Malaga Airport (AGP) Visits, Spring 2024

[viscount]

MALAGA AIRPORT (AGP)
SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2024 (15:20 to 17:35)

A couple of hours having dropped off a neighbour to catch a Ryanair to Liverpool. As I was in the terminal area, read off the larger biz-jets out-parked on the terminal apron and could read off most of the limited numbers on the executive apron from the Churriana location as heat haze was absent and confirmed my suspicion that the Icelandic Coast Guard Dash 8 that fuel-stopped at John Lennon was indeed on its way to another spell of refugee monitoring.

Traffic seemed slow, but looking at the list a fair variety of aircraft and airlines were seen, certainly 4 x ERJs and 2 x A.220 broke the usual monotony of B.737s and A.320/321s - missing though was any sightings of an easyJet! As traffic was landing over the coast I moved from the terminal car park to Churriana only to find air traffic had changed ends, so moved onwards to the inland viewing area. Without bright sunshine, indeed there was mist over the hills and rain clouds out to sea, moved around to locations I would not usually photograph from.

All Airliners noted:			                All Airliners continued:	
					
9H-NFU	ATR-72-600      	Iberia Regional, white  LN-FGH	Boeing 737-8MAX         Norwegian, portrait fin
9H-QAO	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair (Malta Air)     OO-ETA	ERJ-195E2        	TUI Belgium, made a G/A
CN-NMH	Airbus A.320-214	Air Arabia         	PH-BXN	Boeing 737-8K2  	KLM
CN-RGQ	ERJ.190-100AR   	Royal Air Maroc  	TC-LCA	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Turkish Airlines
CS-TPP	ERJ.190-100LR   	Air Portugal    	YL-ABB	Airbus A.220-300	Air Baltic
D-AIEC	Airbus A.321-271NX	Lufthansa			
D-AINO	Airbus A.320-271N	Lufthansa		Executive Jets out-parked on terminal overflow stands:	
EC-LAB	Airbus A.320-214	Vueling			
EC-LRH	ATR-72-600      	Iberia Regional,	9H-EROES Global 6000	
EC-LUS	Airbus A.320-216	Iberia Express  	M-ABST	Global 6500	
EC-LVP	Airbus A.320-214	Vueling, made a G/A  	N29FR	Global 6000	        & departed
EC-MBK	Airbus A.320-214	Volotea          	N835HC	Gulfstream 650ER	
EC-MEQ	Airbus A.320-232	Vueling			
EC-MHB	Airbus A.320-231	Vueling   		Biz-Jets on the executive apron:	
EC-NEP	Agusta AW.139    	Helity			
EC-NUY	Boeing 737-8GP  	Air Europe      	CS-DLK	Dassault Falcon 2000	NetJets Europe
EI-DWH	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair, JLA service    CS-LTS	Dassault Falcon 2000	NetJets Europe, departed
EI-DYL	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair         	CS-DXS	Citation 560XLS 	NetJets Europe, departed
EI-ENJ	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair         	CS-PHO	EMB-505 Phenom 300	NetJets Europe, arrived
EI-ESS	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair          	CS-PHQ	EMB-505 Phenom 300	NetJets Europe, arrived
EI-HAW	Boeing 737-8MAX	        Ryanair         	EC-MLV	Citation 680 Sovereign	
EI-HGL	Boeing 737-8MAX   	Ryanair         	EC-MUP	Beech King Air 200	Eliance
EI-HGW	Boeing 737-8MAX  	Ryanair         	G-LEGC	EMB-135 Legacy	
EI-IJH	Boeing 737-8MAX  	Ryanair          	I-KREM	Hawker 800XP	        departed
F-GKXH	Airbus A.320-214	Air France        	OY-NLA	Citation 680XLS	
G-EUYA	Airbus A.320-232	British Airways		one unidentified, blue waves scheme, now known to be PR-HNG Challenger 350	
G-LCAF	ERJ-190-100SR   	British Airways		                                         \thanks to input from 'Beemer'.	
G-RUKA	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair UK		Military apron:	
HA-LXI	Airbus A.321-231	Wizzair			
HB-JCL	Airbus A.220-300	Swiss            	TF-SIF	DHC-8 Dash 8	Icelandic Coast Guard

Norwegian Boeing 737MAX, LN-FGH, sat over on a terminal gate, seen from the Churriana viewpoint.



Having flown in from Keflavik via Liverpool JLA, Icelandic Coast Guard Dash-8 TF-SIF, sat all alone on the military apron.



One biz-jet on the executive apron defied identification, although the colour scheme is certainly different! Maximum zoom and maximum crop - the Museum's Cv.240 is in the foreshortened background. Thanks to 'Beemer's' reply, it is now known to be PR-HNG a Challenger 350.



I-KREM a smart looking Hawker 800XP





Two shots of the same aeroplane, Global 6000 N29FR, that show the varying weather - over to the east a shaft of sunshine through misty cloud lights up a mountainside, while to the south heavy dark rain clouds over the Mediterranean.



Volotea Airbus A.320 EC-MBK departing 13, seen from Churriana at the 31 end.



Air France Airbus A.320 F-GKXH landing on 12, seen from the inland area between runways 13 (departures) and 12 (landings)



Embraer ERJ-190E2 OO-ETA, one I've not seen before, of TUI Belgium landing 12 on it's second attempt after an early go-around call on the first, despite benign conditions. While one aircraft committing to a go-around is unusual, within two hours a Vueling Airbus A.320 also performed an early-call go-around. Both aircraft took around 20 minutes to be positioned back into the landing sequence.



Swiss International Airbus A.220, HB-JCL.



CS-PHO Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 300 of NetJets - an operator that was quite busy on a Sunday afternoon.



Royal Air Maroc Embraer ERJ-195 CN-RGQ (yes that is a Q) having landed on 12



G-RUKA Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800 on a 13 departure from the 31 fast turn-off, rather taxi all the way for a full-length take-off.



9H-NFU ATR-72-600 on a short-hop flight for Iberia Regional and Air Nostrum in 'polar bear' white.



D-AIEC Airbus A321 Lufthansa on taxi for a 13 departure



EI-HAW & EI-DWH. Two Ryanair's to contrast an older series 800 and a recent 8MAX200. EI-DWH on its way to Liverpool,



EC-LAB, Airbus A.320 Vueling lined up for departure on 13, with ragged cloud descending down the mountains beyond.



CS-TPP Embraer ERJ-190 of TAP-Air Portugal Express at the holding point before departing for Lisbon.



EC-LVP Airbus A.320 of Vueling smoothly landing on its second attempt, after an early go-around call on the first.



YL-ABB Airbus A.220, Baltic Airlines, on hold at the end of runway 13 before departure



CN-NMH Airbus A.320, Air Arabia, landing 12.



A prickly ending to this set of images - I'm assuming this is Acacia - a plant I associate with Giraffes and the East African plains!

[Beemer]

"One biz-jet on the executive apron defied identification"

PR-HNG Challenger 350 Blue Eagle II

Beemer

[viscount]

MALAGA/AGP, Sunday afternoon, 25th February 2024.
1230 to 1545 local.

Created time for a few hours at the Churriana viewing point before collecting a neighbour off the Liverpool flight. Nothing too exciting, although the Canadian C-130J was unusual, but parked way off across on the freight apron. Can't recall having seen Iberojet or West Atlantic aircraft at Malaga before. A week ago the Spanish Air Force had 6 x Eurofighters operating from Malaga on an exercise detachment - needless to say I found out the day they departed! Will have to keep a close watch on the third week in February should it become an annual event.

One final comment, my neighbour was full of praise for the Mobility Agent's help she had at both Malaga and Liverpool Airports. She has not been back to the UK for 7 years partly as she had got to dislike the whole airport/flight experience but is already thinking of a repeat trip next year.

				
	Airliners                                                Airliners (cont):					
CS-TPZ	ERJ-190-100LR	        Air Portugal Express	PH-BCG	Boeing 737-8K2  	KLM-Royal Dutch
D-AIDJ	Airbus A.321-231	Lufthansa	        PH-HSA	Boeing 737-8K2  	Transavia Holland
EC-JFH	Airbus A.320-214	Iberia Express	        SE-RXD	Boeing 737-86N  	Norwegian Air Sweden
EC-KDG	Airbus A.320-214	Vueling             	TC-LTD	Airbus A.321-271NX	Turkish Airlines
EC-KRH	Airbus A.320-214	Vueling          	YL-AAT	Airbus A.220-300	Air Baltic
EC-LLM	Airbus A.320-216	Vueling         	YL-CSB	Airbus A.220-300	Air Baltic
EC-LZD	Airbus A.320-214	Iberojet          	9H-EUU	Airbus A.320-214	Eurowings, full scheme
EC-MBK	Airbus A.320-214	Volotea              	9H-NCD	ATR-72-600          	Iberia Regional, full scheme
EC-NML	Boeing 737-436F 	Swift/West Atlantic	9H-NFU	ATR-72-600         	Iberia Regional, all white
EC-NEP	Agusta AW.139   	Helity          	9H-QAO	Boeing 737-8AS       	Ryanair, Buzz
EI-DVH	Airbus A.320-214	Aer Lingus      	9H-WAF	Airbus A.321-271NX	Wizzair Malta
EI-DVI	Airbus A.320-214	Aer Lingus       	T.19B-22/09-502	CASA CN.235-300MPA Spanish Guardia Civil, arrived
EI-DYR	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair			
EI-EFK	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair	                	Freight Apron:	
EI-EMK	Boeing 737-8AS   	Ryanair, Liverpool flt	130612	C-130J Hercules	CAF, Arr Sat from St.Johns, parked
EI-EPB	Boeing 737-8AS  	Ryanair			
EI-GSH	Boeing 737-8AS	        Ryanair		                Military Apron:	
EI-HGF	Boeing 737-8MAX	        Ryanair	                 --	Eurocopter EC.135P2	Police, parked, head on.
EI-HGH	Boeing 737-8MAX    	Ryanair			
EI-IHE	Boeing 737-8MAX	        Ryanair		                Executive Aprons:	
EI-IHG	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Ryanair			
EI-IHV	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Ryanair         	C-FJSU	Falcon 900EX	
EI-IGZ	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Ryanair            	CS-DLM	Dassault 2000   	NetJets Europe, departed
EI-IJB	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Ryanair           	CS-LTG	Citation 680A Latitude	NetJets Europe, arrived
F-GKXS	Airbus A.320-214	Air France         	CS-PHJ	EMB-505 Phenom 300	NetJets Europe, arrived
F-GZHT	Boeing 737-8K2  	Transavia, France	D-CAKE	EMB-505 Phenom 300	departed
G-EZFR	Airbus A.319-111	EasyJet UK         	D-CQBX	Citation 560 XLS+	Atlas, arrived
G-EZGJ	Airbus A.319-111	EasyJet UK        	D-FJCU	TBM-960	departed
G-GATL	Airbus A.320-232	British Airways 	LN-RTO	Dassault 2000    	Rely AS
G-RUKF	Boeing 737-8AS   	Ryanair UK      	N850BL	TBM-850	arrived
G-UZLS	Airbus A.320-251N	EasyJet UK	        N978CC	Gulfstream       	(miss match between noted regn & type?)
HB-IOO	Airbus A.321-212	Swiss International	OK-BMM	Beechjet 400    	departed
LN-ENU	Boeing 737-8JP  	Norwegian, plain fin	TF-FIP	DHC-8 Dash Eight	Icelandic Coastguard, on main apron
LN-FGJ	Boeing 737-8MAX 	Norwegian, portrait fin	9H-VCT	Challenger 350   	VistaJet, arrived
LY-MGM	Boeing 737-8EH     	Klas Jet, all white.		Plus another 5 or so biz-jets and an Aliance King Air 200	
OE-IVR	Airbus A.320-214	EasyJet Europe		        on the executive apron and two more white Challenger/Globals on	
OE-LZN	Airbus A.320-271N	Austrian Airlines		the overflow out-parked main apron.	
OO-SNP	Airbus A.320-214	Brussels, in Star Alliance scheme

Having finished my previous Malaga post with a thorny problem, how about these two cloudscapes from home last week, taken late afternoon and at sunset. Wormholes, Stargates and Spaceships- but I'm not getting into any conspiracy theories here (and nor is anyone else!).

[acklington]

Mamilia Cloud, back end of a front.

But ask an expert, which I ain't!

[viscount]

Spoilsport, with a rational suggestion!

Thanks. I'm off to look that one up.

[viscount]

MALAGA AIRPORT (AGP),
Thursday 18th April 2024, evening 17:00 to 19:30 local.

Only departures and aircraft parking on the west side of the terminal noted, with some arrivals not seen due to my location.

					
	Airliners:			                Airliners (cont):	
					
CN-MAX	Boeing 737MAX8      Royal Air Maroc	PH-BHX	Boeing 737-8K2	        KLM
D-AEWR	Airbus A.320-214    Eurowings    	PH-HBM	Boeing 737-82R	        Transavia
D-AIDD	Airbus A.321-231    Lufthansa    	PH-HXL	Boeing 737-8K2	        Transavia
D-AIDN	Airbus A.321-231    Lufthansa   	SE-ROD	Airbus A.320-251N	SAS
EC-KCU	Airbus A.320-216    Vueling     	TC-JTA	Airbus A.321-231	Turkish Airlines
EC-LOP	Airbus A.320-214    Vueling     	9H-LOR	Airbus A.320-214	Lauda
EC-LVQ	Airbus A.320-216    Iberia Express	9H-NFT	ATR-72-600	        Air Nostrum titles- all white
EC-MBE	Airbus A.320-214    Vueling     	9H-QEK	Boeing 737-8AS	        Ryanair, (Malta Air)
EC-MES	Airbus A.320-232    Vueling     	9H-WBO	Airbus A.320-232	Wizzair Malta Air
EC-NBC	Airbus A.319-112    Volotea      	9H-WBZ	Airbus A.321-271NX	Wizzair Malta Air
EC-NCF	Airbus A.320-271N   Vueling     	9H-WZS	Airbus A.320-232	Wizzair Malta Air
EC-NCP	Agusta AW.139	    Helity			
EC-OBP	Boeing 737-8JP	    Air Europa Express		Biz-Jets:	
EI-DLF	Boeing 737-8AS	    Ryanair			
EI-EKM	Boeing 737-8AS	    Ryanair     	CS-DLH	Dassault Falcon 2000	NetJets, arrived
EI-EKP	Boeing 737-8AS      Ryanair     	CS-DQB	Citation 560XLS	NetJets Europe, departed
EI-EPC	Boeing 737-8AS	    Ryanair     	EC-KBC	IAI G.200 Galaxy	departed
EI-HEV	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair     	EC-NFX	Beech B200GT King Air	Air Eliance, from, to & from Melilla
EI-IFW	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair  	        F-HGPE	EMB-505 Phenom 300	Pan Europeenne, departed
EI-IGN	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair	        N53WG	Gulfstream IV-SP	Fly Alliance, arrived
EI-IGV	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair     	OK-AOA	Challenger 300	        Atmospherica, departed
EI-IHF	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair			
EI-IHP	Boeing 737MAX-8200  Ryanair		        Military Apron:	
ES-SAB	Airbus A.320-213    all white no titles	
F-HEPB	Airbus A.320-214    Air France	        SN-62YG	PZL M-28 Skytruck	Polish Border Guard Avn, parked
G-EZFU	Airbus A.319-111    EasyJet UK	        C.16-16/15-03  EF-18M Hornet	Spanish AF, Ala 15, Zaragosa, parked
G-EZOK	Airbus A.320-214    EasyJet UK		C.16-64/15-34  EF-18M Hornet	Spanish AF, Ala 15, Zaragosa, parked	
G-TTNJ	Airbus A.320-251N   British Airways			
HB-IJO	Airbus A.320-214   'Star Alliance' cols		Low fly-across transit	
LY-WIZ	Airbus A.320-232    all white no titles 
OE-LKV	Airbus A.319-111    EasyJet, Europe	EC-NRI	Agusta A.109S Grand	061 Ambulance

Made an 'airport run' (what a hardship!) on behalf of a neighbour flying to Stansted, so took the opportunity in evening light to sit at the Churriana end for two hours. With aircraft taking off from the far end, and landing aircraft out of sight, not the best location for photography - the light was in the best position though and got better as the evening progressed. The regret of the evening was not spotting the position of moon soon enough to get it 'in shot', as it rapidly climbed above the departing traffic.

Airliners were all fairly routine - two "polar bears", proof that summer is on the way! LY-WIZ of GetJet (flying with Air Serbia) and ES-SAB of SmartLynx (flying with TUI fly, Belgium). Very few biz-jets to be seen - 5 on the main apron, a mere 4 on the executive apron, but with 4 out and 2 in seemed fairly active; the US Gulfstream looked good.

The surprise was to find two Spanish F-18's sat on the military apron with their cockpits open. Ground crew active, pilots showing kids around. When I left no real clue as to whether they would saddle up and depart, or close the cockpits and night stop! I've seen a Polish Border Guard Aviation PZL M-28 at Malaga before (SN-60YG in 6/21), with the rather odd-looking civil style alpha-numeric serial. Presumably on refugee assistance spotting duty rotation for the EU.



The strangely registered Polish Border Guard Aviation PZL-38, SN-62YG parked on the military apron. Side on view made impossible due to the height of mature Avacado fruit trees being grown inside the airfield boundary. Don't meet that problem at too many international airports!!



The two Spanish Air Force EF-18M Hornets visiting from Zaragosa (way up in the north of Spain)



Attractive tail art-work on Pan Europeenne's F-HGPE, a EMB-505 Phenom 300



Bombardier CL.300 Challenger OK-AOA



Spanish Grumman G.200 Galaxy EC-KBC



Beech B200GT King Air EC-NFX, a new one to me, operated by Eliance and active, in two hours seen arriving from, departing to and returning from Melilla - a short hop across to North Africa.



Attractive Gulfstream IV-SP N53WG of Flight Alliance on taxi around to the Executive Apron.







Runway in use for departures was 13. Most airlines taxi all the way from terminal to threshold. The long runway enables plenty of height gain before passing over airfield boundary. However, some Ryanair crews opt to depart from the 31 fast turn-off. While undoubtedly still safe, the erosion of safety margins is noticeable should take-off need to be aborted, even though a very rare event. The upper shot is 9H-QEK, middle EI-EPC and the lower, taking the shorter runway length EI-EKM. Oh, the first time I spotted the EC.120 helicopter was while looking at this photo!



A familiar 'polar bear' for several years now is Mel Air's, operated by Air Nostrum/Iberia Regional, ATR-72-600 9H-NFT.



There were two shiny white Airbus A.320s seen, neither has airline titles and clearly both recently painted, so look smart but bland! ES-SAB of SmartLynx, operating a TUIfly, Belgium (JAF/TB) flight and LY-WIZ of GainJet operating an Air Serbia (ASL/JU) passenger flight. Isn't FR24 wonderful for obtaining details.



The only whole aircraft advertising 'flying bill-board' scheme was the relatively common 'Star Alliance' one, although I've not before seen a Swiss International Airbus A.320 so painted. HB-IJO being the airframe involved.



I do like the vibrant combination of green and red shades on the Royal Air Maroc scheme. Boeing 737MAX CN-RAM on taxi-in as the heat-haze diminishes in the evening light.



Despite a recent revision, I do find Transavia's scheme to be dull and uninspiring.



The sloting in of the arrival and take-off of the Helity Agusta AW.139 helicopters on scheduled passenger flights, provides photo-opportunities with angles, back-ground buildings and exhaust haze.

There then follows a lot of much of the same from the Airbus family. So, for QUIZ TIME: Spotting the A.319 and the A.321 should not be too difficult, but can you also pick out the two Airbus neo's?



















The Answers: A.319, Volotea; A.321, Lufthansa; while the neo's are British Airways and S.A.S.