Parked near the Presidental-hangars were Saudi 747SP HZ-HM1B and RMAF C130 CN-AOI.
Spotting was done from the roof of the Premier Inn. It is connected to the terminals via a walkway. Cheap hotel and very good quality. As it was only a stop here for one night I didn't bother about spotting from the room but some rooms have good views of the airport. Roof is the highest floor to spot and best view with some cooling down in the swimming pool.
Photography is not allowed here, there are signs everywhere and staff is keeping an eye on it.
After arrival in Abu Dhabi with KLM Boeing 787-8 PH-BHC i rushed to the Premier Inn Hotel for spotting the rest of the evening till 00.00 hours. I requested room 520 as stated on plane spotting hotels.com but got the room next to it, room 521 which is perfect to. Rooms 522, 523 and 524 will be perfect as well. The following were logged, also with the help of Flightradar 24 and SBS.
Greetings Rob van Ringelesteijn
19 AUGUST 2016 ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (21.00 - 00.00)
4R-ABN Airbus A320 214 4869 SriLankan Airlines
A4O-BO Boeing B.737NG 71M 33103 Oman Air
A6-AEA Airbus A321 231 5836 Etihad Airways
A6-AEB Airbus A321 231 6108 Etihad Airways
A6-AEC Airbus A321 231 6143 Etihad Airways
A6-AEE Airbus A321 231 6534 Etihad Airways
A6-AEF Airbus A321 231 6554 Etihad Airways
A6-AEG Airbus A321 231 6731 Etihad Airways
A6-AEH Airbus A321 231 6760 Etihad Airways
A6-AEI Airbus A321 231 6821 Etihad Airways
A6-AEJ Airbus A321 231 6842 Etihad Airways
A6-AFB Airbus A330 343E 1081 Etihad Airways
A6-AFE Airbus A330 343E 1226 Etihad Airways
A6-APA Airbus A380 861 166 Etihad Airways
A6-APB Airbus A380 861 170 Etihad Airways
A6-BLB Boeing B.787 9 39647 Etihad Airways
A6-BLC Boeing B.787 9 39648 Etihad Airways
A6-BLD Boeing B.787 9 39649 Etihad Airways
A6-BLF Boeing B.787 9 39651 Etihad Airways
A6-BLH Boeing B.787 9 39653 Etihad Airways
A6-BLI Boeing B.787 9 39655 Etihad Airways
A6-EHL Airbus A340 642X 1040 Etihad Airways
A6-EIE Airbus A319 132 1955 Etihad Airways
A6-EIG Airbus A320 232 3050 Etihad Airways
A6-EIH Airbus A320 232 3693 Etihad Airways
A6-EII Airbus A320 232 3713 Flynas
A6-EIJ Airbus A320 232 3902 Etihad Airways
A6-EIK Airbus A320 232 3676 Etihad Airways
A6-EIL Airbus A320 232 4066 Etihad Airways
A6-EIN Airbus A320 232 4124 Etihad Airways
A6-EIO Airbus A320 232 4934 Etihad Airways
A6-EIP Airbus A320 232 5095 Etihad Airways
A6-EIQ Airbus A320 232 5348 Etihad Airways
A6-EIR Airbus A320 232 5407 Etihad Airways
A6-EIS Airbus A320 232 5714 Etihad Airways
A6-EIU Airbus A320 232 5821 Etihad Airways
A6-EIV Airbus A320 232 5882 Etihad Airways
A6-EIW Airbus A320 232 5924 Etihad Airways
A6-EIY Airbus A320 232 6226 Etihad Airways
A6-EJA Airbus A320 232 6527 Etihad Airways
A6-ETF Boeing B.777 3FXER 39700 Etihad Airways
A6-ETG Boeing B.777 3FXER 39681 Etihad Airways
A6-ETH Boeing B.777 3FXER 39683 Etihad Airways
A6-ETN Boeing B.777 3FXER 39689 Etihad Airways
A6-ETO Boeing B.777 3FXER 39690 Etihad Airways
A6-ETQ Boeing B.777 3FXER 41700 Etihad Airways
A6-ETR Boeing B.777 3FXER 41701 Etihad Airways
A6-EYG Airbus A330 243 724 Etihad Airways
A6-EYJ Airbus A330 243 737 Etihad Airways
A6-EYL Airbus A330 243 809 Etihad Airways
A6-EYP Airbus A330 243 854 Etihad Airways
A6-EYQ Airbus A330 243 868 Etihad Airways
A6-EYR Airbus A330 243 975 Etihad Airways
A6-EYT Airbus A330 243 1486 Etihad Airways
A6-JAD Boeing B.777 35RER 35158 Jet Airways
A6-LRB Boeing B.777 237LR 36301 Etihad Airways
A7-BCT Boeing B.787 8 38338 Qatar Airways
A9C-AE Airbus A320 214 4146 Gulf Air
AP-BLS Airbus A320 214 3060 Pakistan International Air
D-ALPB Airbus A330 223 432 Air Berlin
G-ZBKC Boeing B.787 9 38621 British Airways
HZ-AS12 Airbus A320 214 4057 Saudia
I-EJGA Airbus A330 203 825 Alitalia
I-EJGB Airbus A330 203 831 Alitalia
PH-BHC Boeing B.787 9 38760 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
T7-MRB Airbus A320 214 5152 Middle East Airlines
VT-AXJ Boeing B.737NG 8HG 36325 Air India Express
VT-AXP Boeing B.737NG 8HG 36328 Air India Express
VT-GHB Boeing B.737NG 86N 60695 Air India Express
VT-JBF Boeing B.737NG 8AL 35082 Jet Airways
VT-JBS Boeing B.737NG 85R 36698 Jet Airways
VT-JFA Boeing B.737NG 86N 38029 Jet Airways
VT-JGG Boeing B.737NG 8FH 29668 Jet Airways
VT-JGR Boeing B.737NG 85R 34799 Jet Airways
VT-JTC Boeing B.737NG 8BK 29685 Jet Airways
After 00.00 i continued spotting till 01.45 hours, because i wanted to see my last A380 airframe from Etihad, A6-APC which was on her way from London to Abu Dhabi. After that, went to bed till 0600 hours and continued spotting from room 521 at the Premier Inn Hotel. At 10.00 hours i left the room and continued spotting at the roof at the swimming pool area and kept on spotting till 18.00 hours. Temperature raised to 45 degrees, but the swimming pool gave a little refreshment during the day. Free bottled water continuesly available at the pool. Beer from roomservice as well...........
At 18.00 hours i left the hotel to the terminal for the short flight to Muscat on KLM's Dreamliner PH-BHA
UAE Air Force C.17 1228 was logged with the help of SBS. The based CN.295's of UAE AF are not transponding to SBS, so unable to identify. 7 of the 8 C.17's were seen during this day, but only 1228 was identified. The other 6 didn't move at all during the day!
The following were logged between 00.00 - 0145 hours and 0600 - 18.00 hours in the Premier Inn hotel and a view planes from the terminal.
Greetings Rob van Ringelesteijn
20-08-2016 Abu Dhabi International Airport
1228 Boeing C-17 Globemaster50248 United Arab Emirates Air Force
A4O-BK Boeing B.737NG 91MER 40070 Oman Air
A4O-BO Boeing B.737NG 71M 33103 Oman Air
A4O-SY Boeing B.787 8 36045 Oman Air
A6-ADB Bombardier DHC-8 311 650 Abu Dhabi Aviation
A6-ADK Bombardier DHC-8 402 4222 Abu Dhabi Aviation
A6-AEA Airbus A321 231 5836 Etihad Airways
A6-AEB Airbus A321 231 6108 Etihad Airways
A6-AEC Airbus A321 231 6143 Etihad Airways
A6-AED Airbus A321 231 6382 Etihad Airways
A6-AEE Airbus A321 231 6534 Etihad Airways
A6-AEF Airbus A321 231 6554 Etihad Airways
A6-AEG Airbus A321 231 6731 Etihad Airways
A6-AEH Airbus A321 231 6760 Etihad Airways
A6-AEJ Airbus A321 231 6842 Etihad Airways
A6-AFC Airbus A330 343E 1167 Etihad Airways
A6-AFD Airbus A330 343E 1205 Etihad Airways
A6-AFF Airbus A330 343E 1245 Etihad Airways
A6-ALN Boeing B.777 2ANER 29953 Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight
A6-APC Airbus A380 861 176 Etihad Airways
A6-APD Airbus A380 861 180 Etihad Airways
A6-APE Airbus A380 861 191 Etihad Airways
A6-APF Airbus A380 861 195 Etihad Airways
A6-APG Airbus A380 861 198 Etihad Airways
A6-APH Airbus A380 861 199 Etihad Airways
A6-AUH Boeing B.737NG 8EX BBJ233473 Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight
A6-BLA Boeing B.787 9 39646 Etihad Airways
A6-BLE Boeing B.787 9 39650 Etihad Airways
A6-BLG Boeing B.787 9 39652 Etihad Airways
A6-DCA Airbus A330 223F 1032 Etihad Airways
A6-DCC Airbus A330 243F 1414 Etihad Airways
A6-DDA Boeing B.777 FFX 39682 Etihad Airways
A6-DDC Boeing B.777 FFX 39691 Etihad Airways
A6-DDD Boeing B.777 FFX 62744 Etihad Airways
A6-DDE Boeing B.777 FFX 62745 Etihad Airways
A6-EHC Airbus A340 541 761 Etihad Airways
A6-EHD Airbus A340 541 783 Etihad Airways
A6-EHE Airbus A340 642X 829 Etihad Airways
A6-EHF Airbus A340 642X 837 Etihad Airways
A6-EHJ Airbus A340 642X 933 Etihad Airways
A6-EIC Airbus A320 232 2167 Etihad Airways
A6-EID Airbus A319 132 1947 Etihad Airways
A6-EIE Airbus A319 132 1955 Etihad Airways
A6-EIF Airbus A320 232 3004 Etihad Airways
A6-EIG Airbus A320 232 3050 Etihad Airways
A6-EII Airbus A320 232 3713 Fly Nas
A6-EIJ Airbus A320 232 3902 Etihad Airways
A6-EIK Airbus A320 232 3676 Etihad Airways
A6-EIL Airbus A320 232 4066 Etihad Airways
A6-EIM Airbus A320 232 4077 Etihad Airways
A6-EIN Airbus A320 232 4124 Etihad Airways
A6-EIO Airbus A320 232 4934 Etihad Airways
A6-EIP Airbus A320 232 5095 Etihad Airways
A6-EIR Airbus A320 232 5407 Etihad Airways
A6-EIS Airbus A320 232 5714 Etihad Airways
A6-EIT Airbus A320 232 5791 Etihad Airways
A6-EIV Airbus A320 232 5882 Etihad Airways
A6-EIX Airbus A320 232 6134 Etihad Airways
A6-EIZ Airbus A320 211 350 Etihad Airways
A6-EJA Airbus A320 232 6527 Etihad Airways
A6-ETA Boeing B.777 3FXER 34597 Etihad Airways
A6-ETC Boeing B.777 3FXER 34599 Etihad Airways
A6-ETD Boeing B.777 3FXER 34600 Etihad Airways
A6-ETE Boeing B.777 3FXER 34601 Etihad Airways
A6-ETF Boeing B.777 3FXER 39700 Etihad Airways
A6-ETJ Boeing B.777 3FXER 39685 Etihad Airways
A6-ETL Boeing B.777 3FXER 39687 Etihad Airways
A6-ETM Boeing B.777 3FXER 39688 Etihad Airways
A6-ETO Boeing B.777 3FXER 39690 Etihad Airways
A6-ETP Boeing B.777 3FXER 41699 Etihad Airways
A6-ETQ Boeing B.777 3FXER 41700 Etihad Airways
A6-ETR Boeing B.777 3FXER 41701 Etihad Airways
A6-EYD Airbus A330 243 658 Etihad Airways
A6-EYE Airbus A330 243 688 Etihad Airways
A6-EYF Airbus A330 243 717 Etihad Airways
A6-EYG Airbus A330 243 724 Etihad Airways
A6-EYH Airbus A330 243 729 Etihad Airways
A6-EYI Airbus A330 243 730 Etihad Airways
A6-EYK Airbus A330 243 788 Etihad Airways
A6-EYM Airbus A330 243 824 Etihad Airways
A6-EYN Airbus A330 243 832 Etihad Airways
A6-EYO Airbus A330 243 852 Etihad Airways
A6-EYR Airbus A330 243 975 Etihad Airways
A6-EYT Airbus A330 243 1486 Etihad Airways
A6-EYU Airbus A330 243 1521 Etihad Airways
A6-JAF Boeing B.777 35RER 35164 Jet Airways
A6-LRB Boeing B.777 237LR 36301 Etihad Airways
A6-LRC Boeing B.777 237LR 36302 Etihad Airways
A6-LRD Boeing B.777 237LR 36303 Etihad Airways
A6-PFA Boeing B.747 8Z5 BBJ 37500 Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight
A6-RRC Airbus A319 112 1618 Rotana Jet Aviation
A6-SIL Boeing B.777 35RER 36563 Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight
A7-LAC Airbus A320 214 6494 Qatar Airways
A7-LAD Airbus A320 214 6529 Qatar Airways
A7-LAE Airbus A320 214 6622 Al Maha Airways
A9C-AM Airbus A320 214 4827 Gulf Air
A9C-AQ Airbus A320 214 5175 Gulf Air
AP-BLB Airbus A320 214 2155 Pakistan International Air
AP-BLH Airbus A320 232 542 Shaheen Air International
AP-BLZ Airbus A320 216 2944 Pakistan International Air
D-ABXB Airbus A330 223 322 Air Berlin
D-ALPB Airbus A330 223 432 Air Berlin
D-ALPD Airbus A330 223 454 Air Berlin
G-ZBKF Boeing B.787 9 38622 British Airways
HZ-AS22 Airbus A320 214 4484 Saudia
HZ-AS43 Airbus A320 214 4517 Saudia
HZ-ASF Airbus A320 214 4955 Saudia
HZ-ASL Airbus A321 211 4838 Saudia
I-DISU Boeing B.777 243ER 32858 Alitalia
I-EJGA Airbus A330 203 825 Alitalia
I-EJGB Airbus A330 203 831 Alitalia
JY-AYT Airbus A321 231 5099 Royal Jordanian Airlines
JY-BAB Boeing B.787 8 35319 Royal Jordanian Airlines
N543JN McDonnell Douglas MD-1148543 al white
N546JN McDonnell Douglas MD-1148546 all white
PH-BHA Boeing B.787 9 36113 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BHC Boeing B.787 9 38760 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PT-MVL Airbus A330 203 700 TAM
RA-76951 Ilyushin IL-76 TD-90VD 2073421704Volga-Dnepr Airlines
RP-C8785 Airbus A330 343 1475 Philippine Airlines
ST-MKW Airbus A320 214 3040 Sudan Airways
SU-GDV Airbus A330 343E 1246 Egypt Air
T7-MRF Airbus A320 232 7006 Middle East Airlines
TC-JTD Airbus A321 231 6822 Turkish Airlines
VT-AXM Boeing B.737NG 8HG 36326 Air India Express
VT-GHB Boeing B.737NG 86N 60695 Air India Express
VT-JBG Boeing B.737NG 8AL 35083 Jet Airways
VT-JBS Boeing B.737NG 85R 36698 Jet Airways
VT-JGG Boeing B.737NG 8FH 29668 Jet Airways
VT-JTC Boeing B.737NG 8BK 29685 Jet Airways
VT-SCT Airbus A319 112 4029 Air India
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