Hi all,
got back from my annual trip to Japan, so I am posting the report here.
In the morning of 28th July, my father drove me to Budapest, where I was supposed to take a Helvetic F100 flight to Zurich, but not before logging a couple
of frames. Didn't log a lot of them, but still I got 6 new ones, highlight being the Kras Air 762. I did spot airside from the connecting passage between T2A
and T2B, which offers some windows with view of the hangar area and the runway.
2009/07/28 Budapest Ferihegy
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REQ: A300 UPS landing at 7AM
REQ: 2x B737 Aeroflot Nord in front of the hangar where the Il-76 used to be
REQ: 2x B737 All White in front of the hangar where the Il-76 used to be; one of them seemed like OM-CLD, confirmation anyone?
D-ABEW Boeing B.737 330 Lufthansa 27905
EI-GBA* Boeing B.767 266ER Kras Air 23180
ER-SFB* Saab 2000 Moldavian Airlines 022
G-EUUP Airbus A.320 232 British Airways 2038
HA-LHB* Boeing B.767 27GER Malev 27049
HA-LOB Boeing B.737NG 7Q8 Malev 29346
HA-LOG* Boeing B.737NG 6Q8 Malev 28261
HA-LOH Boeing B.737NG 8Q8 Malev 30667
HA-LQD* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Malev 4063
HB-JVC* Fokker F.100 Helvetic Airways 11501
After the hour and a half long flight, we landed at ZRH, where I only had 1:30 for the transit, however I did have time to make a couple of frames and
scrapes after I moved to the midfield terminal. Spotting is done there easily, since it is a glass structure and you have good view of one of the runways
plus some taxiways there. In about 45 minutes, I was able to log the following. Not bad result getting another 6 new frames and 2 scrapes in that short time.
The movements were all common, but was glad to log my first Swiss A333, HB-JHB.
2009/07/28 Zurich Kloten
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4X-EKI* Boeing B.737NG 86N EL AL 28587
9V-SWR Boeing B.777 312ER Singapore Airlines 34583
G-BXAS* AVRO 146 RJ100 BA CityFlyer E3301
HB-IHS Boeing B.757 2G5 Air Berlin 30394
HB-IJM Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 635
HB-IJX+ Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 1762
HB-IQA Airbus A.330 223 Swiss International Air Lines 229
HB-IQC Airbus A.330 223 Swiss International Air Lines 249
HB-IQQ* Airbus A.330 223 Swiss International Air Lines 322
HB-IQZ* Airbus A.330 243 Edelweiss Air 369
HB-JHB* Airbus A.330 343E Swiss International Air Lines 1018
HB-JID McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Hello 53460
HB-JMF Airbus A.340 313E Swiss International Air Lines 561
HB-JMK+ Airbus A.340 313X Swiss International Air Lines 169
HB-JML+ Airbus A.340 313X Swiss International Air Lines 263
HB-JVE Fokker F.100 Helvetic Airways 11459
HS-TNB* Airbus A.340 642 Thai Airways International 681
PH-BTH Boeing B.737 306 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 28719
UR-GAQ Boeing B.737 33R/W Ukraine International Airlines 28869
The 12 hour long flight to Tokyo was operated by Swiss A343 HB-JMF and soon we were landing at NRT, at around 8AM. After quickly passing through immigration
and customs and calling my parents and grandparents, that I've arrived, I did spot for a couple of hours before taking the bus to Saitama, where my
grandparents live. Out of the 44 logged aircraft, 24 were new for me, again quite a good score. The highlight, but at the same time a bit of a disappointment
was the Vladivostok Avia A320, since I was expecting it to be a Tu204.
2009/07/29 Tokyo Narita
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REQ: A380 Singapore Airlines
9M-MRO* Boeing B.777 2H6ER Malaysia Airlines 28420
9V-SVI* Boeing B.777 212ER Singapore Airlines 32316
B-HNI* Boeing B.777 367 Cathay Pacific Airways 27508
B-LDF* Airbus A.300 F4-605R Air Hong Kong 860
B-2840* Boeing B.757 2Z0 Air China 27270
B-6085* Airbus A.330 343E China Eastern Airlines 836
B-18701* Boeing B.747 409F China Airlines 30759
D-ABVB Boeing B.747 430 Lufthansa 23817
D-AIGX* Airbus A.340 313X Lufthansa 354
EI-DBL Boeing B.777 243ER Alitalia 32781
G-BNLV* Boeing B.747 436 British Airways 25427
G-VBUG* Airbus A.340 642 Virgin Atlantic Airways 804
HB-JMF Airbus A.340 313E Swiss International Air Lines 561
HL7241 Airbus A.300 B4-622R Korean Air 662
HL7488 Boeing B.747 4B5 Korean Air 26394
HS-TGK Boeing B.747 4D7 Thai Airways International 24993
HS-TJR* Boeing B.777 2D7ER Thai Airways International 34586
I-DISO* Boeing B.777 243ER Alitalia 32857
JA02KZ Boeing B.747 481F Nippon Cargo Airlines 34017
JA05KZ Boeing B.747 4KZF Nippon Cargo Airlines 36132
JA10AN* Boeing B.737NG 781ER/W All Nippon Airways 33879
JA317J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35346
JA319J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35348
JA402J Boeing B.747 446F Japan Airlines 33749
JA612J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33848
JA616J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 35813
JA618J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 35815
JA632J Boeing B.767 346F Japan Airlines 35817
JA710J Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 33395
JA711J* Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 33396
JA780A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 34895
JA812J Boeing B.747 346 Japan Airlines 23067
JA8085 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 25260
JA8909 Boeing B.747 446BCF Japan Airlines 26353
N522FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48476
N578FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48458
N579FE* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48470
N857NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 633
N13227* Boeing B.737NG 824/W Continental Airlines 28788
N69063 Boeing B.767 424ER Continental Airlines 29458
PH-BQH* Boeing B.777 206ER KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 32705
PK-GPG* Airbus A.330 341 Garuda Indonesia 165
RP-C3331 Airbus A.330 301 Philippine Airlines 184
VP-BRB* Airbus A.320 212 Vladivostok Air 528
After two days spent without aviation, I got the need to log some frames again, so I went to a museum nearby my grandparents' house. Mostly military stuff,
but a little civil as there. The main reason to go there was the YS-11 of ANK preserved there.
2009/07/31 Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
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25-5856* Fuji Hatsutaka T-1 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
52-0099* North American Texan T-6G Japanese Air Self Defence Force
91-1143* Curtiss C-46 A-60-CK Japanese Air Self Defence Force 293
JA5170* Cessna 310 P Turbo Private 310P-0205
JA8732* Namco YS-11 A-213 Air Nippon 2101
2009/07/31 Tokorozawa Aviation Museum NOT IN MY DB
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41547 HU1B
50002 V44
535025 L5E
JA0148 K14 glider
JG-0001 H19
JG-0001 KAL2
JG-0508 T34A
JG-1065 OH6J
JG-2032 L21
The next couple of days was spent doing some non-aviation stuff, and then I decided to visit another place close to the place of my stay, the Iruma Air Base.
The main reason of the visit were the active YS-11s of JASDF as well as the business-jets of JASDF. Was quite surprised about how busy the base was and was
satisfied by the number of the aircraft I came here to see (4 YS-11s and 3 bizjets). Finally, I wasn't disappointed about the number of C-1s either, since I
like transporters and the C-130 was a nice bonus. Here is what I got.
2009/08/04 Iruma JASDF Base
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05-3255* Gulfstream Aerospace GIV SP Japanese Air Self Defence Force 1359
06-5631* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
06-5641* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
12-1160* Namco YS-11 FC A-218 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 2159
12-1161* Namco YS-11 EB A-402 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 2160
12-1162* Namco YS-11 EA A-402 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 2161
29-3041* British Aerospace 125 U-125 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258215
36-5708* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5723* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
48-1004* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8004
52-1151* Namco YS-11 FC 103 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 2008
56-5736* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
56-5739* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
57-4492* Kawasaki CH-47 Chinook JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
66-5747* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
66-5748* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
75-1075* Lockheed Hercules C-130H Japanese Air Self Defence Force 5088
75-3251* Gulfstream Aerospace GIV SP Japanese Air Self Defence Force 1270
78-1023* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8023
78-1025* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8025
78-1026* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8026
86-5765* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
98-1029* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8029
2009/08/04 Iruma JASDF Base NOT IN MY DB
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97-4498 CH47 JASDF
JA6814 BK117 Japanese Police
The next day, I visited another aviation museum, in Kakamigahara, near Gifu Air Base. Again, mostly military stuff, but as with Tokorozawa, the main reason
for this visit was another YS-11 here, JA8731.
2009/08/05 Kakamigahara Museum
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4782* Kawasaki Neptune P-2J Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 7081
9078* Shin-Meiwa US-1A Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 2008
31058* Hughes 369 OH-6J Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
31081* Hughes 369 OH-6J Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
51804* Kawasaki/Vertol KV-107 IIA-4 Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
05-5810* Fuji Hatsutaka T-1 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
11-5547* Fuji T-3 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 047
19-5173* Mitsubishi T-2 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 132
36-8515* Lockheed F-104 Starfighter J Japanese Air Self Defence Force 3015
61-5221* Kawasaki T-33 Shooting Star A Japanese Air Self Defence Force
JA3263* Fuji FA-200 160 Aero Subaru Private KAI-1
JA3483* Fuji FA-200 180 Aero Subaru Private 51
JA8731* Namco YS-11 A-213 Air Nippon 2099
2009/08/05 Kakamigahara Museum NOT IN MY DB
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1001 Salmson 2A-2
2500 KHR-1
8501 NAL Asuka STOL
JA2091 Mita T3mod glider
JA2114 glider
JA2235 glider
JA3084 KAT1
JA3251 N62
JA7110 B47G3B-KH4
JA9093 SA316 Nagoya Fire Department
JQ0003 BK117
9911 UF-XS
After zero pure civil spotting, I had the urge to visit some busy civil airport again, and so the airport of my choice was Tokyo Narita with the intention of
doing some night photography there. Because of that fact, I left home in the afternoon, so this log is what I got in 4 or 5 hours rather than during whole
day. Made only 20 out of over 60 logged, but it was compensated by the nightshots I got. The highlight was the Vladivostok Avia again, but this time finally
with the Tu204.
2009/08/06 Tokyo Narita
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B-HLN* Airbus A.330 343X Cathay Pacific Airways 389
B-HLT Airbus A.330 343X Cathay Pacific Airways 439
B-LDE* Airbus A.300 F4-605R Air Hong Kong 859
B-2471 Boeing B.747 4J6 SCD Air China 29071
B-18201 Boeing B.747 409 China Airlines 28709
B-18203* Boeing B.747 409 China Airlines 28711
B-18806* Airbus A.340 313X China Airlines 433
C-FITL Boeing B.777 333ER Air Canada 35256
EP-IAB Boeing B.747 SP86 Iran Air 20999
F-GSQY* Boeing B.777 328ER Air France 35678
HL7530 Boeing B.777 2B5ER Korean Air 27945
HL7531 Boeing B.777 2B5ER Korean Air 27946
HS-TGW Boeing B.747 4D7 Thai Airways International 27724
JA04KZ Boeing B.747 481F Nippon Cargo Airlines 34283
JA320J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35349
JA603F Boeing B.767 381F All Nippon Airways 33510
JA603J Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 32888
JA618J Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 35815
JA623J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 36131
JA710J Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 33395
JA735J Boeing B.777 346ER Japan Airlines 32434
JA740J* Boeing B.777 346ER Japan Airlines 36127
JA781A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 27041
JA8076 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24777
JA8078 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24870
JA8913 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 26359
JA8919 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 27100
JA8998* Boeing B.737 446 JAL Express 28994
N105UA Boeing B.747 451 United Airlines 26473
N178DN Boeing B.767 332ER Delta Air Lines 25143
N179UA Boeing B.747 422 United Airlines 25158
N181UA* Boeing B.747 422 United Airlines 25278
N182UA* Boeing B.747 422 United Airlines 25279
N226UA Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 30226
N304UP* Boeing B.767 34AF United Parcel Service 27242
N540US Boeing B.757 251/W Northwest Airlines 26487
N661US Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 23719
N663US Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 23818
N665US* Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 23820
N672US Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 30267
N673US Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 30268
N675NW Boeing B.747 451 Delta Air Lines 33001
N777AN Boeing B.777 223ER American Airlines 29585
N784UA Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 26951
N788UA Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 26942
N791AN Boeing B.777 223ER American Airlines 30254
N795UA Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 26927
N814NW Airbus A.330 323E Northwest Airlines 806
N820NW* Airbus A.330 323E Northwest Airlines 859
N821NW Airbus A.330 323E Northwest Airlines 865
N854NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 620
N857NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 633
N860NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 778
N865DA Boeing B.777 232ER Delta Air Lines 29737
N7600K Boeing B.737NG 7BC/W BBJ SAS Institute Inc 32628
N16065 Boeing B.767 332ER Delta Air Lines 30199
N26232* Boeing B.737NG 824/W Continental Airlines 28942
N76010* Boeing B.777 224ER Continental Airlines 29480
N78004 Boeing B.777 224ER Continental Airlines 27580
RA-64044* Tupolev Tu-204 300 Vladivostok Air 1450744564044
RP-C3331 Airbus A.330 301 Philippine Airlines 184
RP-C3335* Airbus A.330 301 Philippine Airlines 189
VH-EBE* Airbus A.330 202 Jetstar Airways 842
VH-EBF* Airbus A.330 202 Jetstar Airways 853
Since I really enjoyed the nightshooting the previous day, I decided to do it again the next day, this time leaving home even later, arriving just before
sunset. Again logged only a couple of frames, but still got 13 frames and 1 scrape.
2009/08/07 Tokyo Narita
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9V-SPN Boeing B.747 412 Singapore Airlines 28031
B-HLD* Airbus A.330 342 Cathay Pacific Airways 102
B-2306* Airbus A.300 B4-605RF China Cargo Airlines 521
B-6024* Airbus A.319 132 Air China 2015
B-18210 Boeing B.747 409 China Airlines 33734
C-FIUR Boeing B.777 333ER Air Canada 35242
F-GSQH* Boeing B.777 328ER Air France 32711
JA06KZ Boeing B.747 4KZF Nippon Cargo Airlines 36133
JA317J Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35346
JA608J Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33497
JA613A* Boeing B.767 381ER All Nippon Airways 33507
JA717A Boeing B.777 281ER All Nippon Airways 33415
JA8076 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24777
JA8077* Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24784
JA8087 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 26346
JA8922 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 27646
JA8987 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 28553
N120UA Boeing B.747 422 United Airlines 29166
N181UA Boeing B.747 422 United Airlines 25278
N216UA* Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 30549
N543US Boeing B.757 251 Northwest Airlines 26490
N544US Boeing B.757 251/W Northwest Airlines 26491
N550NW* Boeing B.757 251/W Northwest Airlines 26497
N756AM Boeing B.777 223ER American Airlines 30264
N781AN* Boeing B.777 223ER American Airlines 29586
N856NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 631
N863DA* Boeing B.777 232ER Delta Air Lines 29735
RP-C7475+ Boeing B.747 469 SCD Philippine Airlines 27663
VH-EBD* Airbus A.330 201 Jetstar Airways 513
VH-EBF Airbus A.330 202 Jetstar Airways 853
VH-QPG* Airbus A.330 303 QANTAS 603
VP-BIG* Boeing B.747 46NERF AirBridge Cargo 35420
The next evening I left Saitama for Sapporo, where an airshow was about to be held at the Chitose Airbase. I spent a couple of hours in the morning there and
in the afternoon, after photographing the static, I moved over to the civil side to get some more JA registrations. Firstly here is the log of the airshow.
Was glad to bag another YS-11.
2009/08/09 Chitose Airshow
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5100* Kawasaki Orion P-3C Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 9097
8300* Mitsubishi S-70 SH-60J Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 1100
9304* Beechcraft King Air LC-90 Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force LJ-1281
31203* Hughes 369 OH-6D Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
41703* Bell UH-1 Iroquois H Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
73450* Bell AH-1 Cobra S Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
164685* McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet F/A-18D United States Marine Corps 1118
164947* McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet F/A-18D United States Marine Corps 1247
02-1158* Namco YS-11 P A-402 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 2150
06-5646* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
18-4553* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
18-4574* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
20-1101* Boeing B.747 47C Japanese Air Self Defence Force 24730
22-8940* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
26-5804* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
28-4556* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
41-5055* Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk Japanese Air Self Defence Force TX-05
42-8830* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
42-8832* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
42-8842* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
42-8949* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
45-1074* Lockheed Hercules C-130H Japanese Air Self Defence Force 5017
46-5725 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5726* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5728* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5729* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5730 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
49-3043* British Aerospace 125 U-125 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258242
52-3002* British Aerospace 125 U-125A Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258247
52-8853* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
52-8861* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
52-8955* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
54-3456* Grumman Hawkeye E-2C Japanese Air Self Defence Force
56-5738* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
56-5932* Fuji T-7 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
57-6907* McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom RF-4EJ kai Japanese Air Self Defence Force 4603
66-5745* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
72-8880* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
72-8885* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
76-8689* Lockheed F-104 Starfighter J Japanese Air Self Defence Force 3189
78-1025 Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8025
92-3886* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CJ United States Air Force CC-128
92-3894* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CJ United States Air Force CC-136
92-8094* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle DJ Japanese Air Self Defence Force
95-3254* Gulfstream Aerospace GIV SP Japanese Air Self Defence Force 1326
96-5772* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
JA861A* Raytheon Aircraft Company Super King Air B350 Japanese Coast Guard FL-180
2009/08/09 Chitose Airshow NOT IN MY DB
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12-3016 U125 JASDF
23055 B350 JGSDF
77-4497 CH47 JASDF
JA20TD Discus
I stayed till around 6PM at the civil side and here is what I logged. Only 14 new frames, but I got another active YS-11, this time even with civil reg. The
N-regged bizjet was also a nice bonus to mix up the regular traffic.
2009/08/09 Sapporo New Chitose
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B-HOS* Boeing B.747 467 Cathay Pacific Airways 24850
B-16709 Boeing B.777 35EER EVA Air 33753 6-8-2008
B-18606* Boeing B.737NG 809/W China Airlines 28405
B-18617 Boeing B.737NG 809/W China Airlines 29106
HL7710 Airbus A.330 323X Korean Air 490
JA02HC Saab 340 B Hokkaido Air System 440
JA003D McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53557
JA03RJ* Canadair CRJ 200ER Ibex Airlines 7624
JA009D Boeing B.777 289 Japan Airlines 27641
JA53AN* Boeing B.737NG 881/W Air Nippon 33891
JA98AD Boeing B.767 33AER Hokkaido International Airlines 27476
JA301J Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35330
JA307K* Boeing B.737 54K Air Next 29795
JA705A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 29029
JA737Q Boeing B.737NG 86N/W Skymark Airlines 35228
JA756A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 27039
JA846C De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4107
JA8020* McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53360
JA8062* McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53352
JA8066 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53356
JA8069 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53357
JA8084 Boeing B.747 446D Japan Airlines 25214
JA8099 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25292
JA8196 Boeing B.737 54K Hokkaido International Airlines 27966
JA8258 Boeing B.767 381 Hokkaido International Airlines 23758
JA8259* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 23759
JA8268 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 23963
JA8271* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24002
JA8342 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27445
JA8387 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 196
JA8567 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25656
JA8569 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27050
JA8578 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25658
JA8677 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25662
JA8782* Namco YS-11 A-213 Japanese Coast Guard 2167
JA8943 Boeing B.777 346 Japan Airlines 28395
JA8947 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 685
JA8956 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25640
JA8961* Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25644
JA8976* Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 27659
JA8981 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27364
JA8985 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27652
JA8997* Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 658
N604DE* Canadair CL604 Challenger Duke Energy Business Services LLC 5471
After returning from Hokkaido, I needed a little rest, so another visit to an airport was not before the 13th. I decided to visit NRT again, this time in the
morning and then transfer to HND to spend an hour there before going to Tokyo to do some non-aviation stuff.
The visit to NRT was quite successful with 32 new frames made, including a new 747SP for me, EP-IAA and the Sky Team colored AM 767 XA-JBC.
2009/08/13 Tokyo Narita
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9V-SKC Airbus A.380 841 Singapore Airlines 6
B-HND* Boeing B.777 267 Cathay Pacific Airways 27264
B-HNI Boeing B.777 367 Cathay Pacific Airways 27508
B-LDH* Airbus A.300 F4-605R Air Hong Kong 871
B-2839* Boeing B.757 2Z0 Air China 27269
B-6093* Airbus A.330 243 Air China 884
B-18202 Boeing B.747 409 China Airlines 28710
D-ABVW Boeing B.747 430 Lufthansa 29493
D-AIGU Airbus A.340 313X Lufthansa 321
EI-DBL Boeing B.777 243ER Alitalia 32781
EP-IAA* Boeing B.747 SP86 Iran Air 20998
F-GLZN* Airbus A.340 313X Air France 245
G-CIVB* Boeing B.747 436 British Airways 25811
G-VGAS Airbus A.340 642 Virgin Atlantic Airways 639
HB-JMG* Airbus A.340 313E Swiss International Air Lines 562
HL7239* Airbus A.300 B4-622R Korean Air 627
HL7417* Boeing B.747 48E Asiana Airlines 25779
HL7439 Boeing B.747 4B5ERF Korean Air 33516
HL7532 Boeing B.777 3B5 Korean Air 28371
HL7533* Boeing B.777 3B5 Korean Air 27948
HL7573* Boeing B.777 3B5 Korean Air 27952
HL7720 Airbus A.330 323X Korean Air 550
HS-TGF* Boeing B.747 4D7 Thai Airways International 33770
HS-TJF Boeing B.777 2D7 Thai Airways International 27731
JA08KZ Boeing B.747 4KZF Nippon Cargo Airlines 36135
JA308J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35337
JA312J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35341
JA401J Boeing B.747 446F Japan Airlines 33748
JA402J Boeing B.747 446F Japan Airlines 33749
JA601J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 32886
JA602F* Boeing B.767 381F All Nippon Airways 33509
JA603F Boeing B.767 381F All Nippon Airways 33510
JA606J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33495
JA609J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33845
JA611J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33847
JA618J Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 35815
JA631J Boeing B.767 346F Japan Airlines 35816
JA707J* Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 32894
JA709J Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 32896
JA711J Boeing B.777 246ER Japan Airlines 33396
JA715A Boeing B.777 281ER All Nippon Airways 32646
JA731A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 28281
JA732J Boeing B.777 346ER Japan Airlines 32430
JA734A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 32649
JA736A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 34893
JA736J Boeing B.777 346ER Japan Airlines 32435
JA778A Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 32651
JA783A* Boeing B.777 381ER All Nippon Airways 27940
JA8075 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24427
JA8080* Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24886
JA8082 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 25212
JA8086* Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 25308
JA8089 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 26342
JA8098 Boeing B.747 481 All Nippon Airways 25207
JA8358 Boeing B.767 381ER All Nippon Airways 25616
JA8918 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 27650
JA8920 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 27648
JA8946 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 669
JA8987 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 28553
LN-RKG* Airbus A.340 313X Scandinavian Airlines System 424
N542US* Boeing B.757 251 Northwest Airlines 26489
N577FE* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48469
N593FE* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48551
N601FE* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48401
N639US Boeing B.747 251F Northwest Airlines 23887
N675NW Boeing B.747 451 Northwest Airlines 33001
N853NW Airbus A.330 223 Northwest Airlines 618
N14235 Boeing B.737NG 824/W Continental Airlines 28947
N78060* Boeing B.767 424ER Continental Airlines 29455
OH-LQC Airbus A.340 313E Finnair 844
PH-BFA Boeing B.747 406 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 23999
PK-GPG Airbus A.330 341 Garuda Indonesia 165
RP-C3337 Airbus A.330 301 Philippine Airlines 200
VP-BAX Boeing B.767 36NER Aeroflot Russian Airlines 30109
VT-IWA* Airbus A.330 223 Air India 353
XA-JBC* Boeing B.767 284ER AeroMexico 24762
The transfer to HND took about two hours. At HND I spotted from the observation deck on top of the ANA terminal. Got 14 new frames, 13 JA ones and 1 VP
regged bizjet. The highlight was another YS-11, which was parked in the hangar and logged from the monorail back to Tokyo.
2009/08/13 Tokyo Haneda
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JA02MC* Airbus A.320 214 StarFlyer 2658
JA010D Boeing B.777 289 Japan Airlines 27642
JA011D Airbus A.300 B4-622R Japan Airlines 783
JA98AD Boeing B.767 33AER Hokkaido International Airlines 27476
JA301J Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35330
JA309J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35338
JA313J Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35342
JA500A* Gulfstream Aerospace GV Japanese Coast Guard 683
JA703A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 27034
JA705A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 29029
JA711A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 33406
JA714A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 28276
JA737A Boeing B.737 46Q Skynet Asia Airways 29000
JA751A* Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28272
JA753A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28273
JA754A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 27939
JA755A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28275
JA767D Boeing B.767 36NER Skymark Airlines 30847
JA8029 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53361
JA8066 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53356
JA8256* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 23756
JA8259 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 23759
JA8274 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24005
JA8289 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24416
JA8322 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25618
JA8359 Boeing B.767 381ER All Nippon Airways 25617
JA8376 Airbus A.300 B4-622R Japan Airlines 617
JA8384* Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 151
JA8389 Airbus A.320 211 Air Nippon 219
JA8396 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 482
JA8397 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 27311
JA8499* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49283
JA8561 Airbus A.300 B4-622R Japan Airlines 670
JA8562 Airbus A.300 B4-622R Japan Airlines 679
JA8566 Airbus A.300 B4-622R Japan Airlines 730
JA8567 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25656
JA8568* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25657
JA8579 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25659
JA8674* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25661
JA8709* Namco YS-11 A-212 Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau 2084
JA8908 Boeing B.747 446D Japan Airlines 26352
JA8934* Boeing B.737 4K5 Japan TransOcean Air 27830
JA8945* Boeing B.777 346 Japan Airlines 28397
JA8957 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25642
JA8959 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25646
JA8960* Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 25643
JA8964 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 27163
JA8969 Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 27032
JA8978 Boeing B.777 289 Japan Airlines 27637
JA8985 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27652
JA8997 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 658
VP-CNY* Bombardier BD-700 Global Express XRS New Yorker Publications 9270
Another visit to an airport came soon, taking an early morning shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka. First airport on the list was Kansai Airport, where I stayed
till the afternoon. Spotting at KIX is easy from the observation building, to which you can get by a shuttle bus that costs 100JPY. On the day I was there,
they even held some concert on the terrace, so there was a really good atmosphere and I really enjoyed the day there.
I got over 30 frames, which is more than enough for a half-day. Highlights for me were the Cebu Pacific A319, Air Macau A321 and my first 767 with winglets,
and ANZ one - ZK-NCG.
2009/08/16 Osaka Kansai
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A6-ECI* Boeing B.777 31HER Emirates Airline 35580
A7-ACK Airbus A.330 202 Qatar Airways 792
B-HOY Boeing B.747 467 Cathay Pacific Airways 25351
B-MAR* Airbus A.321 131 Air Macau 597
B-2055 Boeing B.777 21BER China Southern Airlines 27524
B-2173* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F China Cargo Airlines 48497
B-2210* Airbus A.320 214 Air China 1296
B-2337* Airbus A.320 214 China Eastern Airlines 1357
B-2407* Airbus A.320 214 China Southern Airlines 2334
B-2510* Boeing B.737NG 8Z0 Air China 30071
B-2686* Boeing B.737NG 8Q8 Shanghai Airlines 28251
B-5084* Boeing B.737NG 79P China Eastern Airlines 33009
B-6315* Airbus A.320 214 Shenzhen Airlines 3153
B-6507* Airbus A.330 343E China Eastern Airlines 942
B-16303 Airbus A.330 203 EVA Air 555
B-18315* Airbus A.330 302 China Airlines 823
HL7553* Airbus A.330 323X Korean Air 267
HL7584* Airbus A.330 323X Korean Air 338
HL7709* Airbus A.330 323X Korean Air 484
HL7754* Airbus A.330 323X Asiana Airlines 845
HL7780* Boeing B.737NG 85F Jeju Air 28827
I-DISE Boeing B.777 243ER Alitalia 32856
JA02AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33872
JA03AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33873
JA04MC* Airbus A.320 214 StarFlyer 3025
JA07AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33900
JA09AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33878
JA12AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33881
JA15AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33888
JA205J Canadair CRJ 200ER J-Air 7767
JA308J Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35337
JA315J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35344
JA317J Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35346
JA321J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W Japan Airlines 35350
JA602J Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 32887
JA604J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 33493
JA609A Boeing B.767 381ER All Nippon Airways 32978
JA617J* Boeing B.767 346ER Japan Airlines 35814
JA953A* Saab 340 B Japanese Coast Guard 362
JA8077 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 24784
JA8088 Boeing B.747 446 Japan Airlines 26341
JA8232 Boeing B.767 246 Japan Airlines 23213
JA8233 Boeing B.767 246 Japan Airlines 23214
JA8257 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 23757
JA8261 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49462
JA8265* Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 23961
JA8267 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 23962
JA8357 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25293
JA8399* Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 27313
JA8400 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 554
JA8670* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25660
JA8931 Boeing B.737 429 Japan TransOcean Air 25247
N529FE* McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F FedEx Express 48624
N785UA Boeing B.777 222ER United Airlines 26954
RP-C3196* Airbus A.319 111 Cebu Pacific Air 2821
SU-GBN Airbus A.340 212 Egypt Air 159
VH-EBC* Airbus A.330 201 Jetstar Airways 506
VT-EJG* Airbus A.310 304 Air India 406
ZK-NCG* Boeing B.767 319ER/W Air New Zealand 26912
The next day was dedicated solely to getting JA frames, and so after a night at an internet caffee (I love the Japanese ones, where you have shower, free
drinks and a small private compartment with a mat the size of a single bed), I took a train to Sone station, where I rented a bike (just 300JPY/day). I
cycled to the airport, first stopping below the approach path and then going on to the Itami SkyPark, which is an excellent place with all the ammenities, as
snack shop, vending machines and toilets. There is even a screen showing the arrivals and departures. It is about 3km long and runs parallel to the runway.
Bagged over 25 JA frames, which was a nice score considering it was my 4th visit to Japan since I started spotting.
2009/08/17 Osaka Itami
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JA01FD* Eurocopter Dauphin AS.365 N3 Private 6691
JA01RJ Canadair CRJ 100LR Ibex Airlines 7052
JA02RJ Canadair CRJ 100LR Ibex Airlines 7033
JA003D McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53557
JA04RJ Canadair CRJ 200ER Ibex Airlines 7798
JA51AN* Boeing B.737NG 881/W Air Nippon 33886
JA53AN Boeing B.737NG 881/W Air Nippon 33891
JA55AN* Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33892
JA201J* Canadair CRJ 200ER J-Air 7452
JA207J Canadair CRJ 200ER J-Air 8050
JA208J* Canadair CRJ 200ER J-Air 8059
JA314J* Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35343
JA601A* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27943
JA701A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 27938
JA712A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 33407
JA751A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28272
JA753A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28273
JA754A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 27939
JA756A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 27039
JA771J Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27656
JA773J* Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27653
JA841C De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4072
JA842A* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4082
JA842C De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4073
JA844C* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4092
JA845A De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4096
JA846C De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4107
JA847A De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4099
JA847C* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4111
JA849C De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4133
JA850C* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Japan Air Commuter 4158
JA851A* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4109
JA852A De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4131
JA8029 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53361
JA8064 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53354
JA8256 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 23756
JA8262* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 JAL Express 49463
JA8269* Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 23964
JA8285* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24350
JA8288* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24415
JA8289 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24416
JA8290* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24417
JA8294* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49820
JA8295* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49821
JA8300 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 549
JA8313 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 534
JA8368* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24880
JA8374 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 JAL Express 53043
JA8385* Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 167
JA8392* Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 328
JA8394 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 383
JA8496 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49280
JA8498 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 49282
JA8554* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 81 Japan Airlines 53299
JA8568 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25657
JA8569 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27050
JA8654 Airbus A.320 211 All Nippon Airways 507
JA8669* Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27444
JA8670 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 25660
JA8704 Saab 340 B Japan Air Commuter 361
JA8887 Saab 340 B Japan Air Commuter 308
JA8900* Saab 340 B Japan Air Commuter 378
JA8938 Boeing B.737 4Q3 Japan TransOcean Air 29485
JA8939* Boeing B.737 4Q3 Japan TransOcean Air 29486
JA8943 Boeing B.777 346 Japan Airlines 28395
JA8983 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27366
JA8984 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27651
JA8985 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27652
JA8994* Boeing B.737 446 JAL Express 28097
JA8995 Boeing B.737 446 JAL Express 28831
After another night in the same internet caffee, I took the Hikari RailStar to Fukuoka in the morning. The airport is situated just 10 minutes by subway from
the main train station. At Fukuoka I spent only a couple of hours and in the early afternoon I took the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. Still I managed to get a
couple of new frames in that time. Bagged only 13, but among them was my first J-Air EMB-170 and another 3 non-Japense Asian narrowbodies, so was rather
satisfied.
2009/08/18 Fukuoka
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46-5724* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
68-1014* Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8014
9V-SRL Boeing B.777 212ER Singapore Airlines 32334
B-HNG* Boeing B.777 367 Cathay Pacific Airways 27505
B-2420* Airbus A.321 211 China Eastern Airlines 2895
B-18305 Airbus A.330 302 China Airlines 671
HL7598 Boeing B.777 2B5ER Korean Air 27949
HL7705* Boeing B.737NG 9B5 Korean Air 29990
HL7741* Airbus A.330 323X Asiana Airlines 708
JA001D McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53555
JA004D McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53558
JA008D Boeing B.777 289 Japan Airlines 27640
JA17AN Boeing B.737NG 781/W Air Nippon 33884
JA81AM De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q103 Amakusa Airlines 537
JA206J Canadair CRJ 200ER J-Air 7834
JA213J* Embraer EMB-170 100STD J-Air 17000285
JA302K* Boeing B.737 54K Air Nippon 28990
JA351K* Boeing B.737 5Y0 Air Next 25189
JA353K* Boeing B.737 5Y0 Air Next 26104
JA711A Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 33406
JA737M Boeing B.737NG 86N Skymark Airlines 32683
JA737P* Boeing B.737NG 8HX Skymark Airlines 29681
JA753A Boeing B.777 381 All Nippon Airways 28273
JA767D Boeing B.767 36NER Skymark Airlines 30847
JA845A De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4096
JA846A* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Air Nippon Network 4097
JA8065* McDonnell Douglas MD-90 30 Japan Airlines 53355
JA8265 Boeing B.767 346 Japan Airlines 23961
JA8368 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 24880
JA8569 Boeing B.767 381 All Nippon Airways 27050
JA8965 Boeing B.747 481D All Nippon Airways 27436
JA8969 Boeing B.777 281 All Nippon Airways 27032
JA8982 Boeing B.777 246 Japan Airlines 27365
JA8993 Boeing B.737 446 JAL Express 28087
N25201 Boeing B.737NG 824/W Continental Airlines 28958
The last two visits to airports before the return flight were to the airshows at Yokota and Matsushima. Firstly, here is the log from Yokota.
2009/08/22 Yokota Friendship Festival 2009
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5033* Kawasaki Orion P-3C Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 9030
8405* Sikorsky H-60 Seahawk SH-60 K Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
9304 Beechcraft King Air LC-90 Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force LJ-1281
31300* Hughes 369 OH-6D Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
41876* Bell UH-1 Iroquois J Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
43106* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
52966* Kawasaki CH-47 Chinook JA Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
164685 McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet F/A-18D United States Marine Corps 1118
165684* Boeing F-18 Hornet F/A-18D United States Marine Corps 1487
03-8103* Mitsubishi F-2 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
05-5151* Boeing C-17 A United States Air Force P151
18-4551* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60J Japanese Air Self Defence Force
56-5736 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
57-6912* McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom RF-4EJ kai Japanese Air Self Defence Force 4634
63-7982* Boeing B.707 KC-135R United States Air Force 18599
69-5831* Lockheed Hercules MC-130P United States Air Force 4380
69-6645* Bell 212 UH-1N United States Air Force 31051
71-1407* Boeing B.707 E-3B United States Air Force 20518
74-2071* Lockheed Hercules C-130H United States Air Force 4703
75-1077* Lockheed Hercules C-130H Japanese Air Self Defence Force 5108
77-8401* Mitsubishi F-4 Phantom EJ kai Japanese Air Self Defence Force 088
80-0164* Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt A United States Air Force A10-0514
80-0247* Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt A United States Air Force A10-0597
86-0078* Beechcraft 1900 C-12J United States Air Force UD-1
87-0042* Lockheed C-5 B United States Air Force 500-0128
88-0543* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CG United States Air Force 1C-145
89-2043* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CG United States Air Force 1C-196
90-0717* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CG United States Air Force 1C-325
90-0756* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CG United States Air Force 1C-364
90-0816* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CJ United States Air Force CC-16
90-0838* General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon DJ United States Air Force CD-5
92-3026* Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 U-125A Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258797
98-1029 Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8029
N4972R* Cessna 172 H Private 17256326
N5241F* Cessna 172 F Private 17253322
The Yokota Festival was also held on the next day, the 23rd, however there was also an airshow at Matsushima, so the choice was clear. Not so many aircraft as at the Chitose Airshow, but still worht the 2 hour shinkansen ride.
2009/08/23 Matsushima Airshow 2009
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5077* Kawasaki Orion P-3C Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force 9074
31224* Hughes 369 OH-6D Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
41847* Bell UH-1 Iroquois J Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
73471* Bell AH-1 Cobra S Japanese Ground Self Defence Force
163559* Beechcraft Super King Air UC-12F United States Marine Corps BU-7
164947 McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet F/A-18D United States Marine Corps 1247
01-5060* Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk Japanese Air Self Defence Force TX-10
02-3013* Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 U-125A Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258370
03-8106* Mitsubishi F-2 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
05-1085* Lockheed Hercules C-130H Japanese Air Self Defence Force 5214
07-6433* Mitsubishi F-4 Phantom RF-4EJ kai Japanese Air Self Defence Force 120
08-4570* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
08-4573* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
16-5658* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
26-5804 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
26-5805* Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
29-5176* Mitsubishi T-2 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 135
32-8080* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle DJ Japanese Air Self Defence Force
33-8120* Mitsubishi F-2 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
33-8121* Mitsubishi F-2 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
43-8127* Mitsubishi F-2 B Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5725 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5726 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5728 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
46-5730 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
54-3456 Grumman Hawkeye E-2C Japanese Air Self Defence Force
66-5745 Kawasaki T-4 Japanese Air Self Defence Force
72-3025* Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 U-125A Japanese Air Self Defence Force 258735
75-3251 Gulfstream Aerospace GIV SP Japanese Air Self Defence Force 1270
78-1023 Kawasaki C-1 Japanese Air Self Defence Force 8023
87-8411* Mitsubishi F-4 Phantom EJ kai Japanese Air Self Defence Force 098
88-4568* Mitsubishi S-70 UH-60JA Japanese Air Self Defence Force
Unfortunately, the day of my departure came soon, and so I found myself on Narita Express in the morning. I arrived about two hours before the departure, but due to long queues at check-in, security and immigrations, I arrived airside quite late, and I also had to buy some presents, so I only logged 6 frames, but only made one of them.
2009/08/26 Tokyo Narita
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EI-DBK Boeing B.777 243ER Alitalia 32783
HB-JMJ Airbus A.340 313X Swiss International Air Lines 150
HL7596 Boeing B.777 28EER Asiana Airlines 28681
HS-TGA Boeing B.747 4D7 Thai Airways International 32369
JA313J Boeing B.737NG 846/W JAL Express 35342
JA616A* Boeing B.767 381ER All Nippon Airways 35876
After the uneventful flight on HB-JMJ, we arrived in zurich, where I had 1:30 to make the transit. In that short time, I made 19 new frames, which was more than enough before boarding the last flight of the day and the trip. The highlight was my first Air Seychelles B767.
2009/08/27 Zurich Kloten
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9H-AEG Airbus A.319 112 Air Malta 2113
A6-ECL* Boeing B.777 36NER Emirates Airline 37704
D-ABGG* Airbus A.319 112 Air Berlin 3202
D-AFKB* Fokker F.100 Contact Air 11527
D-AGPK* Fokker F.100 Contact Air 11313
D-AIQM Airbus A.320 211 Lufthansa 268
D-AVRH AVRO 146 RJ85 Lufthansa Regional E2268
D-IFMC* Raytheon Aircraft Company Premier I Gebr Muller GmbH RB-27
EI-DEC* Airbus A.320 214 Aer Lingus 2217
EI-RJC* AVRO 146 RJ85 Air France E2333
EI-RJN* AVRO 146 RJ85 Air France E2351
G-BZAV AVRO 146 RJ100 BA CityFlyer E3331
HB-IJF* Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 562
HB-IJK Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 596
HB-IJL Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 603
HB-IJM Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 635
HB-IJP* Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 681
HB-IJU Airbus A.320 214 Swiss International Air Lines 1951
HB-IOD* Airbus A.321 111 Swiss International Air Lines 522
HB-IOL* Airbus A.321 111 Swiss International Air Lines 1144
HB-IPR Airbus A.319 112 Swiss International Air Lines 1018
HB-IXN AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3286
HB-IXW AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3272
HB-IYQ AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3384
HB-IYT* AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3380
HB-IYV AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3377
HB-IYZ AVRO 146 RJ100 Swiss International Air Lines E3338
HB-IZG* Saab 2000 Darwin Airline 010
HB-JHB Airbus A.330 343E Swiss International Air Lines 1018
HB-JMM* Airbus A.340 313X Swiss International Air Lines 154
HB-JVE Fokker F.100 Helvetic Airways 11459
HB-JVF* Fokker F.100 Helvetic Airways 11466
HB-JVG Fokker F.100 Helvetic Airways 11478
HB-LTZ* Piaggio P-180 Avanti II Fly Wings SA 1105
N1925M* Gulfstream Aerospace GIV SP Mannco LLC 1282
OE-HMS Dornier Do 328 Jet 300 Tyrolean Jet Service GmbH 3121
OE-LEK Airbus A.319 112 niki 3019
PH-BTI Boeing B.737 306 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 28720
S5-AAE Canadair CRJ 200LR Adria Airways 7170
S7-AHM* Boeing B.767 37DER Air Seychelles 26328
At Budapest I made only one frame, before getting my luggage and meeting my father, who took me home.
2009/08/27 Budapest Ferihegy
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D-ADHR* De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q402 Lufthansa Regional 4041
HA-LOC Boeing B.737NG 8Q8 Malev 32797
In conclusion, the trip, although not a pure spotting trip was excellent and Japan again fullfilled my expectations. The country provides excellent spotting oppurtunities, as well as photo locations and the variety of traffic at various japanese airports is also excellent. I also recommend you getting the Japan Rail Pass if you go to Japan. If I didn't have one, I would have visited a lot less airports. Unfortunately, this time, I wasn't able to visit Nagoya, due to the earthquake that occured on the day I wanted to go there, but since I am planning to move to Japan to study at university there in about a year, it was not that big problem, since hopefully I'll have a lot of spotting oppurtunities in Japan from the next year.
I hope you enjoyed the report, and I would like to thank you very much for reading it. If you need any details about spotting at certain Japanese airport, don't hesitate to contact me.
Best regards, Keishi.
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