Saturday, 14 November 2026

More from my backyard

Once again, Runway 01 was in use at Brisbane Airport yesterday, so I was up at 5:30am, ready to catch the early morning arrivals from my backyard. As I walked outside, I noticed the sky was clear and blue, and I thought to myself, “This is fantastic! It's going to be a great morning for plane spotting!”

But, as we all know, the weather can change in the blink of an eye. In less than an hour, thick, low cloud rolled in, completely changing the conditions. Sadly, I missed most of the international arrivals, followed by the domestic arrivals as well. I did manage to get a few as they appeared in the gaps.

That's the reality of plane spotting sometimes. I keep telling my wife I'm going to start collecting stamps instead. 😁😁


QANTAS BOEING 787-9 VH-ZNC (MSN 39040)
QF16 ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES (LAX) 8 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBO (MSN 1169)
QF62 ARRIVING FROM TOKYO (NRT) 16 YEARS

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-842 A6-EUV (MSN 239)
EK434 ARRIVING FROM DUBAI (DXB) 9 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYT (MSN 11977)
JQ965 ARRIVING FROM PERTH (PER) 2 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271NX (MSN 12513)
NZ141 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 1 YEAR

UNITED BOEING 777-224 N76010 (MSN 29480)
UA96 ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) 27 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A321-271NY VH-OGF (MSN 12835)
QF504 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 7 MONTHS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YFZ (MSN 41005)
VA909 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 9 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-VXQ (MSN 33273)
QF500 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 23 YEARS
1 HOUR 30 MIN LATE

DELTA AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 N520DN (MSN 654)
DL93 ARRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES (LAX) 2 YEARS

AIR CANADA BOEING 787-9 C-FRTU (MSN 37183)
AC35 ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER (YVR) 9 YEARS

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRBUS A350-941 B-LRU ( 148)
CX153 ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG (HKG) 9 YEARS

FIJI AIRWAYS AIRBUS A330-243 DQ-FJV (MSN 1465)
FJ921 ARRIVING FROM NADI (NAN) 13 YEARS

EUROCOPTER AS350B3 VH-XZD (MSN 8061) 11 YEARS


NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-83N VH-AN2 (MSN 30660)
ON1 ARRIVING FROM NAURU (INU) 23 YEARS

QATAR AIRWAYS BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BEQ (MSN 64085)
QR898 ARRIVING FROM DOHA (DOH) 8 YEARS




































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