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===Airport Perimeter Near Taxiway C=== | ===Airport Perimeter Near Taxiway C=== | ||
[[Image: Charlespolidano_yak-42.jpg |thumb|200 px|Yakovlev Yak-42 on taxiway C. Photo taken at 70mm.]][[Image: Charlespolidano_B738.jpg |thumb|200 px|Boeing 737-800 arrival on runway 32. Photo taken at 200mm.]]This spot is an excellent morning vantage-point for departing aircraft on their way to runway 32 or arrivals exiting runway 14 via taxiways C or D. Aircraft in the nearer parking bays in park 9 are also reachable. Runway 32 takeoffs can be photographed with a moderately long lens. There are cutouts for photographers at intervals in the fence so a stepladder is not necessary, though shooting takeoffs through the cutouts is difficult. | [[Image: Charlespolidano_yak-42.jpg |left|thumb|200 px|Yakovlev Yak-42 on taxiway C. Photo taken at 70mm.]][[Image: Charlespolidano_B738.jpg |thumb|200 px|Boeing 737-800 arrival on runway 32. Photo taken at 200mm.]]This spot is an excellent morning vantage-point for departing aircraft on their way to runway 32 or arrivals exiting runway 14 via taxiways C or D. Aircraft in the nearer parking bays in park 9 are also reachable. Runway 32 takeoffs can be photographed with a moderately long lens. There are cutouts for photographers at intervals in the fence so a stepladder is not necessary, though shooting takeoffs through the cutouts is difficult. | ||
However, heat distortion can be a problem on hot days when shooting at any distance and to avoid it you may | However, heat distortion can be a problem on hot days when shooting at any distance and to avoid it you may find yourself limited to shooting aircraft on taxiway C. | ||
'''Time of day:''' Morning only (not later than around 9 am in winter). | '''Time of day:''' Morning only (not later than around 9 am in winter). | ||
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'''Directions:''' Leave the terminal building and cross the carpark to get to the main road. Turn right and follow the road as it curves to the right. As soon as you are past the VIP entry gate and crash gate 3 you can pick your spot. | '''Directions:''' Leave the terminal building and cross the carpark to get to the main road. Turn right and follow the road as it curves to the right. As soon as you are past the VIP entry gate and crash gate 3 you can pick your spot. | ||
If you’re travelling by car, head for the airport but when you reach the Gudja/airport/Luqa roundabout take the road to Hal Far (it runs parallel to the airport access road but does not descend). Watch for the above-mentioned VIP and crash gates. Parking is possible to one side of the crash gate and across the road. Just be very careful when crossing the road! | If you’re travelling by car, head for the airport but when you reach the Gudja/airport/Luqa roundabout take the road to Hal Far (it runs parallel to the airport access road but does not descend). Watch for the above-mentioned VIP and crash gates. Parking is possible to one side of the crash gate and across the road. Just be very careful when crossing the road! | ||
===Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto=== | ===Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto=== | ||