Spotting at EGLL
Hiya! The other day I decided to go spotting at EGLL, with an old camera I found. It was the first time actually spotting (not using an iPhone through an airplane window), and I had a great time spotting some jumbos, not so jumbos and some dumbos. Anyhow, have a look and do feel free to vote on your favourite one! I also collated all of the flights into an Excel spreadsheet and managed to get some statistics of my trip - Do check them out below.
Statistics
Some random statistics of my trip:
| AIRCRAFT MANUFACTORER: | Total: |
|---|---|
| Airbus: | 48 {77.4%} |
| ATR: | 1 {1.6%} |
| Boeing: | 11 {17.7%} |
| Embraer: | 2 {3.2%} |
| Other: | 0 |
| TOTAL: | 62 |
| Evidently Airbus clearly dominates the EGLL market. |
| AIRCRAFT TYPE: | Total: |
|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200: | 19 {30.6%} |
| Airbus A320neo: | 7 {11.3%} |
| Airbus A321-200: | 0 |
| Airbus A321neo: | 6 {9.7%} |
| Other: | 30 {48.4%} |
| Almost a third of all the aircraft landing were A320ceos! Sheesh! Also a bit odd that there were no A321ceos. The top aircraft in the ‘Other’ category was the 777-300ER with 3. |
| AIRLINE: | Total: |
|---|---|
| British Airways: | 23 {37.1%} |
| Virgin Atlantic: | 2 {3.2%} |
| Other: | 37 {59.7%} |
| British Airways takes a clear domination in the market. Oddly enough, although Virgin Atlantic is based here, there were not many arrivals. This is to do with the time of day and the frequency of flights. |
Equipment
- Water bottle
- Hands
- Eyes
- Nikon D5500 AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm camera
A330-200 Iberia (from Madrid)
A330-300F DHL (from Amsterdam)
A350-900 FinnAir [OneWorld livery] (from Helsinki)
E190-E2 Helvatic (from Zurich)
A350-1000 Virgin Atlantic (from San Francisco)
B737 Max8 LOT (from Warsaw)
A350-1000 Cathay Pacific (from Hong Kong)
ATR 72-600 Loganair (from Iverness)
A350-900 Malaysia Airlines (from Kuala Lumpur)
Boeing B777-300ER Saudia (from Ridyah)
Choose your favourite picture:
- Ibera A330
- DHL A330
- Finnair A350
- Helvatic E190
- Virgin Atlantic A350
- LOT B737
- Cathay Pacific A350
- Loganair ATR 72
- Malaysia Airlines A350
- Saudia B777
Thanks for reading! Sadly I couldn’t get all of my favourite pictures into the post due to the category limits. A special thanks to @Finski for giving advice/helping choose the top pictures.