Sydney Airport Plane Spotting
My comprehensive guide to planespotting in Sydney
Planes
I have a major crush on aviation. It’s my favourite part of the day when I hear a jet engine in the distance. You’ll find many videos and photos in these pages as well as other aviation type stories.
Shep’s Mound
Sydney Airport has just finished upgrading Sheps Mound to be an awesome plane spotting destination.
Sydney Plane Spotting 30 December 2021
First venture to the airport in more than 2 years 😭
Photos of Qantas VH-OJA at HARS
Just some shots of VH-OJA at HARS
Air China’s 50th A330
Little light Sunday planespotting with an accidental special livery catch.
Sydney Plane Spotting 14 June 2020
Sunny winter day planespotting.
Take off from Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
Take off from Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) April 2019
Landing RWY20C @ Changi Airport
Landing at Singapore Changi Airport RWY20C April 2019
Sydney Plane Spotting 3 March 2019
Mid afternoon planespotting, there’s lots of A330s at Sydney Airport!
Aviation in the News
Why is aviation such a hot topic?
Sydney Plane Spotting 16 February 2019
Second spotting day in a month, wow. Managed to catch another A350.
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 February 2019
First planespotting for 2019. First time only took photos.
Boeing 747 Turns 50
February 9th 2019 marks 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 747
Sydney Plane Spotting 21 July 2018
Nice day out for some planespotting, nice and warm but the sun wasn’t great for recording.
Brisbane FIFO Flights
Lucky enough to fly in, fly out to Brisbane for work.
Passenger Impact from Bali Ash Cloud
Passenger impact caused by Mt Agung ash cloud and lack of info from the airlines.
The 777 Compilation
The 777 Compilation from Sydney Airport
The 787 Dreamliner Compilation
A 787 Dreamliner compilation from videos taken at Sydney Airport
Sydney Plane Spotting 5 May 2018
Lots of Australian planes today and a few internationals thrown in for good measure
Sydney Plane Spotting 31 March 2018
Some long weekend spotting from Shep’s Mound with plenty of takeoff and landings on RWY16R
Sydney Plane Spotting 17 March 2018
A warm sunny day for spotting and saw my first Airbus A350.
Port Macquarie Airport
Sydney, Virgin Australia, a couple of ATR72-600s and a visit to Port Macquarie
Plane Spotting 18 February 2018
A bite size, beach front plane spotting extravaganza.
Tribute to the VA Embraer 190
Just a small tribute to the last Virgin Australia Embraer 190 flight.
Misc Planespotting Videos
Some recent Youtube uploads from Sydney Airport
Happy 97th Birthday Qantas
Here’s just a few photos to commemorate your fleet.
Sydney Airport Planespotting 11 November 2017
First planespotting day at the new Sheps Mound, hard to film around people but still a great spot.
Sheps Mound Walkaround Video
A quick walk around tour of Sheps Mound at Sydney Airport
Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OEG
Qantas 747-438 VH-OEG takeoff from Sydney Airport RWY16R on 11 November 2017 as flight QF25 to Tokyo Haneda
AvGeek Community
An all new aviation community where everyone can share photos, video, stories and more.
Sydney Plane Spotting 13 August 2017
A cold day out spotting with some great larger Boeing and Airbus planes plus a few extras.
Sydney Plane Spotting 25 June 2017
A cold day out spotting with some great larger Boeing and Airbus planes plus a few extras.
First 747 Experience
My first ever trip on a Boeing 747 thanks to Qantas for flying AKL to SYD.
Sydney Plane Spotting 28 May 2017
Lovely day out spotting with 2 special appearances by Captain Keg in an A330.
Rydges Sydney Airport Plane Spotters Day
Rydges Sydney Airport Plane Spotting level open for business with some special guests along for the event.
Lorraine’s Musings: Sydney Visit
Some photos from Lorraine’s recent Sydney visit.
Fighter World at Williamtown Airport
A historic look at some RAAF fighter planes.
Sydney Plane Spotting 13th May 2017
Super Video! Lots of planes from Dash 8 to 737 to A380 and lots in between.
Wings Over Illawarra 2017
An awesome airshow in the Wollongong area featuring some amazing vintage aircraft and aerobatic displays.
Sydney Airport Airside Tour 2017
A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at Sydney Airport with this awesome airside tour.
Airports from Space
Photos of airports taken from space. These are very wow.
2017 Most Scenic Airports
And the most scenic airports of 2017 are ….
Sydney Plane Spotting 26 March 2017
First plane spotting in almost 2 months, lots of great video captured A320 to A380, B737 to B747 and everything in between.
Sydney Plane Spotting 14 January 2017
Sydney Plane Spotting with some special Japanese 747s
Sydney Plane Spotting 08 January 2017
First plane spotting for 2017 at Sydney Airport.
Qantas 2016
A quick look back at my 2016 Qantas Videos
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 December 2016
Photos and videos taken at “The Beach” alongside taxiway alpha and RWY16L/34R.
Windy Wellington
Some windy runway action from Wellington
Sydney Plane Spotting 21 August 2016
Loads of big and small operators from Jetstream 32 to B747
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 August 2016
Best spotting day so far. Had a lot of luck with mostly large aircraft.
Sydney Plane Spotting 16 July 2016
Best spotting day so far. Had a lot of luck with mostly large aircraft.
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 July 2016
Sunday Plane Spotting. Lots of great photos and videos.
Sydney Plane Spotting 9 July 2016
Weekend plane spotting and testing out my new camera.
Sydney Plane Spotting 28 June 2016
A prime location at The Beach with a view of 34L/16R
Turbulent Skies in ATR72
Horrible weather on the Australian east coast made for interesting flying.
Sydney 16R Landing Plane Spotting 29/05/16
29th May 2016 – Landings on Runway 16R at Sydney Airport Compilation
Sydney 34L Plane Spotting 28 May 2016
Planespotting at Sydney Airport Runway 34L on 28/05/2016
Antonov 225 in Perth
My dream come true, the Antonov 225 visiting Perth for the first time. Waited 7 hours for this monster plane to arrive.
April Weekend Plane Spotting
The following compilation was recorded from Marsh Street, Tempe near Sydney Airport. Videos are from 25th of April and 1st of May 2016. 2,655
Easter Weekend Spotting
Easter long weekend and plenty of time to watch the planes come and go at Sydney Airport.
Runway 07
Some videos from my Saturday Plane Spotting at Sydney Airport’s Runway 07.
Sydney from the Sky
Sydney from above in an ATR72-600 landing at Sydney Airport.
Port Macquarie
Day trip to Port Macquarie from Sydney. First time in a twin prop plane.
Takeoff Time
Takeoff Time – a recap of my videos from Sydney Airport today with takeoffs from runway 34L
Retro Roo
By fluke chance I managed to catch a shot of QANTAS Retro Roo 2 as it was landing at Sydney.
On The Flight Deck
Finally managed to see the flight deck of a 747 up close.
Weekend Runway Videos
Just some weekend plane videos from Sydney Airport
Plane Old Travel
The wittiest headline ever. My day trip involving old planes