TEV-SPOT1
Teruel Airport – Spotting Guide
- last modified on November 3, 2025
Near the A-23 between Zaragoza and Valencia, Teruel airport is mostly known because of the boneyard created by Tarmac Aerosave in 2013. Also many Transaero still stored at Teruel with specials liveries. Teruel is also a maintenance airport and you can see many different aircraft from different companies (many Europeans).
There is no schedule traffic in and out of TEV. Aircraft that can be seen however, it changed a lot months after months (KLM, Lufthansa, Transaero, China Eastern, HiFly, GermanWings, Utair & Etihad Airways. Regular airlines for the maintenance, Air X Charter, Azul, Avianca & HiFly. No security issue at all.
This guide is written by Benjamin Barbe and Fabrizio Spicuglia. Last change: October 2025 (Spot 2 and 3 updated)
| Airport Information | |
| Runway | |
| 18/36 | 2,539m / 8,330 ft |
| Spotting Information | |
| Ladder | Necessary. |
| Car | Necessary. |
| Restrooms | Inside the Plata Office |
| Drinks/Food | Nothing around the Airport, you’ll have to drive towards Teruel city. |
| Hotels | There are at Teruel City. |
| Season | All year but we are recommanding to avoid summer times due to the high risk of having heat haze. |
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Spot #1 – North Side |
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| WHERE | Follow « Camino Viejo de Teruel » to the airport buildings. Drive westwards, pass the new installed hangar and park along the fence to photograph the stored planes from there. |
| WHAT | Static parked aircraft. |
| TIME | Early morning during sunrise or end of the day sunset but mostly backlit. |
| MISC. | A ladder is better but you can also use the rooftop of your car. The fence is lower and you can hold your camera above it if you have a movable display. Security know our hobbies so don’t worry if security guards are coming in. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | For the ex Utair 737, 8 to 10mm. For the parked aircraft, use a 100 to 400mm |
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Spot #2 – Airport Parking |
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| WHERE | This spot is located at the airport parking. There is a few parking lots available during working days. Just go in front of the fence to see the maintenance hangar with a maximum of 3 aircraft that can be parked simultaneously. You can see a different point of view from the boneyard but you have to move to the dirty parking on your right side.
Oct Sept 2025: there are temporary construction works and workers will ask you too leave sooner or later |
| WHAT | Maintenance and hangar parking. |
| TIME | Early morning during sunrise or end of the day sunset. |
| MISC. | You can walk along the fence without problems. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | 50mm for a A340, 100 for an A320. 300 to 600 for aircafts that parked far away. |
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| WHERE | UPDATE OCT 2025: Heavy constructions taking place for a new ramp. The spot is now completely off limits and even once there security will send you away… Earth walls, heavy machinery etc… Not really usable anymore. |
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Overview as of October 2025
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Spot #4 – Turning Pad 36 |
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| WHERE | The spot is located at the end of the runway, where planes do the 180º turn to takeoff. You can access this spot only by car, entering the non-pavement street via the A-1512 just before the investigation center. You can shoot through the fence or use a high ladder. |
| WHAT | Best for Runway 36 movements. 18 arrivals should be possible too when they use the turning pad. |
| TIME | All day long, just position yourself along the fence. |
| MISC. | Bring everything you need. Nothing is near this spot, but everything you need is 10 minutes away by car in the city of Teruel.. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | Austrian 787 = 120mm; Lufthansa A380 = 90mm; Etihad A380 = 130mm |
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Spot #5 – Bridge – Runway/Ramp view |
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| WHERE | When leaving the N-234 via “camino de los cargadores” to the west, you will face a bridge that is higher than the runway. |
| WHAT | Static parked aircraft and all the runway movements. |
| TIME | From sunrise till 13:00 during the year. |
| MISC. | Bring everything you need(food, water, etc). Security is not a problem here. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | A346 parked: 300mm / A380 entering the runway: 240mm / A380 taxiing in front of the bridge: 140mm |
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Spot #6 – Train Trail East – Runway 36 movements |
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| WHERE | After going down the bridge, you will see a road to your right. This street follows the train trail. Depending on the aircraft, you can stop where you want. |
| WHAT | From this spot, you will be able to see the takeoffs on the Runway 36. |
| TIME | From sunrise till 13:00 during the whole year. |
| MISC. | A ladder is recommended to save the fence. |
| FOCAL LENGTH | Lufthansa A380: 100mm |
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Spot #7 – Abandoned house – Runway 36 takeoffs |
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| WHERE | This abandoned house is located close to the airport. You can take the principal street to the airport and exit to your left to “Camino de los Carboneros.” |
| WHAT | From this spot, you will be able to see the takeoffs on the Runway 36. |
| TIME | From 14:00 till sunset during the whole year. |
| MISC. | Bring everything you need(food, water, etc). |
| FOCAL LENGTH | Lufthansa A346: 150mm |
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Spot #8 – Runway 36 landings |
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| WHERE | Follow the street where spot #4 is located. After the turn to your right, you can stop in the zone. |
| WHAT | From this spot, you will be able to see the landings on Runway 36. |
| TIME | From 14:00 till sunset during the whole year. |
| MISC. | Bring everything you need(food, water, etc). |
| FOCAL LENGTH | White A332: 220mm. |
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Spot #9 – Train Trail West – Runway Movements |
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| WHERE | Follow the street that goes around the airport or take the road “via verde de ojos negros II” and leave it at 40°25’39.4″N 1°13’03.4″W; after this, you have to continue straight to the end and leave the car at 40°25’20.2″N 1°13’12.3″W. |
| WHAT | From this spot, you will be able to see Runway 36 takeoffs or Runway 18 landings. |
| TIME | From 14:00 till sunset during the whole year. |
| MISC. | Bring everything you need(food, water, etc). |
| FOCAL LENGTH | Austrian 787: 190mm |
Thanks to Adrian Nowakowski for the photo.
I was in Teruel in September 2025, thanks for the spotter info. Point 3 is currently a construction site; I think they are building an apron extension or it has something to do with the numerous wind turbines stored there. Due to the construction site, access is only possible with a 4×4, and I was also chased away from the fence by airport security. Apparently, access here will no longer be possible for much longer and is already undesirable, even though the construction site does not currently have any barriers. Spot 1 is still good, and Spot 5 on the bridge seems very well suited for flight movements.
Addendum: Spot 2 is also a construction site and no longer really accessible; you have to cross construction site barriers, which is frowned upon. The old B737 can be photographed from the car park, but only from behind, which is a shame. With a long focal length, it can also be photographed from Spot 5, but then the wind turbines in the background are unavoidable.
Hey Markus, thanks for the update of spot 5. I left a note in the guide.
-Julian
Hi Guys, I am planning to visit Teruel Airport to do plane spotting in coming weeks. Can you please advise if i need special permission from airport authorities and police authorities?
As long as you stay outside the airport and do not touch or manipulate the perfect fence. Stay at a distance of 5 meters to avoid problems. If the police come, be kind and polite. At Jerez airport (XRY/LEJR) they asked me for the car license plate and my identity card. Once that time has passed, you will have no problems.
Visited on 21st of December, 2022 and there is a lot of new infrastructure. Spot 1 with the “Aeropuerto de Teruel” 737 is now covered with new maintenance hangers. I believe the 737 has been moved to the right of the terminal building (looking from a satellite view) and is barely viewable because there is another fence. You can still get shots from spot 1 but it will be further west and it is not as easy to go up to the fence (dirt roads etc.). Still…not a bad spot necessarily. Spots 2 and 3 haven’t changed at all although spot 3 takes some effort (as noted) to drive down the dirt road and get up close. Our rental car was totally fine but we drove slowly/carefully and it was worth it.
Okay thanks for the update. I moved the spot 1 westwards and changed the description. Some new photos would be nice too 🙂
-Julian
Latest update on spotting in Teruel:
Airport security drives along Spot 1 and stopped me taking pictures along the road. After short and friendly chat with them they mentioned that they assure the customers / airlines discretion by contract.
Nevertheless stopping the car at any position is tolerated to get the registrations.
Be aware that driving / walking to Spot 3 from the west after a rain shower might be swampy and you can get easily stuck with the car !
In case there is early morning fog it will disappear in the summertime usually around 9am.
I would also like to know if there are any restrictions on photography at this airport? I am considering a lengthy drive there to check it out!
We had no problems during our stay a couple of months ago. If you stay outside of the boundaries everything will be fine.
-Julian
Many thanks!!
Due to flight restriction I’ll have to drive from BCN to Badajoz to return home.
Think it’s worth a 100km+ drive to check the quarantined birds? Would be ok with cops/airport staff an hour or two of spotting right at dawn?