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===North Airport Access Road (N Park Rd.)===

This road connects the FBOs on the east side of the airport to the light industrial complex on the west side of the airport, running along the north perimeter fence.  Good shots can be had of pretty much all arrivals from the north (runways 14, 17, and 18), and, in most situations, departures to the north (off of runways 32, 35, and 36).  Occasionally, departures off of 36 can be difficult to shoot from the access road without a long telephoto (200+ mm), as, depending on where the aircraft starts its takeoff roll, it can be at quite a significant altitude by the time it crosses over the access road (36 is over 12000 feet long, giving the aircraft plenty of time to climb out while it is still over the runway).  The road runs perpendicular to all three runways (it turns to pass the approach to Rwy 14 at a right angle), so time of day is less of a concern than at some locations, as it is easy to reposition yourself depending on the sun (one side of the runway vs. the other).

Generally, I park my car on the north shoulder of the road, just west of the approach for Rwy 18, and then walk back and forth along the road to shoot, depending on the traffic.  Most of the days I'm out there, I'll see one, maybe two Lincoln Airport Authority trucks drive by on the road, and I've never had one of them even slow down to ask me what I'm doing.  Occasionally, even, a random motorist will stop, and ask if I need a lift, but other than that, I've never had anybody even bat an eye at my spotting activities.  The fence just south of the road does have No Trespassing signs, so i tend not to try to get too close to the fence to shoot through it, but this has never really been a problem, as the road is elevated above grade, and offers better views of everything with the possible exception of ultra-long-distance shots of terminal and taxiway activity.

'''AS OF MID 2010''', the Lincoln Airport Authority and Airport Police have been asking people to leave when spotting along the road north of the airport mentioned above, citing security reasons.

===Terminal Cafe===

Admittedly, I've never been in the terminal at a time of day which would allow decent shots, but I've sat at the cafe there, and I'd imaginge that, especially during the couple hours before sunset, that it would be a pretty decent place to get shots of activity on the commercial ramp.  Given its proximity to the ramp, I wouldn't imagine that anything longer than a standard zoom would be necessary for full-frame shots of CRJ's.

This location is pretty decent for shooting RJ's moving on the main ramp, but you'll have to get in your shots between the light poles.  It also has good views of the middle of 18/36, and decent views of the approach end of 32.  CRJ's in all of these locations can pretty much be covered with a long telephoto zoom (something going out to 300mm or so) on a 1.6x DSLR.  This is seemingly the best location for shooting Runway 18 Departures.

==Locations to Avoid==