If you follow Flightradar24, you probably know we like aeroplanes – and, there’s a good chance you like aeroplanes too! From hilltops and public parks to viewing decks and purpose-built viewing areas at airports (we’re looking at you, Manchester), there are a LOT of places to watch aviation in action. Which is your favorite? Leave a comment below!
![An example full flight summary response from the Flightradar24 API: { "data": [ { "fr24_id": "0987654321", "flight": "SK1415", "callsign": "SAS1415", "operated_as": "SAS", "painted_as": "SAS", "type": "A20N", "reg": "SE-DOY", "orig_icao": "ESSA", "orig_iata": "ARN", "datetime_takeoff": "2023-01-27T05:15:22", "runway_takeoff": "12R", "dest_icao": "EKCH", "dest_iata": "CPH", "dest_icao_actual": "EPWA", "dest_iata_actual": "WAW", "datetime_landed": "2023-01-27T06:15:10", "runway_landed": "27L", "flight_time": 3600, "actual_distance": 1007.74, "circle_distance": 6245, "category": "Passenger", "hex": "4A91F9", "first_seen": "2023-01-27T05:06:22", "last_seen": "2023-01-27T06:18:10", "flight_ended": "true" } ] }](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Flight-summary-API-cover-768x378.jpg)
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Proud Bird restaurant at LAX 🥰. Food, rare birds and nice landing trafic!!
Nice I gotta put that on my bucket list!
Bayswater St. East Boston, Ma., USA
Castle Island, South Boston, Ma., USA
One of my all time faves is the hill at LAX, early morning, light behind you luvvit!
Heathrow Urban Farm, another great.
Just over the bridge at Farnborough.
Southside at Luton
My favourite place for plane-spotting is my garden.
I’m often just sitting there while either the red arrows or the BBMF fly over.
lol kinda Ditto here for me I live by an airbase and and intl airport Slc to be exact and I get lots of cool pics and veiws becaise my house is right below the approach path and what sparked my interest in aviation was when I was playing outside and then I heard an ear deafening roar and I thought it was a regular plane but just lower but then 5 F-35s flew right over me in a V formation and it wasn’t even a planned flyby…anywho sorry about the long comment!
I have many places mainly on Military Aircrafts…. In the US ! my favourite comes from NAS Ft worth KNFW. Nellis for the red flag… NAF EL Centro for the unexpected. MCAS Yuma for the Semper Fi Marines.
Among m favorites would be
– Eldorado Furniture MIA
– Imperial Ave LAX
– and ofcourse Maho Beach SXM
The concrete bench area (with SXM-style low flybys of aircraft in final approach, including the EK A380 amongst other heavies!!), and the elevated spotting platform, both by rwy 24R here at BCN! Great sights & sounds on both, absolutely recommended!!🤩👍
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Sakuranoyama Park near Narita Airport.
Shep’s Mound at Sydney airport.
Rue du petit bellegarde pour regarder les avions atterrir à Limoges LIG
Shadow-Moss Metrolink Tram Stop – Manchester Airport (EGCC)
I personally think the Manchester Airport Southside mound is perfect for head on photos from 23L to perfect touch downs on 23R. And it’s free!!! Or an alternative at MAN would be the superb Runway Visitor Park at Manchester with aircraft to explore (Static) and aircraft just meters away. Even got flight sim! Well worth visiting.
Can’t agree more!!!!!!
Runway Visitor Park @ Manchester is a terrible spot! You can’t see anything! It needs to be improved!!
Your probably better off at southside when you don’t have to pay!
There are some classics such as LAX, SXM and so on but one of my favourites in Europe is Corfu. Great scenery, busy during peak summer time and bars to grab a beer whilst you watch the action.
Haneda Innovation City, near Haneda Airport in Tokyo
Sitting on the beach at Kalyves, Crete,GR watching the comings and goings at LGSA (Chania) A good mix of civvie and military.
Changi beach, Changi viewing deck, or Changi industry park for 02L arrivals!
Sheps Mound at SYD , lots of aircraft cruising past nice and close…
madeira airport spotters, funchal airport