Summer spotting | Basel EuroAirport (LFSB / BSL)

[Chris_Wing]

Basel EuroAirport (LFSB / BSL)

Time for another spotting topic, but this time from a new location. This time I decided to visit Basel airport and go to the spotting platform located near the start of runway 15.

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Qatar Cargo Boeing 777-F (A7-BFY)

Arrived from Madrid, Spain (LEMD / MAD)

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German Airways Embraer E190SR (D-AKJC)

Arrived from Amsterdam, The Netherlands (EHAM / AMS)

Operating on behalf of KLM

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Heron Aviation Dassault Falcon 900EX (D-AHER)

Arrived from Pisa, Italy (LIRP / PSA)

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Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320-251N (TC-NBY)

Arrived from Istanbul, Türkiye (LTFJ / SAW)

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SunExpress Boeing 737 MAX 8 (TC-SOJ)

Arrived from Antalya, Türkiye (LTAI / AYT)

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Malta MedAir Airbus A320-232 (9H-MMO)

Arrived from Casablanca, Morocco (GMMN / CMN)

Operating on behalf of Air Arabia Maroc

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Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 (TC-JTF)

Arrived from Istanbul, Türkiye (LTFM / IST)

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Lufthansa CityLine Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR (D-ACKG)

Arrived from Frankfurt, Germany (EDDF / FRA)

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easyJet Switzerland Airbus A320-214 (HB-JXL)

Departed to Pristina, Kosovo (BKPR / PRN)

This was a particular flight I wanted to spot. @lima.juliette flying one of her last flights for easyJet Switzerland

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easyJet Switzerland Airbus A320-251N (HB-AYQ)

Arrived from Bastia, France (LFKB / BIA)

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This way my first time spotting at this location. I will have to go back here since it’s a very cool and close area to spot. It’s a little tricky to get to, since it’s on the French part of the airport and requires a car to get to.

[tunamkol]

@Chris_Wing

since it’s on the French part of the airport and requires a car to get to.

The airport stretches between two countries?

[Chris_Wing]

@tunamkol

The airport stretches between two countries?

Kind of… There is a road that is only accessible from Switzerland, that takes you to the “Swiss part” of the airport, but technically all of the airport is on French soil.

[tunamkol]

Never knew that… that means upon arrival you go through French border police?

[Chris_Wing]

It depends which exit you take. I always go through the Swiss side, so it’s Swiss border police. When you depart or arrive on a flight that doesn’t go to or from a Schengen destination, then there is either French or Swiss border police.

[tunamkol]

That’s very interesting. Both countries require the Schengen visa so I’m assume it’s not that big of a problem

Great pictures nonetheless, didn’t expect so many arrivals from Turkey :)

[Chris_Wing]

@tunamkol

Great pictures nonetheless, didn’t expect so many arrivals from Turkey :)

Thanks! Yeah we have quite a few flights to Turkey. Pristina is also very popular with sometimes up to 10 flights per day!

[tunamkol]

@Chris_Wing

Pristina is also very popular with sometimes up to 10 flights per day!

A bit random… is there a big population from Kosovo over in Switzerland?

[Chris_Wing]

Yeah there is quite a large population from Kosovo and the Balkan region in general

[AndrewWu]

GVA/LSGG is like this too, the terminal is on the Swiss side but some of the spots are on the French side. When I went I think we crossed the border 3-4 times in under an hour.