I stayed at the Ibis Budget motel right on the airport boundary so I could get a nice early start to the day. My favorite aircraft is the A380 and I think I counted eleven coming in from 6am - 11.30am.
Sydney airport, unlike Brisbane airport who don't give sh*t about it's spotters, really look after the spotting public and have an elevated dedicated spotting area called Shep's Mound. This area is perfect for early morning until midday.
| SYDNEY TOWER AND MORNING SUNRISE |
| SHEP'S MOUND |
| SHEP'S MOUND VIEW FROM THE PLANE |
These are the shots you can get from there. I took over 460 photos this morning so I thought I would put just the internationals for now and do another story on the domestics. I have also decided to group the aircraft together, i.e all the A380's then the 787's etc.
A380's
| EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EDA (CN 011) OFF TO DUBAI |
| QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQE (CN 027) ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG |
| KOREAN AIR A380-861 HL-7622 (CN 128) ARRIVING FROM SEOUL |
| SINGAPORE A380-841 9V-SKV (CN 247) ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE |
| ASIANA AIRLINES A380-841 HL-7626 (CN 155) ARRIVING FROM SEOUL |
| CHINA SOUTHERN A380-841 B-6136 (CN 031) ARRIVING FROM GUANGHOU |
| QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQL (CN 074) OFF TO LOS ANGELES |
| QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQK (CN 063) ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG |
| EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EUL (CN 224) OFF TO CHRISTCHURCH |
| SINGAPORE A380-841 9V-SKL (CN 058) ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE |
A350's
| MALAYSIA AIRLINES A350-941 9M-MAG (CN 213) ARRIVING FROM KUALA LUMPUR |
| SPORTING THE MALAYSIA NEGARAKU THEME |
A330's
| CHINA SOUTHERN A330-323 B-5951 (CN 1536) ARRIVING FROM GUANGHOU |
| HAINAN AIRLINES A330-243 B-6089 (CN 0919) ARRIVING FROM CHANGSHA |
| GARUDA INDONESIA A330-343 PK-GHD (CN 1733) ARRIVING FROM DENPASSAR |
| SPORTING THE RETRO LIVERY |
| CATHAY PACIFIC A330-342 B-LAE (CN 0850) ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG |
| CAPITAL AIRLINES A330-243 B-8221 (CN 1052) ARRIVING FROM QINGDAO |
| CHINA SOUTHERN A330-343 B-6098 (CN 0908) ARRIVING FROM SHENZHEN |
| QANTAS A330-303 VH-QPI (CN 0705) ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE |
| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA A330-243 (CN 1452) ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG |
| GARUDA INDONESIA A330-343 PK-GPV (CN 1577) ARRIVING FROM JAKARTA |
| CHINA EASTERN A330-243 B-5975 (CN 1639) ARRIVING FROM NANJING |
| CEBU PACIFIC A330-343 RP-C3346 (CN 1602) ARRIVING FROM MANILA |
A321's
| PHILIPPINE A321-271 RP-C9933 (CN 8242) ARRIVING FROM MANILA |
B787's
| UNITED B787-9 N35953 (CN 36404) ARRIVING FROM HOUSTON |
| AIR INDIA B787-8 VT-ANZ (CN 36297) ARRIVING FROM DELHI |
| LATAM B787-9 CC-BGI (CN 38764) ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND |
| AMERICAN B787-9 N830AN (CN 40650) ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES |
| UNITED B787-9 N29961 (CN 37811) ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES |
| VIETNAM AIRLINES B787-9 VN-A864 (CN 35154) ARRIVING FROM HO CHI MINH CITY |
| ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) B787-9 JA890A (CN 34500) ARRIVING FROM TOKYO |
| JETSTAR B787-8 VH-VKI (CN 36235) ARRIVING FROM DENPASSAR |
| UNITED B787-9 N26970 (CN 60146) ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO |
| XIAMEN AIR B787-8 B-2769 (CN 41539) ARRIVING FROM XIAMEN |
| JAPAN AIR B787-9 JA865J (CN 38138) OFF TO TOKYO |
B777's
| QATAR B777-3DZ A7-BEX (CN 65305) OFF TO CANBERRA |
| ETIHAD B777-3FX A6-ETO (CN 39690) ARRIVING FROM ABU DHABI |
| BRITISH AIRWAYS B777-336 G-STBA (CN 40542) ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE |
| DELTA AIR LINES B777-232 N701DN (CN 29740) ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES |
| EMIRATES B777-31H A6-EPD (CN 42323) ARRIVING FROM BANGKOK |
| AIR NEW ZEALAND B777-35E ZK-OKT (CN 32644) ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (DRY LEASE FROM EVA B-16717) |
| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B777-3ZG VH-VPF (CN 37940) ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES |
| AIR CANADA B777-233 C-FIUJ (CN 35244) ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER |
B767's
| POLAR AIR CARGO B767-3JH N643GT (CN 37809) ARRIVING FROM TOKYO |
B747's
| THAI AIRWAYS B747-4D7 HS-TGZ (CN 28706) ARRIVING FROM BANGKOK |
| ATALS AIR B747-47U N493MC (CN 29254) ARRIVED FROM HONOLULU OVERNIGHT |
| QANTAS B747-438 VH-OEH (CN 32912) ARRIVING FROM TOKYO |
B737's
| FIJI AIRWAYS B737-MAX 8 DQ-FAB (CN 64307) OFF TO NANDI |
| AIR NIUGINI B737-7L9 P2-PXD (CN 28007) OFF TO PORT MORESBY |
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