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Washington Dulles Intl. Airport Spotting guide

Published by Ruoyang at May 9, 2018 - last modified on March 27, 2020

Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) is one of the most important airports at the east Coast of the United States. It is located in Virginia and 26 miles from Washington D.C, the capital of the United States. Comparing with two other two major airports KDCA and KBWI in Washington-Baltimore area, Dulles has the most international traffic with more than 22 million passengers a year and more than 125 destinations around the world. Located next to Dulles airport is the Udvar-Hazy Center, which has a lot of interesting collections like SR-71 Blackbird inside, it’s worth to have a visit.

Dulles is a hub of United Airlines which flies to Europe, Asia and South America. Almost all major Europe airlines like Lufthansa, Air France as well as Asian airlines like ANA, Air China service daily flights to Dulles. In this way, all kinds of heavies especially like United B767-400 can be observed every day. Also, because of its special location, VIP aircraft and Special Visitors like Amiri 747-400, Luftwaffe A310 and AN-124 can be seen all year round if you are lucky enough.

The airport authorities are pretty friendly to spotters, but there will still be chances be to approached by the airport police at garage 1&2 (location 2&3). Normally the police will just ask after a few questions but it’s advised to make a call to the airport authority at 703-572-2730 before coming to those two locations since it’s the airport property.

Written by Ruoyang Yan and Ruoyao Wang (Last update October 2019)

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Airport Information
Runways
01L/19R 2.865 m (9.400 ft) Concrete
01C/19C 3.505 m (11.500 ft) Concrete
01R/19L 3.505 m (11.500 ft) Concrete
12/30 3.201 m (10.501 ft) Concrete
Terminals
Concourse Z (Main Terminal) Air Canada Express, Frontier
Concourses A and B all non United Flights
Concourses C and D only United and United Express
Spotting Information
Ladder Not necessary.
Car/Public Transport Not necessary but recommended, all locations can be reached by bus but they’re not that convenient especially if you’re planning to depart from Downtown Washington DC.
Restrooms All locations have restrooms located nearby except location 3 and 6.
Drinks/Food There are shops nearby at all locations except location 3 and 6.
Hotels Many hotels located around the airport and most of them provide shuttle bus from the terminals, the most convenient hotel is Washington Dulles Airport Marriott since it’s the closest one.
Season All year round is fine, but in winter it gets dark pretty early (Around 4 – 5pm).
Runway Usage
01C/19C Mainly be used for arrivals. In southern operation, domestic flights and almost all European airlines will land on 19C. But in northern operation, arrivals on 1C are mostly those coming from south and west while others are more likely to use 1R. ANA, Korean Air and cargos will mostly use 1C/19C regardless of direction of operations. During the peak in the early morning, 1C/19C may also be used for domestic departure.
01R/19L Used for both arrivals and departure. During southern operation, arrivals coming from south and most international flights of United Airlines will use 19L while most European airlines will use 19C. In northern operation, traffic coming from north and east will use 1R in the morning as well as Ethopian, Emirates and SAA. In the afternoon almost all international arrivals will use on 1R.
01L/19R Only be used during peak hours, at most time, there is no operation on this runway.
12/30 Only be used for departure. Arrivals will only happen when encountering strong NW wind during few days of a year. Most departure flights will use runway 30 in the morning.
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Spot #1 – Sully Place Shopping Center – 1R Arrivals in The Morning
WHERE If you’re driving, use VA-28N and exit at S/Sully Road. follow the direction of Sully Place Shopping Center, it’s a pretty market area so parking is always available. Step up to the sidewalk to avoid the overhead utility wires.  There are a few hidden old sprinkler heads in the grass between the lot & sidewalk, take care not to trip over them.
You can also take Bus 652 to “Centreville Rd and Metrotech Dr” and walk for a short distance to there.
WHAT This location is good for spotting arrivals on 1R during north operation. traffic come from north and east like Emirates, Ethiopian and South Africa will use 1R. You can move to the sidewalk for a better angle since there are trees and wires which may obstruct the planes.
TIME From sunrise to noon all year round.
MISC. Shops and restrooms are inside the market.
FOCAL LENGTH 200mm for B777/ A380, 300mm or longer for domestic flights and business jets.

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Spot #2 – IAD Parking garage 2 – All movements on 1C/19C in The Morning
WHERE Parking garage 2 in next to the main terminal of IAD, there is pathway connects the ticketing level of the terminal and the 3rd floor of garage 2. Use the elevators to the top level for a better angle. You can also take the parking lot shutter bus from the arrival level of terminal. (The parking fee is $6 / hour and $17 / day)
WHAT This location is wonderful for spotting all operations happen on 1C/19C in the morning. During southern operation, most arrivals will use 19C. And during northern operation, arrivals are more likely to be those coming from south and west. ANA and Korean Air will mostly use 1C/19C. Sometimes in early morning (about 7am to 9am), 1C/19C may also be used for departures which you could get a pretty good angle, but after the peak, departures will move to 30.
TIME From sunrise to noon all year round.
MISC. Shops and restrooms are inside the terminal which is accessible by the pathway on the 3rd floor of the garage.
FOCAL LENGTH 250mm for B777/ A380, 400mm or longer for domestic flights and business jets on the runway. Shorter length is available for spotting the movements on the taxiways.

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Spot #3 – IAD Parking garage 1 – Arrivals on 19L and Departure on 1R in The Afternoon
WHERE Parking garage 1 is a separate building so it’s relatively farther from the terminal than garage 2. But it’s easy to find, just follow the direction of garage 1 and go to the top level to get a better angle. Garage 1 is also accessible by the parking lot shutter bus. (The parking fee is $6 / hour and $17 / day)
WHAT This location is ideal for spotting arrivals on 19L and departure in 1R in the afternoon. During southern operation, international arrivals of United Airlines are more likely to use 19L, some other arrivals like European and Asian airlines may also land at 19L but they are most likely to use 19C. In northern operation, you can also spot 1R departure before sunset, keep in mind that 1R will mainly be used for arrivals in the early afternoon, departure will mostly happen in late afternoon until sunset. (Normally begining with Air China 77W and ending with Lufthansa 747). Also note that during summer, heat haze can be a problem so this location is more ideal during cooler weather.
TIME From noon to sunset all year round.
MISC. As I mentioned before, Parking garage 1 is separate from the terminal, please bring food you need and there is no restroom inside the garage.
FOCAL LENGTH 300 mm for B767/B777, 400mm or longer for domestic flights.

Photos for 19L arrival:

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Photos for 1R departure:

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Spot #4 – Udvar-Hazy Center – 1R Arrivals in The Afternoon
WHERE Udvar-Hazy Center is next to the IAD, you can follow the direction drive to the museum parking lot or take the Bus 983 from the terminal which is convenient. Parking fee is $15 and a 30-minute gracing period at any time of the day.
WHAT It might be the most famous spotting location of IAD during northern operations. Most international arrivals will use 1R including heavies. aircraft flies low at this location so it’s easy to get nice pictures. You can move around the parking lot to find a better angle since sometime the trees may obstruct the planes.
TIME From noon to sunset all year round.
MISC. MacDonald and restrooms are inside the museum and the entry is for free.
FOCAL LENGTH 150 mm for B777/ B747/ A380, 250mm or longer for domestic flights and business jets.
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Spot #5 – Fairfield Inn – 19L Arrivals in The Morning
WHERE This location is at the parking lot of the Fairfield Inn. The address is 23000 Indian Creek Dr, Sterling, VA. It’s at the north side of the airport. To access it from Old Ox Rd, you can turn right into Pacific Blvd, and then turn right again into Indian Creek Dr. You can park your car in the Eastern side of the Fairfield Inn’s parking lot.
WHAT At this location you can spot the morning arrivals of Runway 19L. International
arrivals from Europe and Middle-East in the morning are likely to use this runway during southern operations. Some domestic flights can also be seen.
TIME It is good from sunrise to noon all year round.
MISC. Restroom is located inside Fairfield Inn. Foods are available nearby in the Cracker Barry Store.
FOCAL LENGTH 100-200mm

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Spot #6 – Ambassed or Bible Church – 1C Arrivals in The Afternoon
WHERE This location is at the parking lot of the Ambassador Bible Church. The address is 15100 Enterprise Ct, Chantilly, VA. It is in the south side of the airport. To access it from Lee Jackson Highway, you can turn left into Pleasant valley Rd, and then turn left again into Lafayette Center Dr. You can park your car in the parking lot of Ambassador Bible Church.
WHAT At this location you can spot the afternoon arrivals of Runway 1C. The majority of the traffic here is domestic. Some of the international flights from Asia or South America will also use this runway. In some circumstances arrivals from Europe do use this runway but it is not a common scene as they are more likely to use 1R which can be spotted at location 4.
TIME It is good from noon to sunset all year round.
MISC. There aren’t any restrooms or stores nearby. Prepare your own food and water.
FOCAL LENGTH 100-200mm

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Spot #7 – CiCi’s Pizza/ Costco Parking lot- 1R Arrivals in The Afternoon
WHERE This location is at a street across the parking lot of the Costco, just follow the direction and park next to the CiCi’s Pizza which has been closed. It’s close to location 4 — Udvar-Hazy Center and what you spot are the same traffic here. However, in this location, you will have a better view as there is no tree which may obstruct the planes. Another advantage comparing with Udvar-Hazy Center is that you don’t need to pay for the 15 dollars parking fee here.
WHAT In this location you can spot arrival in 1R during northern operations in the whole afternoon. Most international arrivals will use 1R including heavies.
TIME It is good from noon to sunset all year round.
MISC. Restroom is located inside Costco and there is shops nearby.
FOCAL LENGTH 200-300mm

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WHERE Heading west, take route 606, then turn right on Commerce Center Ct. After turning right onto Commerce CC, take the first right which should take you down and into a parking lot. Park anywhere once in the lot, then proceed to the end and climb up the hill.
WHAT Arrivals on rwy19C from 12:00 to sunset.

Arrivals on rwy 19R from sunrise to 12:00.

TIME All day depending on which runway you choose, see above on “what”. Avoid midday as the sun is on the top.
MISC. With six months of going to this location, I have never experienced any problems with security/the police. This location is a business park, so sometimes the workers there will ask if you’ve caught anything interesting or if there is anything interesting coming in while driving in or out. I have never been “heckled” by the workers either.

As mentioned before, this is a business park. There are probably restrooms inside some of the buildings there, but it is recommended to avoid this unless it is an emergency as constant restroom usage might give the business owners an unfavourable view of spotters and make them unwelcome visitors.

Finally, if you are an experienced spotter, and you listen to ATC (KIAD-> North Arrival MULRR), you’ll be able to hear aircraft arriving from the north receive a runway ” expect runway __” (either by Chambersburg, PA or York, PA depending on how they are being vectored into the airport) This will provide you with ample time to make it to Garage 1 if the aircraft gets 19 L. Google directions from this spot to Garage 1, it takes around 8 minutes. It should be noted that you can see aircraft that are arriving on 19L from this spot, but to get a decent photograph, you should go to either of the Garages, preferably #1 as it is closer to 19L.

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23 Comments

  1. Avatar Frank K says:
    October 28, 2020 at 20:00

    Observations from a recent spotting adventure. We were flying out of IAD and the wife left me have some spotting time. I noticed about 10 United 787s were scheduled to land in roughly a one hour period. As we left the hotel about 3 miles east of the airport the planes were landing on 1R so we decided to go to the Chantilly Costco (Spot 7). We got there and waited. Nothing. I checked FR 24 and noticed that in that short time frame from the hotel to Costco (15 minutes?) the operations switched so now the landings were happening on 19L. We doubled back and decided to go to parking garage 1 (Spot 3). The max daily rate is currently $10; also Level 5 was chained off so we had to settle for Level 4. We caught about two of the Dreamliners along with Qatar, KLM, and some biz jets on 19L. Most of the traffic was United Express jets. It seemed like all landings were on 19L up until 5 pm and then everything switched to 19C. Bummer. We couldn’t see any 19C landings from Garage 1.

    I assume it’s a Covid effect but IAD was almost a ghost town; there are 2-3 very busy periods (such as 1500-1700) and then absolutely nothing. Our inbound flight landed at 1900 and Terminal B was totally shut down. The outbound flight was in around 1000 and very few things were open.

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  2. Avatar Ryan says:
    September 14, 2020 at 17:41

    Spot #2 (garage 2) works for landing on runways 19C and 19CL. I have a 55-200mm lens, and that worked for 19C. I took those photos from the West side of the garage. On the East side of the garage, I got some good photos of landings on 19L, although 300+mm would be better. Also, from the South side of the garage, you can get some good shots of the terminal. Obviously you should go to the top level, level 5, for photos there. If interested, I can send some photos I took from all 3 sides.
    Ryan

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    • Julian Julian says:
      September 21, 2020 at 08:23

      Hi Ryan, it would be nice if you can send us some photos!
      Thanks, Julian

      Reply
  3. Avatar Dylan T says:
    March 20, 2020 at 01:35

    Location #2 is good for the morning, but not for anything after 12pm… there is another location not on this list for 19C arrivals during the noon- evening hours, but you can’t catch anything from 19L when you are there (too far away) and anything landing 19R will be backlit. You should probably be an experienced spotter that listens to radios / atc if you go to that location…

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    • Julian Julian says:
      March 20, 2020 at 18:28

      Hey Dylan, can you send us the spot for the evening 19C arrivals via this form please. I would like to add it to the list.

      https://www.spotterguide.net/missing-photos-location/

      -Julian

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      • Avatar Dylan says:
        March 25, 2020 at 03:50

        I have more photos if you would like them. Plz contact if you want them

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        • Julian Julian says:
          March 25, 2020 at 20:03

          Hey Dylan, got your mail. I will reply soon! Thanks so far

          Reply
  4. Avatar Jim L says:
    November 28, 2019 at 00:46

    Hi,

    There was some mention of “southern operation” (and “north operation”) at IAD. Can someone explain what those terms mean, and also, is there a way to find out which is being used?

    I live in Oakton, a bit south and east of IAD, and some days (like today) arrivals fly directly into the north end of the airport, so I get to see very little traffic. However, on some other days, I see arrivals flying straight southward, to the east of IAD, and on those days I see a LOT of planes overhead, including Emirates and Ethiopian in the morning. On these days, they fly down to south of IAD, then do a kind of “U turn” to the west and north and then land at IAD (kind of like a “J” pattern).

    Is this what you all refer to as “southern operation”, and again is there a way to tell which it is, other than sitting for awhile and watching how planes are arriving at IAD?

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    • Julian Julian says:
      December 1, 2019 at 18:33

      Hi Jim,
      southern operations means planes coming from the north and landing southwards. Same with departures that going down the south. In the case of IAD these are the runway 19 operations. This all depends on the wind. If the wind blows from the north than they make the northern operation. If the come form the north and landing from the south (northern operations) the make a so called “downwind” that is usually parallel to the runway and then they make a U-Turn to get on the center line of the runway.

      At flightradar24 you can easily track the flights and see if norther or southern ops are active.

      Hope this will answer your questions.
      -Julian

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      • Avatar JL says:
        December 1, 2019 at 19:26

        Hi Julian,

        Great! Thanks for that info. I’ve been watching flightradar24 the last couple days (freezing my xxxx off :)!!) and I see what you mean. There was one weird day last week where I saw planes coming down the WEST side of IAD, then after they were south of the airport, they were turning EAST (“U-turn”) until they were past IAD, and then went north (while south of IAD), for a “bit” then they quickly turned west, and then north into the south side of IAD. It was they were trying to avoid flying over the museum almost.

        Jim

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        • Avatar Mariano Buitrago says:
          February 26, 2020 at 15:52

          The scenario you are describing may be for aircraft landing on runway 30. This is only used when there are very strong winds out of the west or northwest (15-20kt+). Aircraft may do a visual approach as you describe, or fly the ILS to 1R, circle 30.

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          • Avatar Dylan T says:
            March 20, 2020 at 01:23

            Not necessarily always… but probably for this description. I was on LH 418 this past summer and we came down on the West side of the airport and made the “u turn” to land on 1C. I do now realize that was due to construction on the taxi way at IAD so it probably wont happen again soon.

  5. Avatar DJReed says:
    July 29, 2019 at 09:21

    Thanks for sharing these locations, very helpfull. For Spot 1/Sully Shopping Center I parked at the CVS Pharmacy & just stepped up to the sidewalk to avoid the overhead utility wires. There are a few hidden old sprinkler heads in the grass between the lot & sidewalk, take care not to trip over them. If you are a fan of United Airlines and its regional partners, this spot is for you. The morning wave of arrivals saw 24 straight United/United Express paint jobs before the Ethiopian 777 & the Emirates 380 showed up. Ditto for my second day there with the addition of a late arriving South African 330 for a sunrise photo. Spot 7, Costco/Cici’s is good too, but the international arrivals were evenly split between runway 1C and 1R. They must fit them into the landing pattern wherever it’s quicker to get them on the ground, then sort them out to the gate from there. They do this as well at Dallas/Ft Worth. Same thing my second evening getting photos of two United 777’s, a United 787, and Icelanair 767, but the frustration of seeing the TAP 330, Etihad 787, Air France 777 & Lufthansa 350 all going to the center runway behind me. Such is the life of aircraft spotting & aviation photography.

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    • Julian Julian says:
      August 12, 2019 at 07:53

      Nice to hear that we were able ot help you 🙂
      I added your infos to the guide.
      -Julian

      Reply
  6. Avatar Nate Comiskey says:
    July 13, 2019 at 16:58

    The museum was the one I went to and it is terrific. If you ever want to see an A380 right in your face then there is on that lands around 10:30 and if you go to the observation tower it is the best view of the airport. There is a McDonald’s and the museum is super good( they have a 707,Concorde,Enola Gay,SR71 black bird ,and many more planes)

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    • Avatar Nate Comiskey says:
      July 14, 2019 at 14:17

      Also there is a parking lot called green lot directly below heavy’s

      Reply
  7. Avatar Jeff says:
    April 21, 2019 at 19:59

    While on the roof of Parking Garage 1 (Spot #3), I was approached by the police inquiring what I was doing.
    After a few questions they were fine with it but asked that we notify operations at 703 572 2730. This would
    apply to Garage 2 as well. I’d assume it would apply anywhere on airport property. 4/19/2019.

    Reply
    • Avatar Ruoyang says:
      April 21, 2019 at 20:12

      Thanks for your information, it’s really rare to be approached at the garages since I have never seen police there. However, making a call before coming is helpful as it’s airport property. I’ll update it to the guide.

      Reply
    • Avatar Daniel Chudny says:
      December 24, 2019 at 18:06

      The same happened to me in October. I’m going back today and I’ll try to contact Dulles operations. Are you sure that’s the number? Let me know

      Reply
  8. Avatar Fitz-James says:
    May 12, 2018 at 20:47

    Wow this post showed up at the perfect time.I’ll be in that are this summer. Thank you !!!

    Reply
    • Severin Severin says:
      May 13, 2018 at 07:09

      Great to hear it’s already that useful!

      -Severin

      Reply
      • Avatar Fitz-James says:
        September 1, 2018 at 11:24

        Did you guys take the IAD spotter guide down from your website. I can only find it with a google search. If i click locations>North America>United States i only see DCA in the list. IAD not at all. let me know please

        Reply
        • Julian Julian says:
          September 4, 2018 at 06:39

          There was no category selected, this is why you have not seen it. Its fixed…

          Thanks, Julian

          Reply

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  • Birmingham BHX/EGBB
  • Bologna BLG/LIPE
  • Bordeaux BOD/LFBD
  • Bournemouth BOH/EGHH
  • Bratislava BTS/LZIB
  • Braunschweig BWE/EDVE
  • Bremen BRE/EDDW
  • Brest Bretagne BES/LFRB
  • Brize Norton-BZZ/EGVN
  • Brussels BRU/EBBR
  • Brussels Charleroi CRL/EBCI
  • Bucharest Henri Coanda OTP/LROP
  • Budapest BUD/LHBP
  • Buochs BXO/LSZC
  • Bydgoszcz BZG/EPBY
  • Calvi CLY/LFKC
  • Cascais Tejo CAT/LPCS
  • Cardiff CWL/EGFF
  • Catania Fontanarossa CTA/LICC
  • Chambéry Savoie CMF/LFLB
  • Châteauroux-Centre CHR/LFLX
  • Cherbourg CER/LFRC
  • Chisinau KIV/LUKK
  • Ciudad Real CQM/LERL
  • Cologne/Bonn CGN/EDDK
  • Copenhagen Kastrup CPH/EKCH
  • Corfu CFU/LGKR
  • Cotswold Kemble GBA/EGBP
  • Courchevel Alitport CVF/LFJL
  • Den Helder DHR/EHKD
  • Dinard Saint Malo DNR/LFRD
  • Dortmund DTM/EDLW
  • Dresden DRS/EDDC
  • Dublin DUB/EIDW
  • Düsseldorf DUS/EDDL
  • East Midlands EMA/EGNX
  • Edinburgh EDI/EGPH
  • Eindhoven EIN/EHEH
  • Emmen EML/LSME
  • Engadin/Samedan SMV/LSZS
  • Enschede Twente ENS/EHTW
  • Erfurt-Weimar ERF/EDDE
  • Faro FAO/LPFR
  • Frankfurt Rhein/Main FRA/EDDF
  • Frankfurt Hahn HHN/EDFH
  • Friedrichshafen FDH/EDNY
  • Funchal Madeira FNC/LPMA
  • Fuerteventura FUE/GCFV
  • Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa GDN/EPGD
  • Geilenkirchen NATO Base GKE/ETNG
  • Geneva GVA/LSGG
  • Getafe Air Base LEGT
  • Glasgow GLA/EGPF
  • Glasgow-Prestwick PIK/EGPK
  • Gran Canara LPA/GCLP
  • Granada-Jaén GRX/LEGR
  • Greonble Isère GNB/LFLS
  • Groningen GRQ/EHGG
  • Guernsey GCI/EGJB
  • Hamburg Finkenwerder XFW/EDHI
  • Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel HAM/EDDH
  • Hannover HAJ/EDDV
  • Helsinki HEL/EFHK
  • Heraklion HER/LGIR
  • Ingolstadt Manching IGS/ETSI
  • Innsbruck INN/LOWI
  • Inverness INV/EGPE
  • Ireland West Knock NOC/EIKN
  • Izhevsk IJK/USII
  • Jersey JER/EGJJ
  • Karlsruhe FKB/EDSB
  • Kassel Calden KSF/EDVK
  • Katowice KTW/EPKT
  • Kecskemet Air Base LHKE
  • Keflavik KEF/BIKF
  • Kiev Boryspil KBP/UKBB
  • Kiev Zhuliany LEV/UKKK
  • Kos KGS/LGKO
  • Kraków KRK/EPKK
  • La Palma SPC/GCLA
  • Lahr LHA/EDTL
  • Landivisiau Air Base LFRJ
  • Lanzarote-Arrecife ACE/GCRR
  • Leipzig/Halle LEJ/EDDP
  • Leeuwarden Air Base LWR/EHLW
  • Liège Bierset LGG/EBLG
  • Linz LNZ/LOWL
  • Lisbon Portela LIS/LPPT
  • Ljubljana LJU/LJLJ
  • London City LCY/EGLC
  • London Gatwick LGW/EGKK
  • London Heathrow LHR/EGLL
  • London Luton LTN/EGGW
  • London Southend SEN/EGMC
  • London Stansted STN/EGSS
  • Lossiemouth RMO/EGQS
  • Luxembourg Findel LUX/ELLX
  • Lyon Saint Exupéry LYS/LFLL
  • Maastricht/Aachen MST/EHBK
  • Madrid Barajas MAD/LEMD
  • Malaga AGP/LEMG
  • Malmö MMX/ESMS
  • Malta Luqa MLA/LMML
  • Manchester MAN/EGCC
  • Marseille MRS/LFML
  • Meiringen AFB LSMM
  • Memmingen FMM/EDJA
  • Milan Bergamo BGY/LIME
  • Milan Linate LIN/LIML
  • Milos MLO/LGML
  • Milan Malpensa MXP/LIMC
  • Mildenhall RAF Base MHZ/EGUN
  • Minsk MSQ/UMMS
  • Moenchengladbach MGL/EDLN
  • Morlaix-Ploujean MNX/LFRU
  • Moscow Domodedovo DME/UUDD
  • Moscow Sheremetyevo SVO/UUEE
  • Moscow Vnukovo VKO/UUWW
  • Munich Franz J. Strauss MUC/EDDM
  • Münster/Osnabrück FMO/EDDG
  • Mykonos JMK/LGMK
  • Nantes Atlantique NTE/LFRS
  • Naples NAP/LIRN
  • Naxos JNX/LGNX
  • Neuburg Fliegerhorst ETSN
  • Newcastle NCL/EGNT
  • Nice Côte d’Azur NCE/LFMN
  • Novosibirsk Tolmachevo OVB/UNNT
  • Nordholz Cuxhaven FCN/ETMN
  • Nörvenich QOE/ETNN
  • Nuremberg NUE/EDDN
  • Orléans Bricy Air Base LFOJ
  • Oslo Gardemoen OSL/ENGM
  • Ostend-Bruges OST/EBOS
  • Paderborn-Lippstadt PAD/EDLP
  • Palma de Mallorca PMI/LEPA
  • Palermo PMO/LICJ
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG/LFPG
  • Paris Le Bourget LGB/LFPB
  • Paris Orly ORY/LFPO
  • Paris Vatry XCR/LFOK
  • Payerne AFB-LSMP
  • Perpignan PGF/LFMP
  • Pisa PSA/LIRP
  • Porto OPO/LPPR
  • Poznan POZ/EPPO
  • Prague Václav Havel PRG/LKPR
  • Rennes Saint-Jacques RNS/LFRN
  • Reykjavik RKV/BIRK
  • Rhodes Diagoras RHO/LGRP
  • Riga Skulte RIX/EVRA
  • Rimini RMI/LIPR
  • Rome Ciampino CIA/LIRA
  • Rome Fiumicino FCO/LIRF
  • Rotterdam RTM/EHRD
  • St. Petersburg Pulkovo LED/ULLI
  • Salzburg W.A. Mozart SZG/LOWS
  • Samos SMI/LGSM
  • Sandefjord TRJ/ENTO
  • Sevilla SVQ/LEZL
  • Sion SIR/LSGS-LSMS
  • Skiathos JSI/LGSK
  • Sofia SOF/LBSF
  • Southampton SOU/EGHI
  • Split SPU/LDSP
  • Stavanger SVG/ENZV
  • Stockholm Arlanda ARN/ESSA
  • Stockholm Bromma BMA/ESSB
  • Strasbourg SXB/LFST
  • Stuttgart Echterdingen STR/EDDS
  • Svolvær Helle SVJ/ENSH
  • Sylt Westerland GWT/EDXW
  • Tallinn TLL/EETN
  • Lausanne Blécherette LSGL
  • Lorient-Lann-Bihoué LRT/LFRH
  • Tarbes-Lourdes TLP/LFBT
  • Teesside MME/EGNV
  • Tenerife North TFN/GCXO
  • Tenerife South TFS/GCTS
  • Teruel TEV/LETL
  • Thessaloniki SKG/LGTS
  • Tivat TIV/LYTV
  • Torrejón TOJ/LETO
  • Toulouse Blagnac TLS/LFBO
  • Tromsø TSO/ENTC
  • Trondheim TRD/ENVA
  • Valencia VLC/LEVC
  • Venice VCE/LIPZ
  • Vienna Schwechat VIE/LOWW
  • Vilnius VNO/EYVI
  • Warsaw Chopin WAW/EPWA
  • Wunstorf Fliegerhorst ETNW
  • Wiesbaden Erbenheim WIE/ETOU
  • Zakynthos ZTH/LGZA
  • Zaragoza ZAZ/LEZG
  • Zürich Kloten ZRH/LSZH
Middle East Airports
  • Abu Dhabi AUH/OMAA
  • Antalya AYT/LTAI
  • Dubai Intl. Airport DXB/OMDB
  • Istanbul (news) IST/LTFM
  • Istanbul Atatürk IST/LTBA
  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçe SAW/LTFJ
  • Izmir Adnan Menderes ADB/LTBJ
  • Larnaca Airport LCA/LCLK
  • Muscat MCT/OOMS
  • Ras al Khaimah RKT/OMRK
  • Sharjah Intl. Airport SHJ/OMSJ
  • Tel-Aviv Ben Gurion TLV/LLBG
Asian Airports
  • Bangkok Suvarnabhumi BKK/VTBS
  • Bangkok Don Muang DMK/VTBD
  • Beijing Capital PEK/ZBAA
  • Cebu (Mactan) CEB/RPVM
  • Chengdu Shuangliu CTU/ZUUU
  • Denpasar Ngurah Rai DPS/WADD
  • Fukuoka FUK/RJFF
  • Gifu Air Base QGU/RJNG
  • Guangzhou-Baiyun CAN/ZGGG
  • Ho Chi Minh City-Saigon SGN/VVTS
  • Hong Kong HKG/VHHH
  • Ibaraki-Hyakuri IBR/RJAH
  • Iruma Air Base RJTJ
  • Islamabad ISB/OPIS
  • Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma HLP/WHHH
  • Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta CGK/WIII
  • Karachi KHI/OPKC
  • Kathmandu Tribhuvan KTM/VNKT
  • Koh Samui USM/VTSM
  • Kuala Lumpur KUL/WMKK
  • Lahore LHE/OPLA
  • Lukla Tenzing Hillary LUA/VNLK
  • Mumbai BOM/VABB
  • Nagoya Chubu Centrair NGO/RJGG
  • Nagoya Komaki NKM/RJNA
  • Nanjing NKG/ZSNJ
  • Okinawa Naha OKA/ROAH
  • Osaka Itami ITM/RJOO
  • Osaka Kansai Intl. Airport KIX/RJBB
  • Phuket HKT/VTSP
  • Radin Inten II TKG/WILL
  • Samarinda Aji Pangeran AAP/WALS
  • Sanya Phoenix SYX/ZJSY
  • Seoul Incheon Airport ICN/RKSI
  • Seoul Gimpo Airport GMP/RKSS
  • Shanghai Hongqiao SHA/ZSSS
  • Shanghai Pudong PVG/ZSPD
  • Siem Reap REP/VDSR
  • Singapore Changi SIN/WSSS
  • Singapore Seletar XSP/WSSL
  • Surat STV/VASU
  • Subang Intl. Airport SZB/WMSA
  • Taipei Taoyuan TPE/RCTP
  • Taipei Songshan TSA/RCSS
  • Trivandrum TRV/VOTV
  • Tokyo Haneda HND/RJTT
  • Tokyo Narita NRT/RJAA
  • Velena Male MLE/VRMM
  • Wuhan Tianhe WUH/ZHHH
  • Xiamen Gaoqi XMN/ZSAM
  • Yogyakarta Adisucipto YOG/WAHH
North American Airports
  • Albany ALB/KALB
  • Anchorage Ted Stevens ANC/PANC
  • Aspen Pitkin County ASE/KASE
  • Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson ATL/KATL
  • Austin Bergstrom AUS/KAUS
  • Baltimore BWI/KBWI
  • Birmingham Shuttlesworth BHM/KBHM
  • Boston Logan BOS/KBOS
  • Buffalo Niagara BUF/KBUF
  • Calgary YYC/CYYC
  • Charleston CHS/KCHS
  • Charlotte Douglas CLT/KCLT
  • Chicago Midway MDW/KMDW
  • Chicago O´Hare ORD/KORD
  • Columbus, Ohio CMH/KCMH
  • Concord Buchanan CCR/KCCR
  • Dallas Fort Worth DFW/KDFW
  • Dallas Love Field DAL/KDAL
  • Davis Monthan Air Base DMA/KDMA
  • Denver DEN/KDEN
  • Des Moines DSM/KSDM
  • Detroit Metropolitan DTW/KDTW
  • Detroit Willow Run YIP/KYIP
  • Eagle County EGE/KEGE
  • Edmonton YEG/CYEG
  • Fort Lauderdale FLL/KFLL
  • Grand Canyon National Park GCN/KGCN
  • Hartford/Bradley BDL/KBDL
  • Honolulu HNL/PHNL
  • Houston George Bush IAH/KIAH
  • Houston Hobby HOU/KHOU
  • Key West EYW/KEYW
  • Kingman IGM/KIGM
  • Lake Hood Seaplane Base LHD/PALH
  • Las Vegas McCarran LAS/KLAS
  • Long Beach LGB/KLGB
  • Los Angeles LAX/KLAX
  • Louisville SDF/KSDF
  • Marana Pinal Airpark MZJ/KMZJ
  • Memphis MEM/KMEM
  • Mexico City MEX/AICM
  • Miami MIA/KMIA
  • Milwaukee Mitchell MKE/KMKE
  • Minneapolis-Saint Paul MSP/KMSP
  • Montréal Mirabel YMX/CYMX
  • Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trud. YUL/CYUL
  • Newark Liberty EWR/KEWR
  • New York John F. Kennedy JFK/KFJK
  • New York La Guardia LGA/KLGA
  • Norfolk ORF/KORF
  • Oakland OAK/KOAK
  • Ontario ONT/KONT
  • Orlando MCO/KMCO
  • Ottawa YOW/CYOW
  • Paine Field PAE/KPAE
  • Pensacola PNS/KPNS
  • Philadelphia PHL/KPHL
  • Phoenix Goodyear GYR/KGYR
  • Phoenix Mesa AZA/KIWA
  • Phoenix Sky Harbour PHX/KPHX
  • Pittsburgh PIT/KPIT
  • Portland,OR PDX/KPDX
  • Providence T.F. Green PVD/KPVD
  • Raleigh-Durham RDU/KRDU
  • Rainbow Canyon R-2508
  • Salt Lake City SLC/KSLC
  • San Antonio SAT/KSAT
  • San Diego SAN/KSAN
  • San Francisco SFO/KSFO
  • San José Juan Santamaria SJO/MROC
  • San José Norman Y. Mineta SJC/KSJC
  • Santa Barbara SBA/KSBA
  • Savannah Hilton Head SAV/KSAV
  • Seattle Tacoma SEA/KSEA
  • Southwest Florida Fort Myers RSW/KRSW
  • Spokane GEG/KGEG
  • Syracuse Hancock SYR/KSYR
  • Tampa TPA/KTPA
  • Toronto Island YTZ/CYTZ
  • Toronto Pearson YYZ/CYYZ
  • Tucson TUS/KTUS
  • Vancouver/Seaplane YVR/CYVR/CAM9
  • Victorville Southern California VCV/KVCV
  • Washington Dulles IAD/KIAD
  • Washington R. Reagan DCA/KDCA
  • Whitehorse Erik Nielsen YXY/CYXY
  • Yellowknife YZF/CYZF/CEN9
South American Airports
  • Asunción ASU/SGAS
  • Belo Horizonte-Confins CNF/SBCF
  • Boa Vista BVB/SBBV
  • Brasília BSB/SBBR
  • Buenos Aires Aeroparque AEP/SABE
  • Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini EZE/SAEZ
  • Cascavel CAC/SBCA
  • Curitiba Alfonso Pena CWB/SBCT
  • Cusco CUZ/SPZO
  • Fortaleza Pinto Martins FOR/SBFZ
  • Foz do Iguaçu IGU/SBFI
  • Jundiaí GDV/SBJD
  • Lima LIM/SPJC
  • Londrina LDB/SBLO
  • Maringá MGF/SBMG
  • Medellin Cordova MDE/SKRG
  • Montevideo MVD/SUMU
  • Porto Alegre POA/SBPA
  • Rio, Santos Dumont SDU/SBRJ
  • Santiago de Chile SCL/SCEL
  • Sao Paulo Campo de Marte MAE/SBMT
  • Sao Paulo Congonhas CGH/SBSP
  • Sao Paulo Guarulhos GRU/SBGR
  • Viracopos Campinas VCP/SBKP
Oceanian Airports
  • Auckland Intl. Airport AKL/NZAA
  • Adelaide ADL/YPAD
  • Brisbane BNE/YBBN
  • Carnarvon CVQ/YCAR
  • Christchurch Intl. Airport CHC/NZCH
  • Darwin DRW/YPDN
  • Gold Coast OOL/YBCG
  • Jandakot JAD/YPIT
  • Melbourne Airpt. MEL/YMML
  • Napier Hawke's Bay NPE/NZNR
  • Nelson NSN/NZNS
  • Perth PER/YPPH
  • Queenstown ZQN/NZQN
  • Rarotonga Intl. Airport RAR/NCRG
  • Sydney Kingsford Smith SYD/YSSY
  • Wellington WLG/NZWN
Caribbean Airports
  • Antigua V.C. Bird ANU/TAPA
  • Aruba Queen Beatrix AUA/TNCA
  • Barbados Grantley Adams BGL/TBPB
  • Castries St. Lucia SLU/TLPC
  • Curaçao Hato CUR/TNCC
  • Port of Spain Piarco POS/TTPP
  • Saint Barthélemy SBH/TFFJ
  • San Juan Luis Muñoz SJU/TJSJ
  • Saint Thomas Cyril E. King STT/TIST
  • Sint Maarten SXM/TNCM
African Airports
  • Dakar DSS/GOBD
  • Durban DUR/FALE
  • Johannesburg O.R. Tambo JNB/FAOR
  • Lanseria HLA/FALA
  • Mauritius MRU/FIMP
  • Port Elizabeth PLZ/FAPE
  • Pretoria Waterkloof WKF/FAWK
  • Saint Denis RUN/FMEE
  • Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds ZSE/FMEP
  • Seychelles SEY/FSIA
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