ATL specific plane spotting questions
Jul 15, 2017, 10:55 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Auburn, AL
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ATL specific plane spotting questions
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, I posted a few months ago in the ATL destination forum with very little response. I've got a buddy who wants to ride up to ATL and do some plane spotting in a couple of weeks. I have a couple of spots I use but was wondering if anyone else had some suggestions outside of the normal spotting locations. Also, as a generic question, is there an app or website that shows which runway airplanes are supposed to be landing on (for airports with multiple departure runways such as ATL) or does anyone with ATL experience regarding if the widebody planes generally use one of the runways over the other ones at ATL?
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Jul 16, 2017, 6:13 am
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: GRR, USA
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Google can be your friend.... http://atlantaaviation.weebly.com/at...locations.html
Jul 23, 2017, 3:49 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DTW
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We got a high floor runway view room at the Renaissance last fall and enjoyed plane spotting from our balcony.
Regarding the layout, traffic tends to be westbound, with inner runways (closest to terminal) for takeoffs and outer runways for landing. The far afield runway (10/28) seems to be for additional landings; I haven't really noticed a pattern with its use.
My experience has been the flights to the north and west tend to use the north runways (8L/26R and 8R/26L), so you'll typically see more heavies there. Aside from the Renaissance, good views can be had from the parking garages and the ends of the concourses if there are no service vehicles in the way.
Regarding the layout, traffic tends to be westbound, with inner runways (closest to terminal) for takeoffs and outer runways for landing. The far afield runway (10/28) seems to be for additional landings; I haven't really noticed a pattern with its use.
My experience has been the flights to the north and west tend to use the north runways (8L/26R and 8R/26L), so you'll typically see more heavies there. Aside from the Renaissance, good views can be had from the parking garages and the ends of the concourses if there are no service vehicles in the way.