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First Choice 767-300 |
I had the opportunity to visit this great airport whilst on business and the weather even cooperated. Being a UK airport and spotting being such a huge hobby over here, this airport has been covered in depth. I found this information to be quite helpful in my search for spotting areas:
http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=Manchester_Airport
The following were taken from the hill as described on that site as "South Side runway 2". They were only using runway 5L the day I visited which requires a fairly sizable lens. (at least 200mm for A380 and 300mm for narrow bodies)
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Emirates A380 A6-EDR landing 5L |
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Thomas Cook A330 G-OMYT departing 5L |
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Jet2 737-300 G-CELI landing 5L |
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KLM retro scheme 737-800 PH-BXA arriving 5L |
Overall this airport has probably the best vantage points of any airport in the UK with a good amount of traffic as well. And because the spotting hobby is so big over here, you can be pretty much be anywhere outside the perimeter fence and the police just drive by, smile, and wave. Not being hassled over and over makes for quite a pleasant and enjoyable day.