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They built a little hill so spotters can overlook the runway and fences from a higher position. There‘s also an old MI-8 next to it that was converted to a snac
by config_yml 7y ago
They built a little hill so spotters can overlook the runway and fences from a higher position. There‘s also an old MI-8 next to it that was converted to a snack bar, it‘s pretty sweet to hang out for the day.
- mxfh 7y agoWhatever happened to observation decks open to the public? Tegel has one, and I remember one in Frankfurt Looking at this they seem somewhat of a german specialty, but now with entry fees at bigger locations. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/hobica/2013/11/19/airport-observation-deck-plane-spotting/3628587/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/hobica/2013/1...
- jackweirdy 7y agoManchester airport has a viewing park along with a Concorde in a hangar you can walk around. (I’ll take any opportunity to plug a visit to Manchester)
- gambiting 7y agoYeah, I don't know. Krakow had one huge observation deck, now it's all gone and there isn't a single area of the airport which would have the view of the runway(not without going through security first).
- FabHK 7y agoYeah, there's one at DUS, with security control and indeed a fee.
- theseanz 7y agoRDU (between Raleigh and Durham, NC) has one: https://www.rdu.com/observation-park/ https://www.rdu.com/observation-park/
- ohsonice 7y agoalso conveniently the best spot to wait to pick up an arrival (as they like to keep traffic flowing outside the terminal)
- gfo 7y agoI think BWI has one if you're in the right spot. It was closed the last time I was there, however.
- mto 7y agoYeah in Vienna, Austria we also got a little hill (and also those holes for ages)