About Us


​​The San Francisco Bay Area's Plane Spotting Group

Est. 2015
Welcome to Bay Area Spotters!

This is a virtual group of aviation enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area. We focus on all three of the major Bay Area airports: SFO, OAK, and SJC, and the smaller airfields around the Bay.

Our website features multiple focus areas:
  • Plane Spotting Locations
  • Airport Histories
  • Traffic Updates
  • News on the Airports
  • Rare and Unusual Visitors
  • Aircraft Preservation
  • Historic Photographs 
  • Our Photographs
Webmaster: A.T. Payne

This website has been updated more than 700 times, contains over 650 pages, and over 1,300 photos. It focuses on aviation throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.