My usual November non-spotting break to London came around and after I may or may not have collided my brand new month old Corsa with a funeral car transporting a family back from a service on the A11 during my last visit to the capital back in April [not my fault!]...I decided it might be best not to drive this time around!
I could have booked a cheap enough train ticket but being an aviation enthusiast that would have been somewhat blasphemous so air travel was a no-brainer. With plenty of direct flights within easy reach, loyalty would only allow me to go from DTVA via Amsterdam with KLM, and as it happens it was around about the same price as the direct flights from Newcastle or Leeds when you factor in the costs of travelling to and parking at those airports. From a spotting point of view it made more sense too as I got to reap the fruit of two major hub airports.
Day One ~ Sunday 27th November 2016
I'll try my best to give an unbiased review of the DTVA experience but you might think otherwise as it was mostly positive. I arrived at the airport and it was a doddle; checked-in straight away with no queues, I had a bit of craic with the DM and then through security where the only hold up was when the KLM crew rocked up and they obviously get priority so I had a small wait, security were even friendly and delivered on the customer service front!! That said, I think it's just a case of the right people were on shift. There is no atmosphere whatsoever and you do get the ghost town feel, another common complaint is a lack of duty free and other retail, but to be honest WH Smith and the Swissport Café between them provide everything you could possibly need. Although this is a rare example, it was nice to see it actually looked like an airport as well thanks to the Mid East Jet Boeings.
Durham Tees Valley Airport
MME | EGNV
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| G-MAJU | British Aerospace Jetstream 41 | Eastern Airways | |
| N777AS | Boeing 777-24Q(ER) | Mid East Jet | |
| VP-CEC | Boeing 737-9HW(ER) BBJ3 | Mid East Jet | |
| PH-KZB | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper |
The flight itself was pleasant enough, if a little noisy. Otherwise the Fokker 70s are emaculate and you would think they were brand new, passengers seem to prefer them over the Embraer as well so better fuel efficiency must be the only attraction for KLM. On arrival in Amsterdam we landed on runway 06 "Kaagbaan" which was ideal being adjacent to our parking apron. I passed through passport control/customs despite not needing too due to having a connecting flight as I wanted to visit the excellent Panorama Terrace, I can't decide if this was wise or not though as it took 30 minutes to pass through a shambolic passport control and for the sake of how long I had on the terrace it would have been a lot easier to have just stayed airside and parked myself at either gate D31 or G8, which are best for spotting (thanks to Matt Falcus for that advice).
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
AMS | EHAM
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 4X-EHC* | Boeing 737-958(ER) | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| 9A-CTJ | Airbus A320-214 | Croatia Airlines | |
| 9V-SMB* | Airbus A350-941 | Singapore Airlines | |
| B-6516* | Airbus A330-223 | China Southern Airlines | |
| CN-NMJ* | Airbus A320-214 | Air Arabia Maroc | |
| D-ABCN* | Airbus A321-211 | Air Berlin | |
| D-AIUO* | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa | |
| D-CKPP* | Fairchild Swearingen SA-227DC Metro 23 | BinAir Aero Service | |
| EC-LVR | Boeing 737-85P | Air Europa | |
| EI-EVO | Boeing 737-8AS | Ryanair | |
| EI-DSC | Airbus A320-214 | Alitalia | |
| EP-IBC | Airbus A300B4-605R | Iran Air | |
| F-GKXR | Airbus A320-214 | Air France | |
| F-GRHI | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| F-GUGK* | Airbus A318-111 | Air France | |
| G-DBCB | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | Dove c/s |
| G-EZBJ | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZDW | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZFP | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-MEDG* | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| LN-NGN* | Boeing 737-8JP | Norwegian Air Shuttle | |
| N155AN* | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Corporate | |
| N187DN* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N189DN* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N191DN* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N654UA | Boeing 767-322(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N801NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N806NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N811NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N814NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N816NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N821NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N855GT* | Boeing 747-87U(F) | Atlas Air | |
| N18119 | Boeing 757-224 | United Airlines | |
| N78013 | Boeing 777-224(ER) | United Airlines | |
| OE-LWB* | Embraer ERJ-195-200LR | Austrian Airlines | |
| P4-NAS* | Airbus A321-131 | Air Astana | |
| PH-AKA | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOM* | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCE | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFG* | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFH | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFL | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFR | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFV | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGD | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGR | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGT | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGU | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BHD* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQB | Boeing 777-206(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQD | Boeing 777-206(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BVA* | Boeing 777-306(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Orange Pride c/s |
| PH-BVG* | Boeing 777-306(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BVR* | Boeing 777-306(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXG | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | My flight |
| PH-BXM | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXZ | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-CDE | Boeing 737-8KN | Corendon Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-HSD | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HSM* | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZW | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-LAU* | Dassault Falcon 900EX | IQ Air BV | |
| PH-MYX | Cessna 650 Citation VII | Solid Air | |
| PH-TFL | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-TFM* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| SP-LNE* | Embraer ERJ-195-200LR | LOT Polish Airlines | |
| TC-ACM* | Boeing 747-428(ERF) | Saudia Arabian Airlines Cargo | |
| TF-WOW* | Airbus A330-343 | WOW Air | |
| VT-JES* | Boeing 777-35R(ER) | Jet Airways | |
| VT-JWR* | Airbus A330-302 | Jet Airways | |
| VT-JWS* | Airbus A330-302 | Jet Airways |
On leaving Amsterdam we spent most of the flight on the ground taxiing when the pilot - purely by co-incidence I suspect - stumbled across a runway, seized his chance and took off. Joking aside, we departed from 36L "Polderbaan" which is a four mile or 20 minute taxi from the KLM Cityhopper ramp!
Didn't get much chance to do any spotting at Heathrow other than a couple of 'whales', it was straight off the plane and onto the tube into London, but not before Border Control collared me for a spot check - trying to explain why I had popped into Amsterdam on my way from the north east to London was not the easiest part of the trip!!
London Heathrow Airport
LHR | EGLL
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| A6-APD* | Airbus A380-861 | Etihad Airways | |
| G-BOAB | Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde 102 | British Airways | Preserved |
| HS-TUE* | Airbus A380-841 | Thai Airways International | |
| VH-OQK | Airbus A380-842 | Qantas |
Day Two ~ Monday 28th November
Noted whilst walking around central London, caught most of the London City inbounds over the course of the day.
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| LONDON CITY AIRPORT (LCY / EGLC) | |||
| EI-RJH | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EI-RJO | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EI-RJU | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EI-RJW | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EI-RJX | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | Special c/s |
| EI-RNA* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | Alitalia Cityliner | |
| EI-RNE* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | Alitalia Cityliner | |
| G-FLBE | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Flybe | |
| G-JEDU | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Flybe | |
| G-LCYD | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYE* | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYF | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYI | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYL | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYM | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYN* | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYO | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYR | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYT | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-PRPI* | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Flybe | |
| HB-IYZ | British Aerospace Avro RJ100 | Swiss Global Airlines | |
| LX-LGF | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Luxair | |
| OTT | |||
| D-ABVX | Boeing 747-430 | Lufthansa | DLH470 Frankfurt - Toronto Pearson Int'l |
| D-ABYC* | Boeing 747-830 | Lufthansa | DLH400 Frankfurt - New York JFK |
| D-ABYG* | Boeing 747-830 | Lufthansa | DLH402 Frankfurt - New York Newark |
| F-HPJG* | Airbus A380-861 | Air France | AFR66 Paris CDG - Los Angeles Int'l |
| G-DKNY | Robinson R44 Raven II | Williamair Ltd | |
| G-FUFU | Agusta A109S Grand | Castle Air | |
| G-GCMM* | Agusta A109E Power | Castle Air | |
| G-NPTV* | Eurocopter AS355NP Twin Squirrel | Arena Aviation | |
| G-PIXX | Robinson R44 Raven II | Flying TV Ltd | Operated by Helicopter Services |
| G-SHRD | Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel | Jet Helicopters | Operated by London Helicopter Charters |
| G-XLLL | Aérospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel | MW Helicopters | Operated by Excel Charter |
| LX-VCE | Boeing 747-8R7(F) | Cargolux Airlines International | CLX435 New York JFK - Luxembourg |
| LX-VCK* | Boeing 747-8R7(F) | Cargolux Airlines International | CLX659 Chicago O'Hare - Luxembourg |
| M-XHEC* | Eurocopter EC155B | Private | |
| PH-BFC | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | KLM685 Amsterdam Schiphol - Mexico City |
| VQ-BVB* | Boeing 747-83Q(F) | Silk Way West Airlines | AZG784 Chicago O'Hare - Frankfurt Hahn |
Day Three ~ Tuesday 29th November
Same as yesterday, just noted what passed overhead.
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| LONDON CITY AIRPORT | |||
| EI-RJI | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EI-RNC* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | Alitalia Cityliner | |
| G-JECG | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Flybe | |
| G-LCYJ | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYK | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYS | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| LX-LQB* | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Luxair | |
| OTT | |||
| 9V-SFO* | Boeing 747-412(F) | Singapore Airlines Cargo | SQC7969 Dallas Fort Worth - Brussels |
| 9V-SKR | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | Inbound London Heathrow |
| A6-EED* | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates | ex London Heathrow |
| D-ABVP | Boeing 747-430 | Lufthansa | DLH446 Frankfurt - Denver |
| D-ABXC | Airbus A330-223 | Air Berlin | BER7248 Berlin Tegel - New York JFK |
| D-AIHB | Airbus A340-642 | Lufthansa | DLH408 Dusseldorf - New York Newark |
| D-ALPC | Airbus A330-223 | Air Berlin | BER7382 Dusseldorf - Puerto Plata |
| G-BABK* | Piper PA-34-200 Seneca | Stapleford Flying Club | |
| G-VVBO | Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger III | Hinde Holdings Ltd | |
| OE-LAE | Boeing 767-3Z9(ER) | Austrian Airlines | AUA23 Vienna - Havana |
| VH-OQL* | Airbus A380-842 | Qantas | ex London Heathrow |
Day Four ~ Wednesday 30th November
Today things took a turn for the worse, the family break was over and it was time to go to Heathrow where I was spending the night in the T5 Travelodge prior to flying back home tomorrow. There are better airport hotels for photography but the top floor of the Travelodge allows arrivals and departures for both runways to be logged with ease. The first problem I had was my camera had run out of battery, I wasn't too bothered as I was more concerned with numbers on this trip, but the second problem was they had no top floor rooms left! In fact, they had no airport-facing rooms full stop! Luckily the room I was allocated offered good views of 27L departures, so I breathed a sigh of relief but it seems this was premature...I'd checked in at 2.50pm and what happens at 3pm?? - a runway change!! Nightmare! I'd only logged three or four movements! The receptionist hadn't been too helpful during my request for a high level airport facing room, so the moment I suspected there'd been a shift change I was straight back down to see if I could move rooms, the new receptionist was much more helpful but you can't get blood out of a stone and the simple fact was there were no suitable rooms. I could have gone onto the roof of the Travelodge multistorey car park, but it was far too cold so I went in search of non-aviation entertainment, with little success and much bordem.
London Heathrow Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 9V-SWZ* | Boeing 777-312(ER) | Singapore Airlines | |
| A6-EHL* | Airbus A340-642 | Etihad Airways | |
| B-6090* | Airbus A330-243 | Air China | |
| G-CIVN | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-MEDF | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-MEDG | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-MEDJ | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-VIID | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-VOOH* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VWHO* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-XLEG | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-YMMH | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-ZBKD* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | British Airways | |
| HB-IJL | Airbus A320-214 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| HB-IJP | Airbus A320-214 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| LN-RGG | Boeing 737-86N | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| N731AN* | Boeing 777-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N66057 | Boeing 767-424(ER) | United Airlines |
Day Five ~ Thursday 1st December
To partially compensate for the previous evenings disaster, I set an alarm for 6am, way earlier than necessary but I didn't want to waste as much as a minute on sleep when I could be spotting. The day started with a travesty - the Travelodge all-you-can-eat traditional breakfast had no baked beans!! I spent half an hour spotting from my room as they were back on 27L, then I made my way to Terminal 4 and went straight to the gate areas starting at one end and working my way back to where I thought my flight would park - but guess where the sod did park!! No matter, I had a good view of both runways from the gate I was at.
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 9A-CTI | Airbus A319-112 | Croatia Airlines | |
| 9H-AEQ | Airbus A320-214 | Air Malta | |
| 9M-MNA* | Airbus A380-841 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-SKH* | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | |
| A6-EDT | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates | |
| A7-APB* | Airbus A380-861 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BAI | Boeing 777-3DZ(ER) | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BCK* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-HJJ* | Airbus A330-202 | Qatar Amiri Flight | |
| A9C-KD* | Airbus A330-243 | Gulf Air | |
| C-FGEI* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Air Canada | |
| C-GHPQ* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Air Canada | |
| C-GHQY* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Air Canada | |
| C-GITR | Airbus A319-112 | Air Canada | |
| CS-TNX* | Airbus A320-214 | TAP Portugal | |
| D-AEAF* | Airbus A300F4-622R | EAT Leipzig | |
| D-AEWP* | Airbus A320-214 | Eurowings | |
| D-AGWQ* | Airbus A319-132 | Germanwings | |
| D-AIDF* | Airbus A321-231 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AILH | Airbus A319-114 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIPB | Airbus A320-211 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIUM* | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa | |
| EC-HUI* | Airbus A321-211 | Iberia | |
| EC-JFN* | Airbus A320-214 | Iberia | |
| EI-DEG | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DEL | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DEM | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DEP | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DTK* | Airbus A320-216 | Alitalia | |
| EI-DTN* | Airbus A320-216 | Alitalia | |
| EI-DVJ | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-FNJ# | Airbus A320-216 | Aer Lingus | |
| EP-IBD* | Airbus A300B4-605R | Iran Air | |
| F-GRHS* | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| F-HEPA* | Airbus A320-214 | Air France | |
| G-BNLN | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BNWX | Boeing 767-336(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-BNWZ* | Boeing 767-336(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-BYGE | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BYGF | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVC | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVI | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVR | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-EUOF | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPA | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPB | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPF | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPG | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPT | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPV | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUUA | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUUK | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUXI | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-EUXM | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYD | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYG | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYO | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYY* | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-MEDM | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-MIDO | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-STBI | Boeing 777-336(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-VAHH* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VBUG | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VCRU* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VFIT | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VFIZ | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VIIK | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-VIIM | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-VINE | Airbus A330-343X | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VKSS | Airbus A330-343X | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VUFO | Airbus A330-343X | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VWHO | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-XLEC* | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEE | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEI* | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEL* | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-YMME | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-YMMK | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-YMML | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | Special c/s |
| G-YMMO | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-ZBJC* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | British Airways | |
| G-ZBJF* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | British Airways | |
| G-ZBKM* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | British Airways | |
| HZ-AK19* | Boeing 777-368(ER) | Saudia Arabian Airlines | |
| HZ-AK20* | Boeing 777-368(ER) | Saudia Arabian Airlines | |
| LN-RGF* | Boeing 737-86N | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| LN-RKI | Airbus A321-231 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| LN-RPF | Boeing 737-683 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| LN-RPL | Boeing 737-883 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| LN-RRK | Boeing 737-883 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| N1605* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N174DN | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N178DZ* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N185DN* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N275AY* | Airbus A330-323X | American Airlines | |
| N278AY | Airbus A330-323X | American Airlines | |
| N398AN | Boeing 767-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N642UA* | Boeing 767-322(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N644UA* | Boeing 767-322(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N657UA* | Boeing 767-322(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N663UA* | Boeing 767-322(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N718AN* | Boeing 777-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N729AN* | Boeing 777-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N735AT* | Boeing 777-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N736AT* | Boeing 777-323(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N761AJ* | Boeing 777-223(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N768AA* | Boeing 777-223(ER) | American Airlines | |
| N14120 | Boeing 757-224 | United Airlines | |
| N16065* | Boeing 767-332(ER) | Delta Airlines | |
| N78008* | Boeing 777-224(ER) | United Airlines | |
| N78060 | Boeing 767-424(ER) | United Airlines | |
| OE-LBA | Airbus A321-111 | Austrian Airlines | Special c/s |
| OH-LVC | Airbus A319-112 | Finnair | |
| OH-LWG# | Airbus A350-941 | Finnair | |
| OO-SSJ* | Airbus A319-111 | Brussels Airlines | |
| OO-SSM | Airbus A319-112 | Brussels Airlines | |
| PH-BGA | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | My flight though logged on the previous rotation |
| PH-BXH | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| SE-RJR* | Boeing 737-76N | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| SP-LLG | Boeing 737-45D | LOT Polish Airlines | |
| T7-MRA* | Airbus A320-214 | Middle East Airlines | |
| TC-JNH* | Airbus A330-343X | Turkish Airlines | |
| V8-DLD* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Royal Brunei Airlines | |
| VH-OQA | Airbus A380-842 | Qantas | |
| VQ-BOH | Airbus A321-211 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VT-ANV* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Air India | |
| VT-JEV* | Boeing 777-35R(ER) | Jet Airways | |
| OTT | |||
| D-AIMN* | Airbus A380-841 | Lufthansa | DLH454 Frankfurt - San Francisco |
On arrival back at Schiphol we landed on 36R or "Aalsmeerbaan", I remained airside this time and chose gate D31 as I'd been to G8 (the other good vantage point) on the first leg, where I spent about half an hour before heading to my gate at D6. The view from D6 was very obstructed but I could see the approach to both arrival runways the other being 36C "Zwanenburgbaan", that was until a KLM 737 parked up and its jetway blocked the view of 36C. On departure we once again taxiied almost to the North Sea for departure on 36L.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 5Y-KZD* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Kenya Airways | |
| 9V-SFI# | Boeing 747-412(F) | Singapore Airlines Cargo | |
| A6-EFM* | Boeing 777-F1H(LR) | Emirates SkyCargo | |
| A6-EYO | Airbus A330-243 | Etihad Airways | |
| B-2093* | Boeing 777-FFT(LR) | Air China Cargo | |
| B-2435* | Boeing 747-481(BDSF) | Yangtze River Express | |
| CS-TLY* | Dassault Falcon 7X | Vinair | |
| CS-TPU* | Embraer ERJ-190-100LR | TAP Express (Portugalia Airlines) | |
| D-AEAP | Airbus A300F4-622R | EAT Leipzig | |
| EC-MKO | Airbus A320-232 | Vueling Airlines | |
| EI-DES | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DVE | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| F-GUGB* | Airbus A318-111 | Air France | |
| F-GUGC* | Airbus A318-111 | Air France | |
| G-EUYO | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EZAO | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZFU | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZWI | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-FBEN | Embraer ERJ-195-200LR | Flybe | |
| G-FBJF | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-GATL# | Airbus A320-233 | British Airways | |
| G-JECY | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8) | Flybe | |
| G-LCYP | Embraer ERJ-190-100SR | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-TTOB | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| HB-JLK* | Dassault Falcon 7X | Jet-Link AG | |
| JA16KZ* | Boeing 747-8KZ(F) | Nippon Cargo Airlines | |
| M-GLOB | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | Colovic Investment Holdings | |
| M-YSAI | Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 | Capital Investment Worldwide Inc | |
| N108CE* | Gulfstream G-V | Issa Acquisitions LLC | |
| N152FJ* | Dassault Falcon 50 | Falcon Fifty LLC | |
| N625SC* | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express | Stryker Corp | |
| N899NC* | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Corporate | |
| PH-AOE | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOF | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCB | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFD | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFI | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFU | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGB | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGC | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGF | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGL | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGM | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGN | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGO | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGQ | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGX | Boeing 737-7K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BHH* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BHI* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQH | Boeing 777-206(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BVB* | Boeing 777-306(ER) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXA | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Retro c/s |
| PH-BXB | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXI | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXK | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXL | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXO* | Boeing 737-9K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | SkyTeam c/s |
| PH-BXP | Boeing 737-9K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXR | Boeing 737-9K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXU | Boeing 737-8BK | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXV | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXY | Boeing 737-8K2 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-CKB* | Boeing 747-406(ERF) | KLM Cargo | |
| PH-EXA | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXB* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXD | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXG* | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXI* | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXJ* | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZE | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZL | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZN* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZP | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZR* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZU | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZV | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-GUV* | Boeing 737-8EH | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HSA* | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HSE* | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZN | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZX | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-KZK | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | My flight |
| SU-GEC* | Boeing 737-866 | Egyptair | |
| UR-PSE* | Boeing 737-84R | Ukraine International Airlines | |
| VQ-BBC* | Airbus A320-214 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VQ-BIA* | Boeing 747-4KZ(F) | AirBridge Cargo Airlines |
Had I not stopped for any reason, from stepping off the plane at DTVA I could have walked through my front door just half an hour later, and at 9 miles to the south west I don't live particularly close to the airport so it really is quite remarkable. I had a bit chat with Gordon from Special Branch who was with border control checking the passengers...luckily he was a bit more understanding than the guy at Heathrow!! The only thing worthy of note other than the Boeings on returning was regular Falcon N978PW.
Durham Tees Valley Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| N978PW | Dassault Falcon 900EX | TAS Corp LLC | |
Considering it was a non-spotting trip it was quite successful, even if I did come away with zero photos. I would encourage everyone within our catchment area to consider going via Amsterdam to their final destination even if direct flights are available, because it may look more expensive to start with, but when you factor everything in it quickly balances out, and Amsterdam is easy to connect through and if you go through security to landside there is a whole world of things to keep you occupied in Schiphol Plaza while you wait for your next flight.