Day two in Adelaide started off very well, I woke to the news I won a Etihad model aircraft B787-9 in a Instagram competition. Bonus
Then I sat on my hotel room balcony and took a few photos of aircraft arriving.. Double Bonus
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-VUL (CN 36603) |
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| MALAYSIA A330-323 9M-MTO (CN 1489) |
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| SINGAPORE A330-343 9V-STC (CN 0986) |
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| ALLIANCE FOKKER F27 MK 50 VH-FKZ (CN 20286) |
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| CHINA SOUTHERN A330-323 B-5970 (CN 1645) |
Then after I got ready and went out to the airport to do some plane spotting, I found a great spotting area not far from my hotel..... triple bonus.
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| REX SAAB 340B VH-ZLX (CN 240B-182) |
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| ALLIANCE FOKKER F27 MK 50 VH-FKW (CN 20306) |
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| REX SAAB 340B VH-ZXK (CN 340B-420) |
Then after a while I headed off to the airport permitter for more spotting.
One thing I did notice very quickly is there are a lot of REX Saab's that come into Adelaide and I also noticed Alliance use Fokker 50's which is awesome as I haven't seen a 50 in so many years.
Adelaide Airport (IATA: ADL, ICAO: YPAD) is the main airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth busiest airport in Australia for passenger movements, servicing just over eight million passengers in the financial year ending 30 June 2017. Located next to West Beach, it is approximately 6 km (3.7 miles) west of the city-centre. It is operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the Australian Government since 29 May 1998. First established in 1955, the dual international / domestic terminal was opened in 2005 which has received numerous awards, including being named the world's second-best international airport in 2006. Also, Adelaide airport was named Australia's best capital city airport in 2006, 2009 and 2011. The terminal is approximately 850 m (2,790 feet) end to end and is capable of handling 27 aircraft simultaneously, including an Airbus A380.
The airport is serviced by 18 airlines, 8 international, 4 domestic and 6 regional.
International airlines are; Air New Zealand-Cathay-China Southern-Emirates-Fiji-Malaysia-Qatar and Singapore.
Adelaide Airport is 6 Mts (20 feet) above sea level and has two asphalt runways
05 / 23 3,100 Mts (10,171 feet)
12 / 30 1,652 Mts ( 5,420 feet)
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| SINGAPORE A330-343 9V-STC (CN 0986) |
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-XZB (CN 39360) Wi Fi Jet |
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| SHARP FAIRCHILD SA227 VH-SWK (DC-826B) |
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| ALLIANCE FOKKER F27 MK 50 VH-FKV (CN 20303) |
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJM (CN 2533) |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FVF (CN 1228) |
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BABCOCK CRITICAL SERVICES BELL 412 EP
VH-VAS (CN 36504) |
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| CHINA SOUTHERN A330-323 B-5970 (CN 1645) |
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJM (CN 2533) |
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| ADELAIDE TERMINAL |
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| PEGASUS AIR PILATUS PC 12 VH-PIL (CN 1693) |
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| ROSS AIR CESSNA 441 VH-XMD (CN 441-0025) |
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SILVER AIRWAYS SAAB 340B N442XJ (CN 340B-442)
NOW WITH REX |
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| ADELAIDE TOWER |
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| OUTBACK CONSULTANTS FAIRCHILD SA 227 VH-TAM (CN AC-665) |
One of my goals coming to Adelaide was to get as many flying doctors Pilatus PC 12's as I could and by mid morning I had only seen one, so I thought I would take the chance and go into the RFDS and ask if I could; under chaperone; be taken out into the hangar and apron to get a few photos of there aircraft. After talking to a few ladies my request was granted.
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| RFDS HANGER |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FDE (CN 332) |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FXJ (CN 1541) |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FDK (CN 466) |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FVE (CN 1221) |
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE PILATUS PC 12
VH-FVF (CN 1228)
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