Recommended Plane Spotting Locations
San Francisco Int'lLocated near San Mateo County, SFO is the busiest of the three International airports. The parks and structures around SFO give great views of aircraft arriving and departing.
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Oakland Int'lOakland International is a few miles south of downtown Oakland. It is a hub for FedEx and focus city for Southwest. Like SJC, it serves as an alternative to SFO.
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Mineta San Jose Int'lMineta San Jose is located 2 miles NW from downtown San Jose and serves as an alternative to SFO. The addition of skyscrapers under the final approach provides unique views of landing aircraft.
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Spotting News and Updates
As often as possible, we add current events to our blog, which features the latest updates from SFO, SJC, and OAK. Please click on the United B744 to visit the News section. Click on the FedEx MD-10 to visit the Traffic Updates section
News
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Traffic Updates
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Historic Photographs and Airport History
Another focus area of this site is the histories of the airports. Click the left photo for airport histories. Click the right photo for historic images.
Airport History
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Historic Images
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Photo Index
We update a photo index containing pictures of Bay Area Traffic as often as possible. Click on the buttons below to see the respective airports' traffic.
The photo indices include over 1,300 pictures of aircraft in the Bay Area!
The photo indices include over 1,300 pictures of aircraft in the Bay Area!
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Recent Updates
11/1/22 Update: To all whom still visit the site - I'm planning some major changes to the site to bring it back to speed, while making it low maintenance for the coming years. This will likely include some content changes, which will occur during the months of November and December 2022. Please be patient while I catch up with 3 years worth of updates. Thanks!
2/5/19 SFO Unveils new Boarding Area G Observation Deck
9/10/18 Added AN-225 to Logbook Photo Index
7/30/18 SFO (August) Monthly Plane Spotter Meetup!
7/15/18 Updated AAL B763
7/15/18 Updated AIC B77L
7/15/18 Updated SIA A359
7/15/18 Updated UAL B77W
7/15/18 Updated UAL B789
7/15/18 Updated UAL B788
7/15/18 Updated UAL B752
7/15/18 Updated UAX CRJ2
7/15/18 Updated DAL B712
7/15/18 Updated CSN B77W
7/15/18 Updated UAL A319
7/15/18 Added ASA A321N
7/15/18 Added DAL B764
7/15/18 Added ACA B77L
7/15/18 Updated ASA A320
7/5/18 Updated TCX A332
6/23/18 Updated SFO Show Page
6/22/18 Added ICE B763
6/22/18 Added ACA B38M
6/22/18 Added IBE A332
6/22/18 Added KAL B788
6/22/18 Added SWR B77W
6/22/18 Updated BAW B744
6/22/18 Updated BAW A388
6/22/18 Updated UAE A388
6/22/18 Updated CMP B738
6/22/18 Updated TCX A332
6/22/18 Updated UAL A319
6/22/18 Updated FIN A333
6/22/18 Updated CAL B744F
6/22/18 Updated FJI A332
6/22/18 Updated AAL B738
6/22/18 Updated VIR A346
6/22/18 Updated THY B77W
6/22/18 Updated SQX B737
2/5/19 SFO Unveils new Boarding Area G Observation Deck
9/10/18 Added AN-225 to Logbook Photo Index
7/30/18 SFO (August) Monthly Plane Spotter Meetup!
7/15/18 Updated AAL B763
7/15/18 Updated AIC B77L
7/15/18 Updated SIA A359
7/15/18 Updated UAL B77W
7/15/18 Updated UAL B789
7/15/18 Updated UAL B788
7/15/18 Updated UAL B752
7/15/18 Updated UAX CRJ2
7/15/18 Updated DAL B712
7/15/18 Updated CSN B77W
7/15/18 Updated UAL A319
7/15/18 Added ASA A321N
7/15/18 Added DAL B764
7/15/18 Added ACA B77L
7/15/18 Updated ASA A320
7/5/18 Updated TCX A332
6/23/18 Updated SFO Show Page
6/22/18 Added ICE B763
6/22/18 Added ACA B38M
6/22/18 Added IBE A332
6/22/18 Added KAL B788
6/22/18 Added SWR B77W
6/22/18 Updated BAW B744
6/22/18 Updated BAW A388
6/22/18 Updated UAE A388
6/22/18 Updated CMP B738
6/22/18 Updated TCX A332
6/22/18 Updated UAL A319
6/22/18 Updated FIN A333
6/22/18 Updated CAL B744F
6/22/18 Updated FJI A332
6/22/18 Updated AAL B738
6/22/18 Updated VIR A346
6/22/18 Updated THY B77W
6/22/18 Updated SQX B737
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Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is intended for the sole purpose of assisting aviation enthusiasts and photographers.
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