JFK 4-27

Pretty crappy/cloudy day, but some fun spotting airplanes today:

@ Howard Beach:

AA AstroJet:
http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992528.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992531.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992533.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992534.jpg

Cathay Pacific Cargo 748:
http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992538.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992541.jpg

Then, Costco's:

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992545.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992554.jpg

Usually, Delta 747 goes to 31L, but today - 31R:

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992561.jpg

Looks like today was "Sky Team Day" @ JFK, we did count about 7-8 "Sky Team" Delta...and Alitalia did sent one in:

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992558.jpg

And it looks like we did found a pretty good spot for late afternoon arrivals on 4R, 4L - backlit - just kinda in the mounds. At that spot today even spotter(with his family in a car) from France pulled in for a few shots.

AWESOME !!! K4 ! 747-8 ! Astrojet ! great work !!! hopefully I will do some JFK flying in May ,I've been CVGing it lately.

Nice set, love the "Connie" from HoBe


Rich B

Nice find with the Astrojet. Dying to see that one. I saw the run of skyteam birds from my place in Rockaway. Bunch of them in a row; never seen that before.

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Originally Posted by Gintaras B.

And it looks like we did found a pretty good spot for late afternoon arrivals on 4R, 4L - backlit - just kinda in the mounds. At that spot today even spotter(with his family in a car) from France pulled in for a few shots.

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For later afternoon 4R arrivals - looks like pretty good spot(maybe some already been there) "dead end" part of 69th St.- from google maps:

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/s...ax/4RARR_0.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/s...ax/4RARR_1.jpg

You'll get photos similar to Costco's 31R arrivals. It may be not good for those, who like precise side shots.
Also, a beautiful view of JFK from across the bay - we did enjoy watching airplanes lining up for 4L departures.

Alitalia "Sky Team" pic was taken from that spot. I'll try to edit and post some more shots from that spot.

All those pics 4R arrivals were taken from that location:

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992957.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992962.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992964.jpg

One - from across the Bay:

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992967.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992972.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992973.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...992/992975.jpg

That's a rough neighborhood to be walking around with camera gear. I didn't feel very welcome when I tried it last summer. Proceed with caution.