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==Official Spotting Locations== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
MIRADOR SPOTTING LOCATION | |||
The best spotting location by far is the "Mirador". This place is located behind the new airport passenger terminal. When you see my below photo the Mirador is located to the right of the photo on the hill (which is not visible in the photo by the way). The Mirador used to be an official spotting location but the authorities broke it down to make room for the new airport terminal but there is still a part that is still there where you can park your car. The Mirador is located right next to the road that goes to the airport. When you leave the airport terminal you have to go to the left to go up the hill. When you are going up the hill you will see a blue traffic sign with an arrow to the left. Here you will see that the road originally went to the left. This used to be the parking area for the Mirador but the road is broken down but with part of the road still there to be used as parking space. You can recognize this location by the white/red drums. When you come from the other direction of the road the Mirador is to your right of course. In this case you have to pass the main airport entrance which is clearly visible by the orange wall with the airport name on it in big letters. When you have passed this entrance the road will go up again and when you have reached the top of this hill you will see the Mirador on your right with the white/red drums. Don't drive to fast here, otherwise you will miss the Mirador and you will have to drive all the way down the hill to turn again. The best way to reach the Mirador is by coming from the direction of the main airport entrance. The airport police will not stop you at the Mirador as many local people park their cars here to watch aircraft arriving and departing. | |||
See below photos for an impression on what you get from this location: | |||
[http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1110266/L/] | |||
[http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1058769/L/] | |||
[http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0962843/L/] | |||
==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 16 December 2006
| Continent: Central America and Caribbean | Country: Netherlands | Region: Netherlands Antilles |
| Hato Airport | |
| Location | Willemstad, Curacao |
| IATA code | CUR |
| ICAO code | TNCC |
| Airport type | Mixed-Use |
| Website | [ ] |
| Overview map | [ ] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.3 |
| Ground | |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | 119.6 |
| ATIS | |
Official Spotting Locations
MIRADOR SPOTTING LOCATION The best spotting location by far is the "Mirador". This place is located behind the new airport passenger terminal. When you see my below photo the Mirador is located to the right of the photo on the hill (which is not visible in the photo by the way). The Mirador used to be an official spotting location but the authorities broke it down to make room for the new airport terminal but there is still a part that is still there where you can park your car. The Mirador is located right next to the road that goes to the airport. When you leave the airport terminal you have to go to the left to go up the hill. When you are going up the hill you will see a blue traffic sign with an arrow to the left. Here you will see that the road originally went to the left. This used to be the parking area for the Mirador but the road is broken down but with part of the road still there to be used as parking space. You can recognize this location by the white/red drums. When you come from the other direction of the road the Mirador is to your right of course. In this case you have to pass the main airport entrance which is clearly visible by the orange wall with the airport name on it in big letters. When you have passed this entrance the road will go up again and when you have reached the top of this hill you will see the Mirador on your right with the white/red drums. Don't drive to fast here, otherwise you will miss the Mirador and you will have to drive all the way down the hill to turn again. The best way to reach the Mirador is by coming from the direction of the main airport entrance. The airport police will not stop you at the Mirador as many local people park their cars here to watch aircraft arriving and departing.
See below photos for an impression on what you get from this location: