Brisbane Airport

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Continent: Oceania Country: Australia Region: Queensland
Brisbane
Eagle Farm Airport
Location Brisbane, Queensland
IATA code BNE
ICAO code YBBN
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.bne.com.au
Overview map [ ]
Communications
Tower 120.5
Ground 121.7
Clearance 118.6
Approach 124.35, 124.7, 125.6
Departure124.35, 124.7, 125.6
ATIS 113.2, 125.5


Official Spotting Locations

International Terminal Deck

The deck is located on the right hand side of the top level past the coffee shops. Best time to take photo's is the afternoon. The viewing deck looks over the approach of runway 01.

Fellowship Place

This is the Official viewing area at Brisbane Airport and it is just excellent for both photos and viewing. Formerly referred to as the Acacia Street Loop Road, this location was renovated in 2026 with an elevated viewing platform and the tail of a retired Fokker F.28 Fellowship.

If RWY19 is in use, you can photograph the planes in the air just as they are about to touch down and/or when they are actually touching down and have just landed. For a 19 departure, the planes taxi past you and turn off the taxi way and onto the runway and make their take off roll right past you and rotate quite a fair way in the distance. RWY 01 landings are not so good from as they touch down a long way from you and taxi off the runway and onto the taxiways at a reasonable distance. RWY01 Departures are just brilliant. They commence their take off rolls down the far end of the runway and take off and fly past you.

Fellowship Place is brilliant to visit any time of the day but as you are facing the east, the morning sun is right in your face and can cause backlit photos. For a digital SLR user, it's recommended to use a lens/lenses that are from 80mm to 300mm. 01 Departures, 19 arrivals/take off rolls require min 200mm. A taxi to 19 pic only requires 90 - 125mm. It is recommended that any spotter who wishes to visit Brisbane Airport spends a good part of a day here as you'll get just so much enjoyment and fun out of it.

Fellowship Place is open from sunrise to sunset.

Here are some sample photos:

A RWY 19 Arrival

A RWY 19 Taxi

A RWY 19 Take off/landing Roll

A RWY 01 Departure

Other Spotting Locations

Boronia Road

Boronia Road is a great spot for Runway 01 Approaches. At the end of the Ring Road is a dirt driveway and a fence. Boronia is home to Brisbane's training facilities. To get there, make a right off the Airport Drive to Lomandra Drive, and make a left into Boronia (either entrance.)

Fire Station

You can get great shots of aircraft arriving rwy 01 with the Brisbane city skyline as a backdrop, also roll through for both 19 & 01. The easiest way to get there is follow Lomandra drive east turn left onto Myrtletown Rd follow it up to the Qantas hangers, as the road curves to the right take the first left Pandanus Av (This is a private road you can be told to move on at anytime please do if asked) follow it up and take the first left Baeckea St there is a carpark on the right. Around 260 mm gets the 747's, 300mm gets 737's. Best time for taking photos is in the morning

Kingsford-Smith Memorial

Departing aircraft Rwy 19 (min. 300mm lens recommended). The easiest way to get there is follow Airport Drive to the International terminal turn left at the roundabout into Correa St. The best time to take photos is in the afternoon.

Toona Lane

Departing aircraft Rwy 19, Landing 01 roll through and taxi both directions. The easiest way to get there is follow Airport Drive past the International terminal, through the roundabout do a U-turn and turn into Toona Lane (There is a field on the left). The best time to take photos is in the afternoon.

Mc Bride Road

Departing aircraft Rwy 19, Approaching Rwy 01. Easiest way to get there is from Airport Drive follow Lomandra drive to the end. Turn right onto Eagle Farm Road, Then first right onto Serpentine Road Then right again onto Mc Bride Road. Follow it to the end. The best time for photos is in the morning.

Main Beach Road - Sewage Plant

Approaching aircraft Rwy 19. Easiest way to get there is from Airport Drive follow Lomandra drive to the end. Turn left onto Main Myrtletown Rd follow all the way to Bancroft Rd right into Brownlee St then left into Main Beach Rd follow to the end. On the left you will see a grass driveway along the fence line. Best time for photos is in the morning.

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

Airline Aircraft
Aircalin (Air Calédonie International) A320neo
Air Canada 787-9
Air New Zealand 787-9, A321neo
Air Niugini 767-300
Alliance Airlines E-190, Fokker 70, Fokker 100
ASL Airlines Australia BAe-146-300
Batik Air Malaysia 737 MAX 8
Cathay Pacific Airways A350-900
Cathay Pacific Cargo 747-8
China Airlines A350-900
China Eastern Airlines A330-200
China Southern Airlines A330-300
Emirates Airline A380-800
EVA Air 787-10
Fiji Airways 737-800
Jetstar Airways 787-8, A320-200, A321-200, A321neo
Korean Air 787-9
Link Airways Metro 23, Saab 340
Malaysia Airlines A330-300
National Jet Express BAe-146-300
Nauru Airlines 737-300, 737-700
Philippine Airlines A321neo
Qantas Airways 737-800, A321neo, A330-200, A330-300
Qantas Freight A321-200
QantasLink A220-300, Dash 8-400, E-190
Qatar Airways 777-300ER
REX (Regional Express Airlines) Saab 340
Singapore Airlines A350-900
Skytrans Australia A319-100
Solomon Airlines E-190
Team Global Express 737-800
United Airlines 777-200
VietJet Air A330-300
Virgin Australia Airlines 737-700, 737-800, 737 MAX 8

Facilities and Transportation

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