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===EN1-1A Road===
===EN1-1A Road===
The EN1-1A road runs along the entire length of the airport and given the hilly terrain is placed well above the terminal and also above the western part of the runway. Coming in the direction from the city, you can stop near the roundabout and get pretty good, unobstructed views of the runway and aprons, as well as the terminal from the north-eastern direction [[File:Ponta_Delgada_Airtport_Terminal.jpg|200px|thumb|left|View of the terminal from EN1-A1 Road.]] You can also continue past the terminal on your left (actually below you) and there is a small free public parking lot  with a view of the terminal and aprons from the north-western direction. Any lens is good here as you are really close to the airport. The downside of the spots along the EN1-1A road is that for most of the year you are facing the sun. There are three solutions to this: (1) come early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is actually behind you ([http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1211357/a310-325-et-cs-tkn-sata-international-rzo-s4-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd photo sample 1 - morning landing on RWY12]). (2) take photos of aircraft on the apron ([http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1186036/a320-212-cs-tkj-sata-international-rzo-s4-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd photo sample 2] and [http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1218540/b737-7k5-oo-jar-jetairfly-jaf-tb-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd photo sample 3]). (3) If you come at the time of year (June) when days are longest, you should be fine ([http://www.airliners.net/photo/ArkeFly-%28TUI-Airlines-Nederland%29/Boeing-737-8K5/1893185 photo sample 4]).
The EN1-1A road runs along the entire length of the airport and given the hilly terrain is placed well above the terminal and also above the western part of the runway. Coming in the direction from the city, you can stop near the roundabout and get pretty good, unobstructed views of the runway and aprons, as well as the terminal from the north-eastern direction [[File:Ponta_Delgada_Airtport_Terminal.jpg|200px|thumb|left|View of the terminal from EN1-A1 Road.]] You can also continue past the terminal on your left (actually below you) and there is a small free public parking lot  with a view of the terminal and aprons from the north-western direction. Any lens is good here as you are really close to the airport. The downside of the spots along the EN1-1A road is that for most of the year you are facing the sun. There are three solutions to this: (1) come early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is actually behind you ([http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1211357/a310-325-et-cs-tkn-sata-international-rzo-s4-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd sample photo 1 - morning landing on RWY12]). (2) take photos of aircraft on the apron ([http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1186036/a320-212-cs-tkj-sata-international-rzo-s4-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd sample photo 2] and [http://www.planes.cz/cs/photo/1218540/b737-7k5-oo-jar-jetairfly-jaf-tb-ponta-delgada-pdl-lppd sample photo 3]). (3) If you come at the time of year (June) when days are longest, you should be fine ([http://www.airliners.net/photo/ArkeFly-%28TUI-Airlines-Nederland%29/Boeing-737-8K5/1893185 sample photo 4]).


==Locations to Avoid==
==Locations to Avoid==

Revision as of 19:31, 22 October 2016

Continent: Europe Country: Portugal
Ponta Delgada Airport
Location Azores, Portugal
IATA code PDL
ICAO code LPPD
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.ana.pt/portal/page/portal/ANA/AEROPORTO_PDELGADA/
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower
Ground
Clearance
Approach
ATIS


Official Spotting Locations

None.

Other Spotting Locations

EN1-1A Road

The EN1-1A road runs along the entire length of the airport and given the hilly terrain is placed well above the terminal and also above the western part of the runway. Coming in the direction from the city, you can stop near the roundabout and get pretty good, unobstructed views of the runway and aprons, as well as the terminal from the north-eastern direction

View of the terminal from EN1-A1 Road.

You can also continue past the terminal on your left (actually below you) and there is a small free public parking lot with a view of the terminal and aprons from the north-western direction. Any lens is good here as you are really close to the airport. The downside of the spots along the EN1-1A road is that for most of the year you are facing the sun. There are three solutions to this: (1) come early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is actually behind you (sample photo 1 - morning landing on RWY12). (2) take photos of aircraft on the apron (sample photo 2 and sample photo 3). (3) If you come at the time of year (June) when days are longest, you should be fine (sample photo 4).

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

Sata International - A310, A320
Sata Air Azores - ATP
Tap Air Portugal - A320, A310
Finnair - B757

Facilities and Transportation