Gran Canaria (Las Palmas, Gando)

1Landing 03

To reach the spot 1 at the westside of Gando, take Junction 18, Carrizal at the GC-1 Southbound. At the roundabout straight ahead. Further on you see the gasstation (CEPSA/Elf) at the left hand. From here you can an overview of the HAS-area and westside of the field. Light is very hard to take pics here, as it is in your face, but also the distance is too far away. For reaching the 03R approach follow this way to next roundabout, go left, further on again left at the next roundabout, passing the motorway. After a few kilometers you are reaching the small village El Burrero. Take a street left, (most are one-way streets), at the end right, straight ahead untill you reached the small beach. Follow the road which leads you to a carpark (lefthand) and further to a small flat-building, close to the airfield/western approach. Follow the road Calle Proa up-hill and you see the HAS-area when passing the small flat-building. The approach is unrestricted as is the view onto the taxi tracks and civil aprons.

2Landing 21

The southerly landings can be spotted from a small beach at the north side. Take exit 15 from the GC-1 towards the airport and BA Gando main gate. After the roundabout(s) take the first left towards the coast towards a small fishery town. Take a right before the turn to the north and position yourself. Best for photography in the afternoon.

3Cross View

Best vantage point for a/c taxiing and landing/taking off is at the parking area at rear of the CEPSA/ELF garage on the west of the motorway junction just south of the airport. From here it is straightforward looking over the HAS area and the F-18 serials are readable with a low powered scope. From here if you travel to the roundabout by the motorway junction and turn left, at 9 o'clock is a small road. Take this and immediately turn right and follow a small road running parallel to the runway towards the airport. Along here you can read off stuff on the military ramps. With a super pole it would be possible in the evenings possibly to read off the F-27's in the hangar as the heathaze subside. With a 20x scope you could see the serials but not read them.

4Inside the Terminal

And as always, you can have a view from inside the terminal. All the civil aircraft are parked on the west side, but you will also have a view of the military aircraft at the other side.