XMN/ZSAM Spotting 31JAN2025

Hi guys,

Recently I visited Xiamen for my CNY holidays, and since I had a free day, I decided to go spot at Xiamen’s Gaoqi Int’l Airport. I was joined by @CannedPig who took me around to all the spotting locations.

Spotting Locations
  1. Beginning of RWY 05
  2. Footbridge north of final approach path
  3. Terminal 4
Camera

Body: Sony a6400
Lens: Sony E 70-350 G OSS

Enjoy!

1. China Eastern Airlines Family [B-1702/B737-800] to Kunming (MU5784), [Unknown/A320-200]
Spot 3

2. Mandarin Airlines (Operated by China Airlines) [B-18311/A330-300] AE991 from Taiwan Taoyuan.
Spot 1

3. Cathay Pacific [B-LBA/A330-300] CX970 from Hong Kong.
Spot 1

4. Shandong Airlines [B-5786/B737-800] SC2274 from Zhengzhou.
Spot 2

5. Shandong Airlines [B-5205/B737-700] SC2216 from Hefei.

6. Tianjin Airlines [B-3155/ERJ-190] GS7431 from Yulin.
Spot 2

7. China Eastern Yunnan Company [B-1702/B737-800] MU5783 from Kunming
Note: this was taken before photo 1
Spot 2

8. China Eastern Airlines [B-6096/A330-300] MU5663 from Shanghai Hongqiao
Spot 1

9. Shandong Airlines [B-5490/B737-800] SC2233 to Taiyuan
Spot 3

10. Cathay Pacific and National Airlines [B-HYG/A330-300] and [N729CA/747-400F]. Both under maintenance
Spot 3

That’s all for today, thanks for stopping by!

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@CannedPig thanks for letting me have such a wonderful day :)

Note: some of these shots were made by CannedPig using my camera, I just forgot which ones lol

-buttarmachein

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Great pics! Hope you had fun with Canned!

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Nice to meet you! :)

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It was nice meeting you too :)

wow, hope yall enjoyed, I’m from china too (shanghai), just that I’m relocated.

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hopefully I can visit Xiamen some time and maybe join yalls

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lolz I’m not based at Xiamen i live in hk

wow buttarmachein you’re so original

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But good pics btw haha

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sigh don’t flood my replies with this again 😂

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wow amazing shots

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thankss :) glad u like them

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2,3,8 are the best ones.

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Okokokokokok thx

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