Hi, I took a week holiday to Las Palmas for a break and some spotting. Unbeknown to me at the time, DACT was on so I had some extra traffic to enjoy. I stayed 8 nights at the Elba Vecindario Aeroporto hotel around 10 mins away from Gando.
I had a sea facing room a and could see movements from the room and take photo's.
In between sight seeing and relaxing I visited the airport most days. Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays are probably the busiest days in the Winter. Saturdays vey good for Scandinavian flights, 60+ I think. Sundays nice mix, more German flights.
Saturday and Tuesday you get a Sata DHC8, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday RAM ATR72.
Log Sat 31/01;
Binter ATR's;
EC-GQF/GRU/JQL/KGI/KSG/LGF/LFA/KYI
EC-JZV CR9
TUI NORDIC B738;
SE-DZV
SE-RFT/U/V/X/Y
NORWEGIAN B738;
LN-NII/DYD/NGS/NIE/NGT/NGP/NOT/DYH/NIH/NOW/NGY/NGZ/DYY/NGF
PRIMERA B737;
OY-PSA/B/E/F/G
YL-PSD
THOMAS COOK SCANDINAVIA;
A321 OY-VKC/S/T
A321 OY-TCE/F/G/H (i missed OYTCD having dinner)
A330 OY-VKG/H
JET TIME B737
OY-JTA/E/T/V/Y
3C-LLG AT42 (stored)
C-GRQQ CE56
CS-TRD DH8D SATA
CN-COH AT72 RAM
C9-SPM E145
D.4-02 CN35 AME
D-ABCG A321 BER
D-ABDP A320 BER
D-ABFU A320 BER
D-ABNF A320 BER
D-ABME/F B738 BER
D-ABOM B753 CFG
D-AGER B737 GMI
D-AIAA/D/E A321 CFG
D-AICD A320 CFG
D-AIPU/X A320 GWI
D-AIQP A320 GWI
D-ASTT/U A319 GMI
D-ASXH/K B738 SUN EXP
D-ATUA/D/G B738 TUI
D-CGGG LJ
D-CQAJ LJ35
D2-FLB AT42 (stored)
D4-CBQ AT42 (stored)
EC-FVO SK61
EC-GJM SW4
EC-IDT B738 AEA
EC-IRS SW4 CNF
EC-IYH AT42 SWT
EC-JDY BE1C
EC-JQC SW4 CNF
EC-KKZ AT42 Islas (stored)
EC-LGI A109
EC-LLE A320 IBS
EC-LZD A320 Evelop
EC-LPQ B738 AEA
EC-LUO A320 VLG
EC-LYR B738 AEA
EC-LYZ AT42 CNF
EC-MCI B737 SWT
EI-ENR B738 RYR
EI-EWJ B717 VOE
EI-IGS B733 ISS
F-HJUL B738 XLF
G-TCDD A321 TCX
HB-IHZ A320 EDW
HB-IOS A320 BER
HB-IOZ A32- BER
HB-JXB A320 EZS
I-NEOU B738 NEOS
LN-RCN/Y/Z/RGG/RPN/RRE/T B738 SAS
LN-TUK B737 SAS
LX-LGS B737 LUX
N340AT CE340
OE-LDD A319 AUA
OE-LET/X A320 BER
OE-LSB DH8C ISK (ops for CNF)
OH-LZK A321 FIN
OK-HCB B737 HCC
OO-JAY B738 JAF
OO-JLO B737 JAF
OY-KAM A320 SAS
OY-KBE/H/K A321 SAS
PH-HZW B738 TRA
SE-RDN/O/P A321 NOVAIR
Sun 01/02;
Quieter day, only newer things logged today;
5T-CLD E145 Mauritanian
D-ASTD A321 GMI
D-ATUM B738 TUI
EC-LAD AT72 BINTER
EC-LZR AT72 CNF
EC-MDZ A320 VLG
N435HC G4
in the afternoon i drove a short distance to El Berriel near Maspalomas for the DC-7
EC-BBT DC-7
EC-FHY PA34
EC-MCM AS350
EC-KUV B412
EC-JRG PA31
LPA 02/02;
Another quiet airliner day for me;
OO-JAO B737 JAF
EC-JEH AT72 BINYTER
G-TCDD A321 TCX
EC-JEV AT72 BINTER
OY-TCD A321 TCX
G-TCDZ A321 TCX
so in the afternoon I popped down for the DACT movements;
1430-1440 departed were;
EF20 14-05
FA18 12-04/12/15/18, 46-03/16
1450-1500 departed were;
EF20 14-12/13
1510 departed were;
EF20 11-11,14-02
then NATO B757 OO-TFA arrived.
1525-1530 arrived were;
FA18 15-02/12/16/70, 46-07/08
1545-1550 arrived were;
FA18 12-04/12/15
1600 arrived were;
FA18 12-18, 46-03/16
1615-1625 arrived were;
EF20 11-11, 14-02/03/09/12/13
1635 arrived was;
CN35 D.4-04
1640 departed was;
NATO B757 OO-TFA
1700 arrived was;
E-3 LX-N90453
FA18 12-23 was noted not flying today.
Tuesday 03/02;
Had an Island hopping day today with aim of flying on an SA227 Metroliner
logged at LPA;
EC-KRY AT72 BINTER
OE-GBD G150
EC-FTR B757 Cygnus
EC-IRS Canaryfly SA227 took me to Fuerteventura
Logged at FUE;
EC-KBT B412
EC-JEH AT72 BINTER
D-AIQK A320 GWI
D-AICL A320 CFG
D-ABBY B738 BER
Binter ATR72 EC-JQL took me back to LPA where I logged;
TK.10-05 KC130
YL-PSH B738 Primera
SP-ENZ B738 Enter
EC-KEM CN235
F-HCRT CE550
Canaryfly ATR72 EC-LZR then took me to Tenerife North;
EC-LKG A320 IBS
EC-MBY A320 VLGg
EC-KGJ/LFA/LGF/IYC/KSG/JEV AT72 Binter
ET-224/HU.10B-50 B205 preserved on a pole at army base
D-BADC J328
EC-MCI B733 SWT
G-WVIP BE200
ET-506/HU.21-04 PUMA
Binter ATR72 EC-LGF took me back to Las Palmas where I loged;
EC-LYR B738 AEA
LPA 04/02;
In between sightseeing I popped down for;
LN-NGG B738 NAX
D-ABCM A321 BER
LX-LGV B738 LEUX
HD.21-08 PUMA
05/02 LPA;
EC-LYZ AT42 CNF
D-CRIS G150
137 CN235 French AF
D-ABNA A320 BER
OY-JTD B737 JTT
G-TCDB A321 TCX
OY-JTS B737 JTT
EC-LKA EC135
2 ship Typhoons - 14-03/14-13
2 ship F18's - 15-70/15-16
2 Ship F18's - 15-15/15-26
D.4-04 CN235 Spanish AF
2 ship F18's - 46-15/46-20
4 ship F18's - 12-12/12-15/12-20/12-71
4 ship Typhoons - 11-12/14-12/11-11/14-05
2 ship F18's - 46-23/46-16
then around 1745;
5629 C130J Norwegian AF
LPA 06/02;
EC-GRP AT72 CNF
D-CJPG LJ35
EC-LTT EC135
D-CFTG LJ35
D-CRAN LJ60
5629 C130J NOW dep 1030
T.21-03 CN295 dep
T.21-08 CN295 arr
D.4-02 CN235 out/in
D.4-04 CN235 out/in
HD-21-04 PUMA out/in - anybody able to confirm this one??
166513 C130 USMC arr/dep
Exercise aircraft arrivals;
2 ship F18 - 12-18/12-71
2 ship F18 - 15-12/15-02
4 ship EF20 - 14-05/14-02/14-13/11-11
2 ship F18 - 12-10/12-15
1 Typhoon - 11-11
2 ship F18 - 15-15/15-26
4 ship F18 - 46-03/46-15/46-17/46-20
finally a CS212 landed abt 1415 or so when I was in the garage so I don't know what that was , and it was followed by the Nato E-3.
07/02 LPA;
OH-JTZ B737 JTT
EI-FCB B717 VOE
D-ASXP B738 SUX
AEA B738 EC-LUT took us to MAD, then EC-IDA onto LGW.
Here is a link to some of pictures from Gran Canaria on flickr;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksmd11/se ... 317074889/
cheers
Kev Stokes
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