Tel Aviv Ben Gurion (LLBG/TLV) - 2008

[MikeRomeo]

On May I went for a week of vacations to Tel Aviv. Doing planespotting there is easier then what many people think if runway 30 is in use for landings. I only went for spotting during 3 afternoons, because not all the times runway 30 was in use. The spotting location is on Airport City, about 1.7KM from the runway. Good place for photography and no problems at all with security, because you're far away from the fence. It's a good airport with interesting visitors, here's the log (just the airlines):

4K-AZ61 Silk Way IL-76TD
4X-ABE Israir A330-223 With Eurofly basic colours, but Israir logo on tail
4X-AHH Arkia DHC-7-102
4X-ATL Israir ATR 42-320
4X-AVU Arkia ATR 72-212A
4X-AXM El Al Cargo B747-2B5B(SF)
4X-BAU Arkia B757-3E7
4X-BAW Arkia B757-3E7
4X-EAA El Al B767-258
4X-EAB El Al B767-258
4X-EAD El Al B767-258
4X-EAJ El Al B767-330/ER
4X-EAR El Al B767-352/ER
4X-EBT Sun d'or International B757-258
4X-EBU El Al B757-258
4X-EBV El Al B757-258
4X-ECA El Al B777-258/ER
4X-ECB El Al B777-258/ER
4X-ECC El Al B777-258/ER
4X-ECE El Al B777-258/ER
4X-EKA El Al B737-858
4X-EKB El Al B737-858
4X-EKC El Al B737-858
4X-EKE El Al B737-758
4X-EKI El Al B737-86N With North American basic colours
4X-EKO El Al B737-8K5
4X-EKP El Al B737-8Q8
4X-ELB El Al B747-458
4X-ELD El Al B747-458
4X-ICM Cargo Airlines B747-271C/SCD
D-ABTB Lufthansa B747-430
D-ABTF Lufthansa B747-430
D-ABVT Lufthansa B747-430
EC-HGP Air Europa B737-85P
EC-KDI Iberia A319-111
EC-KFI Clickair A320-214
EC-KJC Ibeira A319-111
EI-DDK Transaero B737-4S3
EI-DON KLD B737-3Y0
ET-ALO Ethiopian Airlines B767-360E
F-GFKS Air France A320-211
F-GJVC Windjet A320-211
F-GKXP Air France A320-211
F-GLXQ Axis Airways B737-4Y0
F-HBIL Corsair A330-243
G-BNWV British Airways B767-336/ER
G-RAES British Airways B777-236/ER
G-STRX Astraeus B757-2Q8 On lease to BMI
G-VIIU British Airways B777-236/ER
G-YMMO British Airways B777-236/ER
HA-LOL Malev B737-7Q8
HA-LOU Malev B737-8Q8
HB-JMA Swiss A340-313X
HB-JMG Swiss A340-313X
HB-JMI Swiss A340-313X
I-BIXG Alitalia A321-112
I-BIXH Alitalia A321-112
I-BIXT Alitalia A321-112
I-EEZF Eurofly A320-214
I-NEOU Neos B737-86N "Radio Italia"
JY-AGN Royal Jordanian A310-304
N1608 Delta B767-332/ER
N1609 Delta B767-332/ER
N1613B Delta B767-332/ER
N69020 Continental B777-224/ER
N78003 Continental B777-224/ER
N865DA Delta B777-232/ER
N866DA Delta B777-232/ER
OE-LBD Austrian A321-211
OE-LBE Austrian A321-211
OE-LBF Austrian A321-211
OM-ASC Air Slovakia B737-3Z9
SP-LPC LOT B767-35D
SX-BKM Olympic Airlines B737-4Q8
TC-AAH Pegasus Airlines B737-82R
TC-FBE FreeBird Airlines A320-212
TC-JCT Turkish Airlines Cargo A310-304(F)
TC-JFG Turkish Airlines B737-8F2
TC-JRF Turkish Airlines A321-231
TC-MNN MNG Airlines A300B4-203
TC-OAK Onur Air A321-231
TC-TJD Corendon B737-4Q8
UR-VVE Aerosvit B737-448
UR-VVM Aerosvit B737-448
VP-BBH KLD B737-306
YL-LCA Lat Charter A320-211 Operating for Israir
YL-LCB Lat Charter A320-211 Operating for Israir

Most of these registations were new to me, and all I can say is that I've to go back there same day.

[Piet Luijken]

Quick look before departure showed an almost empty Military Apron, as could have been expected.

Three C-130s were seen as well as 2 Nachshon Shavit and 2 Nachshon Aitam.

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[Starman]

For those of you who, I know, like to keep tabs on their movements,
C-130 72-299 RS just arrived at LLBG on a "local" flight calling "Chrome".
It joins FABrazil VC99B-2581 on the ramp.