Want to watch the planes come and go at Brussels Airport? Local authorities seem inclined to help out with that effort, announcing this week that they will build a pair of spotter platforms. The new platforms will be elevated to allow passengers unobstructed views and will also include information about the airport.
Since there are currently no regulated locations for spotters in the municipalities around the airport, Brussels Airport has, in consultation with spotters and neighbouring municipalities, looked for nearby places that meet both the wishes of the spotters and the provisions for security and safety. Brussels Airport has identified two places where a spotter area can and will be built. Brussels Airport Company will shortly submit a permit application and, if the application is successful, the construction of the spotter places can begin this year.
So maybe the locals will protest and reject the idea of being welcoming to the plane spotter community. Which would be a shame. I got to visit a similar spotting area at Manchester, UK last summer and it was great. The part where most US airports are actively antagonistic towards folks watching the planes (typically under the ridiculous, myopic and misguided guise of “security”) makes me jealous of these airports that get it right.
Long-awaited news: we're going to construct two spotter places! #brusselsairport #avgeek #BRUspotter More info: https://t.co/BPef7mh6mo pic.twitter.com/pavB2TiATz
— Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) February 15, 2017
Got a favorite spotting location worth sharing? Preferably one that won’t get me yelled at when I show up.
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As if one needed any more reasons to visit Brussels! Mussels, chocolate, waffles, beer, and now airplanes!
Left out drive-thru frites.
Alan Dickey omg thanks for correcting my glaring omission!
Always welcome Seth!
Auckland airport in New Zealand the car park opposite the domestic terminal. You have a full view of the runway. Of course In & out burgers at LAX is my other favorite place for plane spotting