Caracas Simon Bolivar Int. Airport 16/ 17 nov 2012 snapshots

[Caravelle]

overview of the airport in the afternoon

another overview with a nice variety of classics

The Aserca Airlines maintenance and .... area

ConViasa and Aserca Airlines maintenance area?

Another not so good picture. The Aeropostal hangar

and finally the Laser area. So next to each other some good advertisement for the Venezuelan aviation Airliners.

YV371T DC-9-32 Aserca Airlines

YV2558 B737-232/adv ConViasa

YV169T B737-2S3/adv Rutaca

YV2794 B737-232/adv Avior Airlines

YV491T B737-2T5/adv Avior Airlines

CU-T1701 Tu-204-100E Cubana

YV1004 A340-211 ConViasa (one winglet)

YV137T DC-9-51 Aeropostal

YV2259 DC9-31 Aserca Airlines

YV231T DC-9-32 Laser (ex KLM PH-DNK)

YV231T DC-9-31 Laser (ex KLM PH-DNK

YV469T MD-81 Laser

Be careful, spotting is not really understood in Venezuela.

gr Andre

[ron mak]

Leuk overzicht, komt er nog meer ? " Snapshots "

[Aircolours]

Great shots. Two questions:
- From where did you take the take-off shots? Hotelroom??
- Are the terraces still open (I visited CCS in the Nineties). No problem then...

TIA and brgds, Peter

[n.p.quist]

Nice!

[Caravelle]

Hello Peter,

I spent some time in an appartment building eastern side of the airport with some local spotters. A little bit too far away from the airport and main runway for photographing but you can see all movements. The terrace you have been (lucky lucky you) is still there but closed for a couple of years now. There are no designated spotting areas around the airport. Even the restaurant beside the terrace is closed since early 2012. So you understand that local spotters are very frustrated. You must have seen some very interrsting planes in the nineties in good conditions.

gr Andre

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

Wow, totally awesome! thanks for sharing all these beauties! I'm already planning my trip to Caracas I think

[CJ]

There is a pedestrian bridge over Av. La Atlantida, about 500 m east of the baseball stadium at the approach end of RWY10. When you are on that bridge a 737-200 is about 250 mmm analogue when taken side on. Angle would be about 30 deg, so not too bad. The issue is, the area is a bit dodgy, though the fair amount of people - shoppers mostly - would make an assault unlikely. Was there for 3,5 hours last year and never had any problems, but kept a low profile: old camera out & in a shopping bag. Only use when needed. Suerte y saludos.