A380 landing sydney airport

[kylie dav]

Can any other enthusiasts tell me when A380s land at Sydney airport- and which is best viewing spot? Or how I can find this out? I have One obsessed 4 year old - and I know there are fewér a380s about (although that is changing)!

 

[Skyring]

Shep's Mound is probably the easiest and most practical. There is dedicated parking, shelter, and bubblers. Fast food outlets are not too far away.

Aviation enthusiasts

With three runways, more than 300,000 aircraft movements a year and a wide range of aircraft, Sydney Airport is a great location for plane spotting. Our proximity to the city means that photographers can capture great shots of aircraft with the city,

www.sydneyairport.com.au

You might like to get Flightradar 24 or a similar app to check on aircraft movements. A380s stand out on the basic (free) level because they are pretty much the only big four-engine aircraft around. You can zoom out to see them heading in across the Pacific or down from Europe across the middle of Australia. Emirates has a few trans-Tasman services that go out and return during convenient hours.

There is constant traffic at SYD and your Bluey should be entertained. Noise levels can get pretty loud for young ears, though. Some ear protection might come in handy.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Can any other enthusiasts tell me when A380s land at Sydney airport- and which is best viewing spot? Or how I can find this out? I have One obsessed 4 year old - and I know there are fewér a380s about (although that is changing)!

Most of the A380’s arrive very early in the morning. QF2, QF12 etc and EK412. If he’s an early riser get there just before 0600 and you will see quite a few.

Have a look at Flightradar24 for SYD airport and you can see all the scheduled arrivals and the aircraft type.

Later this morning you have SQ231 scheduled at 1025
The next one after that is QR908 at 1710

 

[kylie dav]

Most of the A380’s arrive very early in the morning. QF2, QF12 etc and EK412. If he’s an early riser get there just before 0600 and you will see quite a few.

Have a look at Flightradar24 for SYD airport and you can see all the scheduled arrivals and the aircraft type.

Later this morning you have SQ231 scheduled at 1025
The next one after that is QR908 at 1710

Thankyou! Awesome!

 

[PERLHR]

If you feel extravagant, get a room at the Rydges Sydney Airport hotel. The wee chap will be in his element..

 

[RooFlyer]

Welcome to AFF, @kylie dav

 

[gaz0303]

I have also spent many hours at SYD with my son. Another option is T2, go past security, veer right and go to end of terminal. Good viewing, clean toilets and food. Can also watch ground activity. Lady Robinson beach gets you closer to runway 16R/34L that the A380 use.

 

[NM]

And remember that each of the landings noted previously in this thread will have a subsequent take-off. So some of the takeoffs might be better timing. And of course the view will depend on prevailing wind direction. So sometimes landings will be visible and other times it will be takeoffs.

 

[mel-world]

View from Rydges 8th Floor yesterday. SQ222 departing. There is a bar on the 9th floor. Fantastic views.

 

[lifeofhaz98]

Lookout for Qatar, Qantas (to SIA and LDR) and SIA flights and use flightradar to confirm the A380 is flying the route

 

[AIRwin]

Qantas (to SIA and LDR)

SIN or LAX
and once I spotted the aircraft bound for Baku: QF1 from SIN diversion to Baku, Azerbaijan (GYD)

 

[PERLHR]

Do China Eastern and Etihad not use the 380 to SYD also?

 

[SYD]

Do China Eastern and Etihad not use the 380 to SYD also?

EY A380s are only just coming out of mothballs. Only doing AUH-LHR at the moment.

 

[AIRwin]

Do China Eastern and Etihad not use the 380 to SYD also?

China Southern used to but not China Eastern:

China Southern July 2022 Sydney Aircraft Adjustment — AeroRoutes

Published at 0630GMT 23MAY22 China Southern in late-June 2022 and July 2022 once again schedules Airbus A380 service on Guangzhou – Sydney route, instead of Airbus A350-900XWB. From Guangzhou, the A380 is scheduled from 28JUN22 to 26JUL22. This route is served once weekly. CZ325 CAN2005 – 0745

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[Thibault]

EY A380s are only just coming out of mothballs. Only doing AUH-LHR at the moment.

A bit off-topic, but Etihad has started codesharing on Asiana's ICN-SYD service.

They are also pushing quite hard for their CGK-SYD codeshare service on Garuda lately.
I assume they are at max capacity out of SYD.

Would be interesting to see if they re-introduce the A380 to SYD.