There are quite some hotels around the airport. I know of at least four, but I am sure there are more. The problem however is, most of these are not well situated. Getting dinner is often a problem....United 777 wrote:Not sure if the following questions belongs in this forum. My brother and I are going to Beijing in May. We are supposed to travel with Emirates via Dubai leaving from Düsseldorf. For the moment we are looking for a place to stay in the Chinese capital. Could anyone of you recommend an airport hotel? Is it wise to stay in the center of Beijing and commute to and from the airport? Is it difficult to get to the runways and do some spotting? What are your experiences?
Is spotting from the terminal building possible for everyone or only for airside visitors? In the meantime I found an IBIS hotel quite near the airport. It should be easy to reach from the terminal, being really close to the first stop of the airport train. Six months ago on my way to Osaka the Finnair MD-11 flew over Beijing. Down below I could see the giant new terminal of Capital Airport. At that time I could not imagine that I would see the airport again so soon. I am looking forward to my first trip to China!ehusmann wrote:Spotting can be done from the new terminal building, if you are only going for numbers. The terminal has glass all over and you can see almost everything, except for local traffic that lands and departs on the most western runway. From the terminal building you can walk to the treshholds of the center and eastern runway, but I haven´t really been there, so I don´t know the situation. You can also take a bus to the old terminal (for free) and from there walk to the western runway. There are some spots near that runway where you can take pictures.
Do you mean VGL - Hanoi Gia Lam? Did you find a good observation spot from outside the base?there is also a heliport on the eastern side of the river inside the city
Does this apply to Vietnam as well?The good news for the military guys is that they do fly in the weekend
Gia Lam is included in our airfield guides.Trabanti wrote:Do you mean VGL - Hanoi Gia Lam? Did you find a good observation spot from outside the base?there is also a heliport on the eastern side of the river inside the city
Does this apply to Vietnam as well?The good news for the military guys is that they do fly in the weekend
Other question: Is there an up-to-date VPAF order of battle online somewhere?
Thanks and regards,
Bart
The website is www.shapc.org, but this supposedly is a malware site.biesenbeek wrote:Shanghai Aviation Museum is at:
31° 8'18.36"N 121°24'5.94"E
have not found a website.
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