34
edits
Calgary International Airport: Difference between revisions
Calgary International Airport (view source)
Revision as of 23:22, 17 November 2005
, 17 November 2005no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Alberta]] | ||
{{categorywithregion|||}} | {{categorywithregion|North America|Canada|Alberta}} | ||
{{infobox|fullname=| | {{infobox|fullname=| | ||
location=| | location=Calgary| | ||
iata=| | iata=YYC| | ||
icao=| | icao=CYYC| | ||
aptype=| | aptype=Commercial| | ||
website=| | website=http://www.calgaryairport.com/| | ||
mapurl=| | mapurl=| | ||
mapsource=| | mapsource=| | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Official Spotting Locations== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
=== | ===McKnight Boulevard=== | ||
A paved lot to the West of the main (16/34) runway. All movements on this runway can be seen and photographed (200-300mm), although the sun is bothersome before noon. Traffic using 10/28 is too far away to be identified from here. | |||
Picnic tables and a nearby gas station/store. | |||
===Aerial Place (WestJet hangar)=== | |||
A small dirt lot just past the WestJet hangar. Only good for logging 10/28 traffic as there is a double fence preventing photography. | |||
Turn right out of the airport and right again on 78 Avenue then left towards the hangar. | |||
==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
=== | ===South Hangars=== | ||
Off McCall Way. From an employee car park at the end of McTavish Road movements on 16/34 and 07/25 can be logged. Good photos of 16 departures until late afternoon. | |||
Remember this is private property but weekends should pose no problems. | |||
===Terminal=== | |||
The food court has large windows from which all airline movements can be logged. | |||
Some photography is possible through the tinted glass and also from the roadway to the East of the terminal. | |||
===Cargo Area=== | |||
Further down 78 Avenue the road ends at the cargo facility and fire station. Movements on both runways can be logged from here, but double fencing again prevents photography. | |||
===Airport Trail=== | |||
There are a few locations off this road for runway 16 arrivals. | |||
Many are dirt roads, the best of which is 15 Street and this area is probably of interest to only the most dedicated photographer. | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
=== | ===Multi-storey car park=== | ||
Patrolled by private security, but very little can be seen from here anyway. | |||
==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||