The Albrecht Duerer Airport in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is the 10th largest airport in Germany. In 2018 the airport handled 4,46 Million Passengers. NUE handles german airlines like Eurowings,  Lufthansa, Lufthansa Regional, TUI, Corendon and SunExpress. The Airport is served by the european network carriers Austrian, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Swiss and Turkish Airlines.

In addition there are Charterflights of Bulgarian Air Charter, Corendon, Pegasus Airlines, Ryanair, Sunexpress and Wizzair. There are also sometimes US Army and Airforce etc (Omni, Atlas). flights besides many Buisnessjets and some Resuce helicopters.

Written by Patrick Weis – Thanks to Christian Preinl, Christian Wewerka, Tobias Flohr and Daniel Engelhardt. Last change: Juli 2026 (Spot 3 updated)

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Airline Variety
Photo Locations
Weather
Airport Information
Runways
10/28	2.700 m (8.858ft)
Terminals	One handling all operations.
Spotting Information
Ladder	Sometime necessary with up to 3 steps. See detailed description.
Car/Public Transport	Car is not neccesary, but makes it easier. Most of the spots can be reached by public transport as there is a U-Bahn station at the airport
Restrooms	In the Terminal availible.
Drinks/Food	In the terminal and as shown on the Map
Hotels	There is an Mövenpick Airport hotel directly next to the Airport.
Season	The best months to travel are during summer as there is not that much rain and more charter flights.
Runway Usage
10/28	Nothing special. Used in both directions, but 28 is the preferred direction.

Carpark P2 - All runway and most ramp/taxiway movements

WHERE	This spot is located on top of the Carpark P2 on the highest floor (12th floor). Parking directly in the carpark is very expensive as this is a buinesscarpark. Park your car as marked on the map at the short term parking and just walk up the stairs then.
WHAT	This is a good spot for both runway directions. In the summer months there is often heat haze due to the distance.
TIME	Best light conditions are from 08:00-16:00. Heat haze is a huge issue on the runway on warm days.
MISC.	Restaurant/Supermarket inside the airport. Toilets in the first floor of the Carpark. You have to be on the top floor to be able to clear as much terminal building/poles as possible which are between you and the movements. Update August 2026: due to new installed taller light poles, the view is limited.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-400mm

Observation deck - All runway and most ramp/taxiway movements

WHERE	Park your car as marked on the map, go insde the terminal and follow the “Besucherterrasse” sign to the second level.
WHAT	This spot is good for aircraft movements for both runway directions but it is behind glass.
TIME	Best light conditions are from  08:00-16:00.
MISC.	There are facilities inside the terminal.
FOCAL LENGTH	24-300mm

Tower - All runway movements, ramp

WHERE	Park your car as marked on the map next to the hangar and walk to the tower. Walk up from each side of the tower, either on the road to the gate or on the grassstrip to the fence. This spot can be reached by bus as well, just head for “Luftamt” bus stop with line 30 from the terminal westbounds. Update 09.07.2026: This spot is no longer accesable due to a new fence as seen in the night picture below. There is a second fence now further towards the street.
	Park your car as marked on the map next to the hangar and walk to the tower. Walk up from each side of the tower, either on the road to the gate or on the grassstrip to the fence. This spot can be reached by bus as well, just head for “Luftamt” bus stop with line 30 from the terminal westbounds.
WHAT	From this spot you can take all plane movements on both runway directions and all parked aircraft. A 2-3 stepledder is good for spotting but taking photos through the mesh works too.
TIME	Best light conditions are from 08:00-16:00 or in the night for parked aircraft.
MISC.	The next facilitys are at the teminal.
FOCAL LENGTH	24-400mm AN12 night shot = 200mm / C5 double = 70mm

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Continue by foot on the left in the grass/tree strip here:

Afterwards you will end up here – at the spot:

Crashgate Southwest - 10 Movements (Taxiway/Line-Up/Touchdown) + 28 Heavy Movements

WHERE	This spot is located at the crashgate at the Irrhainstraße. Park your car not directly at the crashgate but on the opposite side of the street on the grassstrip. From the terminal you can walk there, but by car you have to drive the marked route on the map!
WHAT	From this spot you can take pictures of all Runway 10 movements and heavy 28 takeoffs/arrivals while vacating.
TIME	Best light conditions are from 08:00-16:00. On the Taxiway until 17:00.
MISC.	No facilities here. You need a 2-3 stepladder here.
FOCAL LENGTH	50-300mm B772 twy = 100mm / A321 rwy = 230mm

Irrhainstraße South - 10 Movements (Arrivals/Line-Up) + 28 Heavy Arrivals

WHERE	This spot is located a bit further up the “Irrhainstraße”. Park your car at the side of the street and don’t block it. Then just position yourself where you want south of the runway axis.
WHAT	You can catch all aircraft arriving and lining up runway 10. In addition also the heavy 28 vacators.
TIME	Best light conditions are from late morning until afternoon all year round for arriving aircraft. For lineup from afternoon until sunset.
MISC.	No facilities around. You need a 2-3 Stepladder here. Heat haze can be an issue on ground shots during summer.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-400mm B763 line-up = 300mm

Irrhainstraße North - 10 Movements (Arrivals/Line-Up) + 28 Heavy Arrivals

WHERE	This spot is located a bit further up the “Irrhainstraße”. Park your car at the side of the street and don’t block it. Then just position yourself where you want north of the runway axis.
WHAT	You can catch all aircraft arriving and lining up runway 10. In addition also the heavy 28 vacators.
TIME	Best light conditions for the lineup are from sunrise until 10:00.  For 10 arrivals we recommend the early summer morning hours. Rest of the day it is backlit all year round.
MISC.	No facilities around. You need a 2-3 Stepladder here. Heat haze can be an issue on ground shots during summer.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-300mm

Forrest Northwest - 10 Movements + 28 Heavy movements

WHERE	Park your car at the end of Schiestlstrasse and walk southbounds up to the fence. Then position yourself along the perimeter fence/the spot.
WHAT	From this spot you can take all all arrivals and line ups on runway 10 and 28 heavy take offs/arrivals.
TIME	Best light conditions for the 10 lineup are from late afternoon until sunset. For 10 arrivals we recommend the early summer morning hours only. Rest of the day it is backlit all year round. 28 movements are good on summer mornings or very late summer evenings only.
MISC.	No facilities here. Here you need a 2-3 stepledder.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-300mm B763 rwy = 120mm / A359 twy = 230mm

Forrest Northeast - 28 Movements + 10 Heavy movements

WHERE	Park just west of the “Rathsbergstraße” on the small parking lot made for hikers/walkers. Then start walking along the perimeter fence until you’re at the position you like.
WHAT	Best for 28 movements (both, heavy lineups and arrivals) and 10 arrivals plus heavy departures in the morning.
TIME	Depends where you stand. You can shoot 28 movements either on early summer mornings or from later afternoon until sunset. 10 movements are only good in early summer hours. Rest of the day it is backlit all year round.
MISC.	No facilities here. Here you need a small stepladder, already one step is enough, 2/3 are perfect. Heat haze can be an issue due to the distance.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-340mm B738 twy/line-up = 330mm

Rathsbergstraße - 28 Line-Up + Arrivals

WHERE	This spot is located as marked east of “Rathsbergstraße”. Park your car at the parking mentioned at the previous spot and marked on the map west of the street, cross the street and position yourself on the mound here.
WHAT	Best for line ups and early morning arrivals on 28.
TIME	Sunrise till later morning for Line-ups on 28. 28 arrivals are only during the early summer morning hours. Rest of the day it is backlit all year round.
MISC.	No facilities here. It is better to have ladder here to clear the fence completely. Otherwise you can go up the hill a bit further up if you don’t have one but more focal length is needed then. Heat haze can be an issue due to the distance.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-300mm B772 = 280mm

Forrest Southeast - 28 Movements (Taxiway/Line-Up/Touchdown) + 10 Heavy Movements

WHERE	This spot is located along the fence just south of the runway’s eastern end. When you start from the terminal, pass the Cargo Terminal and walk along the fence until you have a clear view of the taxiway (tagged on the map). It takes you approximately 15 minutes.
WHAT	From this spot you can shoot most RWY 28 movements plus heavy 10 departures/arrival while vacating.
TIME	Best light conditions are from 8:00-16:00
MISC.	Facilities in the terminal, nothing around. 2/3 stepladder needed. Do not come here when it is wet, the way is not paved!
FOCAL LENGTH	18-300mm B763 twy = 40mm / C5 rwy = 130mm

Almoshof Hill - 10 Movements + 28 Heavy Departures

WHERE	For this spot start at the terminal, pass the tower and FAI Hangar until you find a hill on the left side. With the car you have to use the marked route when you want to park next to the spot. When coming by bus you can use bus stop “Luftamt” again (marked on the map), which is served by line 30 for example.
WHAT	From this spot you can shoot most RWY 10 movements and 28 heavy depatures.
TIME	Best light conditions are from later morning till mid-afternoon. Night shots are possible, too.
MISC.	No facilities around and there is often a lot of heathaze. Just really good for heavies.
FOCAL LENGTH	200-500mm C130 night shot = 360mm

Rental Car Carpark - All runway movements

WHERE	This spot is located on top of the Rental Car Parking Garage. There are steps on the side where you can go up.
WHAT	From this spot you can shoot parked aircraft near the tower and all runway 10 and 28 movements. But be careful don’t scratch any cars!
TIME	Best light conditions are from sunrise until noon, but nightshots are also possible.
MISC.	Closest facilities are in the terminal. Heat haze is an issue on the runway.
FOCAL LENGTH	200-500mm

LHT Hangar - Eastern Apron

WHERE	This spot is located on the left side of the LHT hangar. Parking is tricky here, but you can stop by the roadside quickly. Currently, the area is under constructions thus the spot is not useable.
WHAT	From this spot you can take taxiing aircraft on the apron.
TIME	Best light conditions are from 08:00-11:00
MISC.	Closest facilities are in the terminal. No ladder recommended, shoot thru the crashgate.
FOCAL LENGTH	50-400mm B738 = 180mm