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To access this location, go back to the roundabout previously mentioned and take the exit signposted Finningley. Once you are in the village, the road bends round to the left, keep following the road until you see the “The Harvey Arms” pub, and turn down the street to drive past it(also called Old Bawtry Road). Keep driving down this road and you will come to several gaps in the hedges where cars park up to the fence to watch the activity. A few lay-bys are also available for cars to park. You can then walk down the road, past the large blocks and further down the path you will come to a raised mound with some blocks to stand on, allowing you to be above the fence. | To access this location, go back to the roundabout previously mentioned and take the exit signposted Finningley. Once you are in the village, the road bends round to the left, keep following the road until you see the “The Harvey Arms” pub, and turn down the street to drive past it(also called Old Bawtry Road). Keep driving down this road and you will come to several gaps in the hedges where cars park up to the fence to watch the activity. A few lay-bys are also available for cars to park. You can then walk down the road, past the large blocks and further down the path you will come to a raised mound with some blocks to stand on, allowing you to be above the fence. | ||
===Runway 20 approach mound=== | |||
This location is situated opposite the Chinese takeaway in Finningley. To access this location. Park outside the takeaway and look opposite for the gap in the bushes, climb through this gap and walk up and along the hill on the right or left side. This gives you a clear view of aircraft on approach for runway 20 as well as the Vulcan XH558 which you can see parked directly opposite | |||
As far as I know, spotting at this location is possible and many spotters use it. However I hear rumours that security and the airport staff are not particularly keen on people using it, although no attempt to block access through the hedge had been made as of winter 2020 | |||
===Terminal side=== | |||
Parking at this location is restricted in the airport zone. As a result of this, you may need to park in a nearby housing estate, as long as it doesn’t reside in the airport zone you will be fine. | |||
On Fourth Avenue, you will find the 2excel and Cessna Citation hangars, where you may see the Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response parked up, or any other smaller aircraft owned by the company such as their fleet of Beechcraft King Air aircraft, or a number of Cessna light aircraft for the flight training schools. | |||
You will also see stands 16 and 17 from this location, where cargo aircraft sometimes park up, although at the time of writing this(Winter 2020), a number of aircraft are parked here in storage. | |||
You are unlikely to be moved on by security here | |||
For spotting on stands 16 and 17, it may be useful to have a zoom lens, although a 55-250mm will suffice | |||
Stand 5: | |||
This location is where the majority of cargo aircraft parks up, especially since stands 16 and 17 are presently occupied. From here you will be very close to the parked cargo aircraft such as the Astral 747. Night spotting is ideal here as you can set up a tripod and take a long exposure through the fence. | |||
This location can be found by the left side of the main terminal building. | |||
Security sometimes ask you to vacate this location, although this doesn’t happen very regularly. | |||
A kit lens would be suitable and would be best for this location as you are very close to the aircraft. | |||
===Stands 1 and 2=== | |||
This location is not needed most of the time as aircraft don’t usually park here unless it’s relatively busy and there is no other suitable option. | |||
However when it is in use, this location can be found down the right side of the terminal building in the Meet and Greet car park. | |||
Security may sometimes ask you to leave this location. | |||
A 55-250mm lens may be useful at this location as there is a double fence for part of this, and you aren’t as close as you are at the stand 5 location, although you may be fine with a kit lens | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||