Monday, 9 February 2026

Plane spotting at Brisbane airport.

Yesterday morning, I got up early and headed to the airport for some plane spotting, but since they were using runways 19L and 19R, I decided to try a different spot — one that captures departures from both runways. A spot down by the river.





VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-MAX 8 VH-8ID (MSN 66638)
VA314 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 2 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-231 VH-VWT (MSN 3717)
JQ563 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 17 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-VXR (MSN 33724)
QF824 OFF TO DARWIN (DRW) 22 YEARS

QANTASLINK EMBRAER E190AR VH-UYU (MSN 19000126)
QF1882 OFF TO CAIRNS (CNS) 19 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YFK (MSN 41004)
VA775 OFF TO CAIRNS (CNS) 14 YEARS

KOREAN AIR BOEING 787-9 HL8084 (MSN 34813)
KE408 OFF TO SEOUL (ICN) 8 YEARS

Frustratingly, I was there for less than an hour when they switched runways to 01 departures. So, my brother and I headed to the airport and made our way to the turning circle, or loop road.


VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-7K2 VH-NBV (MSN 39446)
VA605 OFF TO MACKAY (MKY) 14 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-XZM (MSN 44574)
QF615 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 11 YEARS

MALAYSIA AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-323 9M-MTF (MSN 1281)
MH134 OFF TO KUALA LUMPUR (KUL) 14 YEARS


QANTASLINK EMBRAER E190AR VH-UYB (MSN 19000012)
QF1863 OFF TO TOWNSVILLE (TSV) 21 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-UQW (MSN 11367)
VA1105 OFF TO NEWCASTLE (NTL) 34 YEARS
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

JETSTAR BOEING 787-8 VH-VKG (MSN 36232)
JQ66 ARRIVING FROM BANGKOK (BKK) 11 YEARS

CHINA EASTERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-324X (MSN 489)
MU715 ARRIVING FROM SHANGHAI (PVG) 4 YEARS

PHOTO CREDIT DALLAS De

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPI (MSN 705)
QF61 OFF TO TOKYO (NRT) 20 YEARS

LINK AIRWAYS SAAB 340B VH-VEB (MSN 340B-425)
LR251 OFF TO WOLLONGONG (WOL) 28 YEARS

AIR CANADA BOEING 787-9 C-FGFZ (MSN 37172)
AC35 ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER (YVR) 9 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHH (MSN 316)
SQ256 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 6 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 777-319 ZK0OKM (MSN 38405)
NZ145 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 15 YEARS

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AIRBUS A321-271N RP-C9933 (MSN 8242)
PR221 ARRIVING FROM MANILA (MNL) 7 YEARS

AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 N848AN (MSN 66013)
AA8 OFF TO DALLAS (DFW) 1 YEAR


FIJI AIRWAYS BOEING 737- MAX8 DQ-FAB (MSN 64307)
FJ921 ARRIVING FROM NADI (NAN) 7 YEARS

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-32EE (MSN 619)
CZ382 OFF TO GUANGZHOU (CAN) 2 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-XZJ (MSN 39365)
QF57 OFF TO PORT MORESBY (POM) 12 YEARS

QANTASLINK DASH 8 400 VH-84L (MSN 4477)
QLK404D OFF TO EMERALD (EMD) 11 YEARS

QANTASLINK AIRBUS A220300 VH-X4B (MSN 55269)
QF1256 ARRIVING FROM MELBOURNE (MEL) 2 YEARS

REX SAAB 340B-VH-ZRM (MSN 340B-400)
ZL5724 OFF TO CHARLEVILLE (CTL) 29 YEARS



CATHAY PACIFIC AIRBUS A350-941 B-LQD (MSN 396)
CX153 ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG (HKG) 6 YEARS

RFDS BEECH KING AIR 200C VH-FDS (MSN BL-158)

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPB (MSN 558)
QF51 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 22 YEARS

DELTA AIRBUS A350-941 N574DZ (MSN 265)
DL92 OFF TO LOS ANGELES (LAX) 7 YEARS

POLAIR BELL 429 GLOBALRANGER VH-XP7 (MSN 57476)





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