Inside the Fence Spotting at KDEN

Real World Aviation Spotting
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Inside the fence access has given me the opportunity to take some great photos at DIA/DEN. The photos have been taken at different times, but this is my first time sharing them so there will be a lot. This will likely be a multiple part post. All photos by me on a Galaxy, some on Nikon D7100. Enjoy!

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Lufthansa 747-400 Taxing after arriving from Frankfurt.
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Lufthansa 747-400 rolling down 34L, the longest runway in the US.
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International Tails at DEN. Front to back: Icelandiar 757-200, Lufthansa 747-400, British Airways 747-400. A Lufthansa A330-300/A340-600 also arrives daily form Munich.
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Untied 787-8 Off to Narita.
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United 787-8 Pulling up to the ramp.
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The wide-bodied 787-9 next to a CRJ, Kingair 350, and and A320. Amazing to see the size difference.
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787-8 and the iconic DIA tents.
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Mass de-icing after the snow.
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Frontier A318 being de-iced, causing large delays.
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Great Lakes being hosed off for a safe flight.
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Icelandiar 757-200 feeling right at home in the ice.
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The massive C-5 Galaxy. Used to see these all the time when I lived at Travis AFB.
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DEN rush hour. At 9:00 AM, all gates in terminal A&B are filled.
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Eastern Air chartered 737-700 for the San Fransisco Giants. One ugly livery!
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Jet Blue A319 in Red Sox Livery. Again, one ugly livery!
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Unmarked 747-400F for the Christmas rush.

Hope you enjoyed! I have several more to come soon, short final shots.

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#2

It’s an A320, actually and I’m quite offended by that comment haha. ;)

In all seriousness, really nice pics. :)

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#3

Wow. Some of these are so good! I think my fave is the mass de-icing one 🙂

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#4

Amazing! More of these please.

#5

Wow nice shots.

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#6

Nice shots! I thought Frontier retired their A318s though.

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#7

It’s a 737-800

#8

Your one lucky person to get in there, favorite one has got to the Icelandair covered in ice

#9

So excited seeing another person spotting at KDEN. You have much more access then I do but thank you for this. I’ve never actually seen the internationals gate and the only international aircraft I’ve seen in person is the Icelandair. So thank you :)

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#10

Yea, I agree, that belongs in a magazine somewhere

#11

Wow! Amazing pics there! Great job! My fave one was the Eastern 737-700… Didn’t understand why you thought it was ugly.

#12

Dodger fan. The Eastern part is cool, the Giants part, not so much.

#13

Very nice photos :)

#14

Nice photos, it’s been a long time since I’ve been out to Denver (2003!), reminds me I’ll need to head out that way again soon.

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#15

Is the runway longer than Edwards’s? Very nice photos though and I really like the unmarked 747 for some reason!

#16

I love the international tailes pic so much

#17

Longest paved runway in the US. 16,0001 feet, likely this long due to the high elevation. Edwards longest is 39,600; but it’s not paved. The longest paved at Edwards is 15,023 feet long.

#18

Amazing photos. I was just at DEN a few days ago and saw some of the same aircraft.

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