Hi- a holiday near to Nice gave an opportunity to call in at the airport a couple of times. Viewing is best done from the beach by the CAP 3000 shopping centre, most of the time this is fine as they usually land from the west, over Antibes, so they touch down in front of you, while all departures also taxi by. The usual range of European regional airliners and low-costs visit, but the business traffic is far more unpredictable, with almost anything possible, particularly at week-ends, when lines of bizjets park at the city end of the airport, up to 40 is normal. Views, but no photos, can also be had upstairs in Terminal 2, in public areas, like the café.
Some sample logs are;
Tuesday August 26th, 16.00-19.00
HB-JZL A319 EZS, F-GRPJ/RPK/RPI/RPX/RPZ all ATRs of CCM,
F-GTAO/TAQ/TAP A321 of Air France, F-GRJJ RJ AFR,
G-EZDK, EZIJ A319 EZY, VP-BWG A319 AFL, G-CELR/CELI 733 Jet2
LX-LGA Dash 8 Luxair, F-GPXL/F-GLIR F100 AFR, SP-LIE Lot E175
TS-IPB A300 Tunis, CS-TPJ E145, HB-IJS A320 LX, HB-JQA Dash8 Baboo,
N171DN 767 DL, D-AVRE 146 LH, F-GRZC RJ7 AF, I-DATA MD80 AZ,
EC-IDK Dash 8 and EC-IDC RJ of Nostrum, D-ABEW 737 LH, LN-TUM 737 SAS
TC-JHA 738 THY
Plus Bizjets;
G-SXTY Lear, CS-DXP Cit, HB-VOE CJ2, G-GMAA Lear, G-FCDB Cit,
CS-DLA F900B, M-STCO F2000EX, ES-PVP Lear 60, CS-DKC G550,
N710EC G400, OY-RED Lear 40, HB-JEY Globex, CS-DKH G550,
OE-IID F100, CS-DMB B400, OE-GTO Lear 60, OH-WII CL604, G-SVSB Cit680,
N737ER BBJ
Thursday Aug 28th 17.00-18.30
PH-OFF F100 KLM, G-EZAC A319 EZY, F-GRPY/RPX/RPZ ATR CCM,
F-GIXD 737 Airpost, F-GMLI MD80 Blueline, G-BPEC 757 BA, HB-JQF E190 Baboo,
CS-TPM E145 Port., HB-IJK 320 LX, I-DATS MD80, F-GMZD 321 AF,
VP-BDO A319 AFL, TS-IPC A300 Tunis, plus A380 F-WWOW doing circuits and trying out the taxiways.
Bizjet movers; A9C-BA B727, 9H-AFB Lear, D-ISUN Cit, HB-JGS Legacy,
HB-JRQ CL604, CS-DLB F2000EX, G-MCKY PC12, OE-IKP CL604, CS-DFQ Cit,
PH-DRK Cit, G-KALS CL300
Saturday Aug 30th. 16.00-21.00
G-EZAF/ZIX/ZEB/ZBG/ZBH/ZEC/EZJX/EZJU all EZY, F-GFKS A320 AFR,
HB-IJH 320 LX, F-GHQH/HQP 320 AFR, SP-LDI E170 Lot, D-ABBN 737 AB,
VP-BTQ 319 Rossiya, G-CELD/CELI 733 Jet2, G-FBEI E195 Flybe, G-TOYB 733,
OY-MRP/MRG/D-AHIE all 737 NB, EI-CDF 735 Rossiya/ YR-BGE 737 Tarom,
F-GYFK 320 CCM, VP-BDI 767 AFL, EC-JEE/IAA RJ Nostrum, RA85740 Tu154,
OY-RJG RJ Cimber, F-GPXI F100 AFR, OH-BLX MD80 Blue, F-GRPX/RPY/RPI ATR CCM, I-DATA MD 80 AZ, CS-TPG E145, G-CDKT 737 Globespan, D-AIPS A320 LH,
LN-RRY 737 SAS, VP-BDM A319 AFL, OO-VEP 737 Virgin
A major football match had taken place in Monaco the night before, also the draw for the European Cups so many football chairmen and Russian fans were in town, hence the Russian airliners, and the list of bizjets below, most of which departed with their VIP visitors.
D-CDKM Lear, LZ-YUR Cl604, OH-WIA Cit 680, CS-DFF F2000EX, N198M F50,
G-HRDS G550, D-BUSY CL604, N761XP 125, TC-TKC 125, OE-GNY 125,
HB-JEL Legacy, HB-VWB Cit, CS-DRW 125, ES-PVS Lear, CS-DRI 125,
LZ-GMV Cit, OO-MLG Cit, G-JETJ Cit, OH-SPB Challenger 850, TC-SCR CL300,
G-JBIS Cit, OE-GEH Cit 560, TC-SHE 125, CS-DFU Cit, CS-DNY Cit,
OH-MOL CL604, SE-DUZ Cit, OE-IGR Legacy, OY-NAD Challenger 850,
RA-09000 F900B, OE-INI CL604, OE-GFF Lear 45, G-OMRH Cit, OE-GMA Lear 60,
HB-VOC Cit, CS-DNS F2000, CS-DNY Cit, LZ-YUM Cl601, G-CTEN CitX,
OH-FEX F2000EX, VP-CEA G550, OE-GLY Lear 60, YL-VIP 125, OE-GTI Cit,
CE-02 Emb 135, N923CL GIV, OH-BZM CL604, VP-BVJ Challenger 850,
VP-CFZ Cit, N1329G CJ1, VP-CHK B737-200, N400GX Globex, OY-ILG Globex,
EC-JYR G550, P4-TAK GIV, HB-JJG B767, ER-LGA Lear 35, D-AUCR F900DX,
G-HPPY Lear 40XR, OE-HFA F2000, I-IMMI Cit, N11UL 125, D-ADNB Globex,
D-ATON Legacy, G-CDSR Lear, G-OLDT Lear, EC-KPB Cit 560XLS, VP-BHN BBJ2 and the star of all these, departing in clouds of smoke and noise was DC8 VP-BHM.
After this lot had gone there were still 20-30 bizjets left at the far end pans.
Enjoy Andy!!
Cheers Eclipse