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==Official Spotting Locations== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
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'''Location:''' Next to taxiway S, inside the airport grounds. | |||
'''Availability:''' 11AM to 6PM, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. | |||
'''Equipment:''' Optimal range is between 35-200mm. Having more on the upper end could help. | |||
'''Security:''' None! The spot is made precisely to keep you off the other locations. | |||
'''Watch out for:''' Harsh lighting due to direction of the runway, and strong heat distortion. | |||
'''Description:''' Aeroparque is an excellent location to begin. It sits right along taxiway S, the main taxiway that runs paralell to runway 8. However, it provides extremely limited visibility for runway 10 arrivals, and none for the departures. | |||
The closeness is very good for those spotters that use flexible mid-range telephotos, but will severely handicap those that have high-end telephotos (especially those with lower ends higher than 70mm). On a 1.6x DSLR, 70mm will barely fit a 757 on taxiway S. Due to the direction of the runway, the lighting is extremely harsh, and spotters should take extra precautions about configuring their cameras properly for the harsh light. | |||
'''Sample Photos:''' | |||
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==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
Revision as of 03:17, 21 June 2006
| Continent: Central America and Caribbean | Country: United States | Region: Puerto Rico |
| Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport | |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| IATA code | SJU |
| ICAO code | TJSJ |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | [ ] |
| Overview map | [ ] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 132.05 257.8 |
| Ground | 121.9 348.6 |
| Clearance | 126.4 284.6 |
| Approach | 119.4(WEST & SW) 120.9(NORTH & EAST) 269.2(WEST & SW) 290.2(NORTH & EAST) |
| Departure | 119.4(WEST & SW) 120.9(NORTH & EAST) 269.2(WEST & SW) 290.2(NORTH & EAST) |
| ATIS | 125.8 |
| Departure | 123.0 |
Official Spotting Locations
Aeroparque
Location: Next to taxiway S, inside the airport grounds.
Availability: 11AM to 6PM, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Equipment: Optimal range is between 35-200mm. Having more on the upper end could help.
Security: None! The spot is made precisely to keep you off the other locations.
Watch out for: Harsh lighting due to direction of the runway, and strong heat distortion.
Description: Aeroparque is an excellent location to begin. It sits right along taxiway S, the main taxiway that runs paralell to runway 8. However, it provides extremely limited visibility for runway 10 arrivals, and none for the departures.
The closeness is very good for those spotters that use flexible mid-range telephotos, but will severely handicap those that have high-end telephotos (especially those with lower ends higher than 70mm). On a 1.6x DSLR, 70mm will barely fit a 757 on taxiway S. Due to the direction of the runway, the lighting is extremely harsh, and spotters should take extra precautions about configuring their cameras properly for the harsh light.
Sample Photos: