Friedrichshafen Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: Germany |
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Please note that the use of airband scanners in Germany is illegal. |
| Friedrichshafen Airport | |
| Location | Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| IATA code | FDH |
| ICAO code | EDNY |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.fly-away.de/ |
| Overview map | fdh-spotter.de |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 120.075 |
| Ground | 129.600 |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | |
| ATIS | |
Official Spotting Locations
Visitors Terrace
There is a visitors terrace situated on the third floor of the terminal which offers views of taxiing aircraft, the apron, and the runway 06/24. Spotting from the terrace a focal equivalent of about 300mm is needed for capturing airplanes such as the DHC-8-300 Dash 8 on the runway.
According to the airport terminal plan, there is a restaurant on the second floor and a snack bar on the terrace.
Other Spotting Locations
Tower
A few walking minutes away from the terminal is the tower. The fence at this place has mesh that is semi-large. From here you can take pictures of the aircraft on the runway or on the taxiway.
Kart Circuit
You can find another spotting location if you comming from the airport follow the "Bundesstrasse B 30" toward city. You will see at the right sight a kart circuit and the fence of the airport.
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Airlines
The airlines listed were taken directly from www.fly-away.de on May 26, 2008.
Major carriers
- Hamburg International (Airbus A319, Boeing 737-700)
- InterSky (DHC-8-300 Dash 8)
- Lufthansa
- Lufthansa Regional, operated by Lufthansa CityLine
- Ryanair (Boeing 737-800)
Minor carriers
- airberlin
- Air Via
- Austrian Airlines (Fokker 100)
- Iceland Express
- Sky Airlines (Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-800)
- SunExpress
- Tunis Air (Boeing 737-500)
Zeppelin
On the other side of the airport is the Zeppelin hangar. Here, the blimp takes off for sightseeing fligts.
Facilities and Transportation
The Airport has its own Railway Station and is situated approx 100 metres (1 minute walk) from the Terminal Building.
AERO 2010 - International Trade Exhibition for General Aviation
The AERO is an exhibition for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen. The fair takes place every year and the next is from April 8th until April 11th 2010. A spectator can see a lot of interesting aircraft and spectacular air shows.