly (when the temp warrants it), as you'll usually be getting a fairly stiff wind coming right at you if you're shooting in this location.

The A340 mentioned above:
{{anetlink|965821}}

Another Angle From This Area:
{{anetlink|836105}}

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

This one is a bit tricky, which is why its also listed as a "place to avoid below". General wisdom is that this is hands-down the best spotting location anywhere at BOS. If you do go spotting on the garage, you have great views of pretty much all ops on the 4's and 22's, and pretty decent views , given a 300mm lens on a 1.6x DSLR, of ops on 15R/33L, and 9/27. Like Constitution Beach, this location is better in the afternoon, or at night (see examples below).

Late Afternoon:
{{anetlink|895565}} 
Night:
{{anetlink|953396}}

===Terminal B===
The U.S. Airways side of Terminal B has pretty good views of the Delta ramp (and even some views of the cargo ramp), as well as (of course) the U.S. Airways traffic. Everything but the furthest Delta gates can pretty much be covered by 200mm on a 1.6x DSLR.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this:

Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? 
Me: Yes sir. 
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. 
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? 
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> 

That's been the worst interaction with police that I have personally had while spotting, but there have been some horror stories about people having their gear taken away for a while by the police while they sit somewhere and wait (I can only imagine that they aren't really doing anything with the equipment, just making you wait for the fun of it). I suppose its really spot-at-your-own risk at this locations. I would imagine, however, that if you went at night (such as I did that one time), that nobody would be around to bother you, so that may be a better option for this location.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Logan International Airport

2006-01-07T12:39:22Z

Pjl757: /* Constitution Beach */

[[Category:Massachusetts]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Massachusetts}}

{{infobox|fullname=General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport|
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mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=128.8 132.225|
atcground=121.75 121.9|
atcclearance=121.65|
atcapproach=118.25(North) 120.6(South) 127.2(West)|
atcdeparture=133.0|
atcatis=135.0|
atcunicom=122.95}}



==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Constitution Beach===

Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you. 
Some examples of shots from this area:
{{anetlink|962452}}
{{anetlink|836113}}

===Bayswater St. Beach===

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.

Be sure to dress warmly (when the temp warrants it), as you'll usually be getting a fairly stiff wind coming right at you if you're shooting in this location.

The A340 mentioned above:
{{anetlink|965821}}

Another Angle From This Area:
{{anetlink|836105}}

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

This one is a bit tricky, which is why its also listed as a "place to avoid below". General wisdom is that this is hands-down the best spotting location anywhere at BOS. If you do go spotting on the garage, you have great views of pretty much all ops on the 4's and 22's, and pretty decent views , given a 300mm lens on a 1.6x DSLR, of ops on 15R/33L, and 9/27. Like Constitution Beach, this location is better in the afternoon, or at night (see examples below).

Late Afternoon:
{{anetlink|895565}} 
Night:
{{anetlink|953396}}

===Terminal B===
The U.S. Airways side of Terminal B has pretty good views of the Delta ramp (and even some views of the cargo ramp), as well as (of course) the U.S. Airways traffic. Everything but the furthest Delta gates can pretty much be covered by 200mm on a 1.6x DSLR.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this:

Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? 
Me: Yes sir. 
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. 
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? 
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> 

That's been the worst interaction with police that I have personally had while spotting, but there have been some horror stories about people having their gear taken away for a while by the police while they sit somewhere and wait (I can only imagine that they aren't really doing anything with the equipment, just making you wait for the fun of it). I suppose its really spot-at-your-own risk at this locations. I would imagine, however, that if you went at night (such as I did that one time), that nobody would be around to bother you, so that may be a better option for this location.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Logan International Airport

2006-01-07T12:38:43Z

Pjl757: /* Constitution Beach */

[[Category:Massachusetts]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Massachusetts}}

{{infobox|fullname=General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport|
location=Boston, Massachusetts|
iata=BOS|
icao=KBOS|
aptype=Commercial|
website=http://www.massport.com/logan|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BOS&ll=42.364505,-71.016226&spn=0.053801,0.118721&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=128.8 132.225|
atcground=121.75 121.9|
atcclearance=121.65|
atcapproach=118.25(North) 120.6(South) 127.2(West)|
atcdeparture=133.0|
atcatis=135.0|
atcunicom=122.95}}



==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Constitution Beach===

Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you.
Some examples of shots from this area:
{{anetlink|962452}}
{{anetlink|836113}}

===Bayswater St. Beach===

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.

Be sure to dress warmly (when the temp warrants it), as you'll usually be getting a fairly stiff wind coming right at you if you're shooting in this location.

The A340 mentioned above:
{{anetlink|965821}}

Another Angle From This Area:
{{anetlink|836105}}

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

This one is a bit tricky, which is why its also listed as a "place to avoid below". General wisdom is that this is hands-down the best spotting location anywhere at BOS. If you do go spotting on the garage, you have great views of pretty much all ops on the 4's and 22's, and pretty decent views , given a 300mm lens on a 1.6x DSLR, of ops on 15R/33L, and 9/27. Like Constitution Beach, this location is better in the afternoon, or at night (see examples below).

Late Afternoon:
{{anetlink|895565}} 
Night:
{{anetlink|953396}}

===Terminal B===
The U.S. Airways side of Terminal B has pretty good views of the Delta ramp (and even some views of the cargo ramp), as well as (of course) the U.S. Airways traffic. Everything but the furthest Delta gates can pretty much be covered by 200mm on a 1.6x DSLR.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this:

Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? 
Me: Yes sir. 
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. 
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? 
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> 

That's been the worst interaction with police that I have personally had while spotting, but there have been some horror stories about people having their gear taken away for a while by the police while they sit somewhere and wait (I can only imagine that they aren't really doing anything with the equipment, just making you wait for the fun of it). I suppose its really spot-at-your-own risk at this locations. I would imagine, however, that if you went at night (such as I did that one time), that nobody would be around to bother you, so that may be a better option for this location.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Logan International Airport

2006-01-07T12:38:13Z

Pjl757: /* Bayswater St. Beach */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Constitution Beach===

Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you.
{{anetlink|962452}}
{{anetlink|836113}}

===Bayswater St. Beach===

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.

Be sure to dress warmly (when the temp warrants it), as you'll usually be getting a fairly stiff wind coming right at you if you're shooting in this location.

The A340 mentioned above:
{{anetlink|965821}}

Another Angle From This Area:
{{anetlink|836105}}

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

This one is a bit tricky, which is why its also listed as a "place to avoid below". General wisdom is that this is hands-down the best spotting location anywhere at BOS. If you do go spotting on the garage, you have great views of pretty much all ops on the 4's and 22's, and pretty decent views , given a 300mm lens on a 1.6x DSLR, of ops on 15R/33L, and 9/27. Like Constitution Beach, this location is better in the afternoon, or at night (see examples below).

Late Afternoon:
{{anetlink|895565}} 
Night:
{{anetlink|953396}}

===Terminal B===
The U.S. Airways side of Terminal B has pretty good views of the Delta ramp (and even some views of the cargo ramp), as well as (of course) the U.S. Airways traffic. Everything but the furthest Delta gates can pretty much be covered by 200mm on a 1.6x DSLR.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this:

Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? 
Me: Yes sir. 
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. 
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? 
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> 

That's been the worst interaction with police that I have personally had while spotting, but there have been some horror stories about people having their gear taken away for a while by the police while they sit somewhere and wait (I can only imagine that they aren't really doing anything with the equipment, just making you wait for the fun of it). I suppose its really spot-at-your-own risk at this locations. I would imagine, however, that if you went at night (such as I did that one time), that nobody would be around to bother you, so that may be a better option for this location.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Logan International Airport

2006-01-07T12:36:31Z

Pjl757: /* Constitution Beach */

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==Official Spotting Locations==

===Location===

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Constitution Beach===

Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you.
{{anetlink|962452}}
{{anetlink|836113}}

===Bayswater St. Beach===

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.

Be sure to dress warmly (when the temp warrants it), as you'll usually be getting a fairly stiff wind coming right at you if you're shooting in this location.

The A340 mentioned above:
{{anetlink|965821}}

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

This one is a bit tricky, which is why its also listed as a "place to avoid below". General wisdom is that this is hands-down the best spotting location anywhere at BOS. If you do go spotting on the garage, you have great views of pretty much all ops on the 4's and 22's, and pretty decent views , given a 300mm lens on a 1.6x DSLR, of ops on 15R/33L, and 9/27. Like Constitution Beach, this location is better in the afternoon, or at night (see examples below).

Late Afternoon:
{{anetlink|895565}} 
Night:
{{anetlink|953396}}

===Terminal B===
The U.S. Airways side of Terminal B has pretty good views of the Delta ramp (and even some views of the cargo ramp), as well as (of course) the U.S. Airways traffic. Everything but the furthest Delta gates can pretty much be covered by 200mm on a 1.6x DSLR.

==Locations to Avoid==

===Terminal B Parking Garage===

The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this:

Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? 
Me: Yes sir. 
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. 
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? 
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. 
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. 
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> 

That's been the worst interaction with police that I have personally had while spotting, but there have been some horror stories about people having their gear taken away for a while by the police while they sit somewhere and wait (I can only imagine that they aren't really doing anything with the equipment, just making you wait for the fun of it). I suppose its really spot-at-your-own risk at this locations. I would imagine, however, that if you went at night (such as I did that one time), that nobody would be around to bother you, so that may be a better option for this location.

==Regular Traffic==

==Facilities and Transportation==

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:35:41Z

Pjl757: /* Arrivals on Runway 33 */

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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. Be careful here as the State Police have been known to harass people here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

Also, the Friendly's lot and the lot of business next to it are good for photography too.

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
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{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU), ERJ-135 (Eagle), ERJ-145 (Connection) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D 
America West - A320 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-135 (Connection) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:30:59Z

Pjl757: /* Arrivals on Runway 06 */

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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. Be careful here as the State Police have been known to harass people here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU), ERJ-135 (Eagle), ERJ-145 (Connection) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D 
America West - A320 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-135 (Connection) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:30:20Z

Pjl757: /* Arrivals on Runway 06 */

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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. Be careful here as the State Police don't like it. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU), ERJ-135 (Eagle), ERJ-145 (Connection) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D 
America West - A320 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-135 (Connection) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:28:44Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

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icao=KBDL|
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website=www.bradleyairport.com|
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atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU), ERJ-135 (Eagle), ERJ-145 (Connection) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D 
America West - A320 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-135 (Connection) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:20:59Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D 
America West - A320 
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:20:16Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, DC-9, CRJ-200 (Airlink) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:18:57Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle Airlines) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B737, B757, A320, A319, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:14:33Z

Pjl757: /* Facilities and Transportation */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

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mapsource=Google Maps|
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atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle Airlines) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-170, ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, Midwest Connect/Skyway, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:13:23Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727 
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle Airlines) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-170, ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:11:43Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle Airlines) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-170, ERJ-145LR (Express), CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal)

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T04:10:41Z

Pjl757: /* Regular Traffic */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, MD-83, B757 or A300 (to/from SJU) 
Airborne Express - B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
Air Alliance - Beech 1900D
America West - A320
American Eagle/Connection - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
DHL - 727
FedEx - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320, CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink/Pinnacle Airlines) 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express), ERJ-145 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-170, ERJ-145LR (Express, CRJ-200 (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 
USA3000 - A320 (weekends, seasonal)

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:58:48Z

Pjl757: /* Facilities and Transportation */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:57:51Z

Pjl757: /* Facilities and Transportation */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
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atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all the terminals if they wish, as there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:56:34Z

Pjl757: /* Facilities and Transportation */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==
There are 2 Terminals BDL, A and B. Terminal A has a new section, which has been in operation since 2003, and is very nice and modern. Renovations are still in progress on the older terminals. Airlines in the new part of Terminal A are Delta/Song, Southwest, Continental, Northwest, and America West. The old part of Terminal A serves United and US Airways. Terminal B serves American, Air Canada Jazz/Air Alliance, and charters; it also used to serve Independence Air before they went bankrupt. There is also a new International Arrivals Building just next to Terminal B which processes the tourist charter flights that come in from international destinations. One can walk through all there terminals if they wish, as there is a connecter between terminals with big windows which give a view of the airfield. The international arrival's building is the only passenger facility separated from the rest of the airport. There is also a Sheraton Airport Hotel with an entrance from the terminal connector walkway, as well as from the outside roadway.

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:17:02Z

Pjl757: /* Additional Info */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Also be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:16:43Z

Pjl757: /* Additional Info */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting! Be sure to visit the BDL Yahoo Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bradleyairport/

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T03:15:25Z

Pjl757: /* Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning) */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but by that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. There are some obstructions in this spot in the form of power lines and trees, so you might have to dodge those when taking pictures, but they haven't been too big a problem for me.

Here are some examples from this spot:
{{anetlink|758971}}
{{anetlink|562184}}
{{anetlink|825079}}

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.

Parking Garage:
{{anetlink|402407}}
{{anetlink|811462}}

New Terminal Drop-off Area:
{{anetlink|811463}}

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.

Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill":
{{anetlink|611938}}

And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
{{anetlink|980277}}
{{anetlink|980278}}

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

==Additional Info==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. His email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:42:31Z

Pjl757: /* Parking along Perimeter Road */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

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location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
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mapsource=Google Maps|
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atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.
Parking Garage:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402407/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/
New Terminal Drop-off Area:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811463/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all the time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:42:03Z

Pjl757: /* Parking along Perimeter Road */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.
Parking Garage:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402407/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/
New Terminal Drop-off Area:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811463/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long and tiring walk, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:41:10Z

Pjl757: /* Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off area */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off Area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.
Parking Garage:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402407/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/
New Terminal Drop-off Area:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811463/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long walk and tiring, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:37:37Z

Pjl757: /* Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off area */

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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Not to mention the fact that you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. You have to park on one of the lower levels however, as it seems the upper ones are only for long term parking. The 2 or so times I've gone up there, nobody has come to move me along. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates. If you want to get a get a Continental or NWA plane taxiing into the gate, a nice shot can be had from there.
Parking Garage:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402407/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/
New Terminal Drop-off Area:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811463/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long walk and tiring, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:30:24Z

Pjl757: /* Parking Garage */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage/New Terminal Drop-off area===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33, not to mention you have to pay for parking too, which makes it not worth it to go up there a lot. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. The 2 or so times I've gone up there nobody came to move me a long. The new terminal drop-off area has a small area that overlooks the Continental and NWA gates.
Parking Garage:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402407/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/
New Terminal Drop-off Area:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811463/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long walk and tiring, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:20:18Z

Pjl757: /* Other Spotting Locations */

[[Category:Connecticut]]
{{categorywithregion|North America|United States|Connecticut}}

{{infobox|fullname=Bradley International Airport|
location=Windsor Locks, Connecticut|
iata=BDL|
icao=KBDL|
aptype=Commercial|
website=www.bradleyairport.com|
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?q=BDL&spn=0.054417,0.129158&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|
atctower=120.3|
atcground=121.9|
atcclearance=121.75|
atcapproach=123.95 125.35 127.225 127.8|
atcdeparture=123.95 125.35 127.8|
atcatis=118.15|
atcunicom=122.95}}

[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

===Parking Garage===
I would call this site mediocre because you can't really see much unless the action is all on 33. Pretty self explanatory, just go into the new parking garage, and head to the top level. The 2 or so times I've gone up there nobody came to move me a long.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/811462/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long walk and tiring, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:16:05Z

Pjl757: /* Parking along Perimeter Road */

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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.
It is possible to get some quick grabs though, you just have to stop quickly, get the shot and go, also you could probably park someplace and walk/bike to Perimeter Road, (haven't seen any signs prohibiting that yet) although it would be a very long walk and tiring, but doable, as I see people biking and walking there all that time.
Here is an example of a nice shot that can be had if you stop for a quick moment on the "hill": http://www.airliners.net/open.file/611938/L/
And here are a couple more from walking to the east side of Perimeter Road:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980277/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/980278/L/

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!

Bradley International Airport

2006-01-07T01:04:53Z

Pjl757: /* Other Spotting Locations */

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iata=BDL|
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[[Image:MHanscomBDLN654DL.jpg|center|thumb]]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===Runway 06 Spectator Lot===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLN988DL.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 06 or departures on 24, you can catch some close-up action at the spectator lot at on the left side of Rwy 06. The lot is designed for spotters and spectators, so you don't need to worry about law enforcement. Be careful when the sun is facing toward you, however, because it'll make shots difficult. You may have the most trouble with early morning shots when the sun is coming up.

Directions:
From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The lot is on the right immediately after Rwy 06.

==Other Spotting Locations==

===Arrivals on Runway 06===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLCGANS.jpg|left|thumb]]
In addition to the spectator lot at the end of Rwy 06, you can also get some head-on and underbelly shots from the hill across the street. If you look across Route 20 from the spectator lot, you'll see the hill right under the approach path. You can follow the little road that is next to it and pull off and park. Then, just walk up on the hill and shoot away. You can also catch departures on 24 here. 

Directions: From I-91, take exit 40 for the Route 20 Connector to the airport. When Route 20 splits off right before the airport, continue to follow Route 20. After the split, you'll pass the end of Rwy 06 on your right about 1/2 mile from the split. The hill and road are on the left across from the end of the runway.

===Arrivals on Runway 24===
[[Image:MHanscomBDL78633.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 24 or departures on 06, you can get some great views from Perimeter Road, the side of Route 75, and the parking lot of Kelly Containers (a local business). Getting Perimeter Road shots are tough because the police will move you along, so I wouldn't advise parking anywhere along Perimeter Road. If you go during the week, I wouldn't recommend going to Kelly Containers since it is an active business. You can park on the side of the road near the approach to Rwy 24 and just walk to where you want to shoot photos along Route 75. If you go on the weekends, you can park in the Kelly Containers parking lot and hang there. Directions below..

Directions:

1) For Perimeter Road: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum.

2) For shots during the week on Route 75: Same directions for Perimeter Road, but follow Route 75 a bit further to the bottom of the hill (A farm should be on your right on the hill before a traffic light). You can pull off on the right and just walk to where you want to take photos.

3) For weekend shots from Kelly Containers: Same directions as 1) and 2) above, but follow Route 75 just up the hill and Kelly Containers is on the right. You can just park in their lot and take photos from there.

For all of these locations, if you're already at the Rwy 06 spectator lot and don't want to go back to I-91, take a left out of the spectator lot and follow Route 20 to the signs for Bradley. Take the Bradley exit and follow past the airport (Airport on your left). Stay to the right when you're near the airport. Follow that road past the airport and you'll hit a "T" intersection with Route 75. Turn left on Route 75 and follow directions as above.

===Arrivals on Runway 33===
[[Image:MHanscomBDLWNRwy33.jpg|right|thumb]]
For arrivals on Rwy 33, you can park at the Bradley Bowl parking lot across from the airport. Aircraft fly directly overhead at less than 300 feet and you can get some great underbelly and head on shots here.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past Friendly's (on the right) and Bradley Bowl is directly after it on the righthand side. It is private property and an active business, so it is possible that the owners may get aggravated, but I've never heard of anyone having problems there (including myself on several occasions).

===Departures on Rwy 33===
For departures on Rwy 33 (over the trees and end of Rwy 15), you can sneak a few photos toward the end of Perimeter Road. The road loops around behind the airport and back toward Route 20 near the Rwy 06 spectator lot.

Directions: Take exit 39 for Route 75 off I-91. Take a left onto Route 75. Follow Route 75 past the airport (The airport will be on your left). Continue following Route 75 for about 3/4 mile. Perimeter Road is on the lefthand side and is marked by a sign for the New England Air Museum. Follow the road past the Air Museum and look for spotting locations there.

===Departures on Rwy 6 (Morning)===
To catch some nice departure shots from runway 6 in the morning. Go to the Subaru dealership on route 75. It is before the Kelly Trailers Lot on the same road. The best time to go here is in the morning, as in the afternoon it becomes backlit. Also it is probably best to go on a clear summer or spring morning. In the summer/spring the sun comes up early, so you can get the first major departures of the day at about 6 a.m. then a lot of stuff goes for the next two hours or so. In the winter sunrise doesn't happen till after 7 or so. However, I'm not sure if the people who run the dealership like people spotting there, so I leave when the place opens, but that time in the morning however, most of the activity is over for a while. If there is something you really wanna get, move over to the lot next door, and just wait around until it departs. One note of caution however about photography here: There are a bunch of trees and power lines, so you might have to dodge those periodically.

Here are some examples from this spot:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758971/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/562184/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825079/L/

==Locations to Avoid==

===Parking along Perimeter Road===
Do not park along Perimeter Road. The police will move you along, especially along the approach to Rwy 24.

==Regular Traffic==
AA - B737, B757, MD-83 
Airborne Express -- B767 
Air Canada Jazz - DHC-8 
American Eagle - ERJ-135, ERJ-145 
CO - B737, ERJ-145LR (Continental Express) 
DL - B737, MD-88, CRJ-700 (Comair), ERJ-145LR (Comair) 
Fed Ex - (normally) A300, A310 
Midwest Connect - Fairchild Dornier 328-300 
NW - A319, A320 
Song - B757 (At least for now) 
SW - B737 
UA - B757, ERJ-170 (Express) 
UPS - A300 
US - B737, A319, ERJ-145LR (Express), Saab 340B (Express) 

There is a fair amount of G/A activity here including some Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, small Cessnas, and a few Beech 200's. There is also some military activity here, primarily during the week. The CT National Guard has several a/c based here including some nice Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II's.

For cargo, UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express fly here. Fed Ex typically operates two A300 freighters [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=MEM fo/from Memphis], and one A310 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=IND to/from Indianapolis]. UPS commonly operates two A300's [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=SDF to/from Louisville]. Airborne Express usually flies one 767 [http://flightaware.com/live/findflight_route.rvt?origin=BDL&destination=ILN to/from ILN].

Bradley is also occasionally visited by DC-8 and DC-10 cargo freighters, and a few times a year sees AN-124 traffic.

BDL is frequently listed as an alternate airfield for traffic to New York or Boston. When airports in those cities experience bad weather, it is not unusual to find some transatlantic traffic diverted here.

==Facilities and Transportation==

Much of the information provided about BDL on this page has been provided by Marcus Hanscom. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want some help with spotting at BDL. My email is: [mailto:Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com Marcus.Hanscom@gmail.com]. Happy spotting!