Guide to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS / LFBO)

A small disused building allows you to get up above the fence and offers a very good view of 14L / 34R, with a good although little distant view of 14R / 34L. You are very close to aircraft taxiing out to 14L and so nothing will be missed on this runway. This is a great spot for the morning until about 1100 when the sun works around and you need to move across the other side.

Theres a huge hill on the Airbus side of the airfield that overlooks the end of 14R. This offers great views of aircraft arriving or departing on 14R, but 14L / 34R tends to be very distant. The spot is also very difficult if 34L is in use as landing aircraft will have vacated a fair way down and departing aircraft are usually up a long way before this spot.

This is a spot south of the airport, with good views of arrivals on 32R and 32L (which is the Airbus runway). Planes landing will be almost overhead, with good landing shots to be had of Airbus movements with the Airbus runway being directly in line with this spot. The Airbus ramp is also clearly visible, with all Airbus movements and taxing easy to document. The spot is difficult though if planes are taking off from either 14L or 14R, as planes are often a long way up by the time they reach this spot.

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Inside the airport, on floor two, a café offers a viewing deck in front of it, where the public are welcomed to sit and watch arrivals and taxiing to the terminal. Good views are also to be had of the cargo ramp and Airbus Industries and runway in the distance. Even a camera with a poor zoom can get good shots, as you are very close to the commercial aviation ramp.

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