Post by joolsp on Apr 26, 2011 21:29:21 GMT 1
For anyone visiting the Island without SBS, Planeplotter etc [err, like me] thought i'd give a run-down of what goes on overflight-wise and how to find stuff out-
From the North/NE, overflights use 129.100 Canarias Control and its around 15-20 mins from first call to overhead then they change to Las Palmas Control 124.300 if en route there [LPA] or 126.100 of en route Tenerife [TFN, TFS]
Another airway heads way out South-West towards Sal/Cabo Verde and aircraft heading that way are changed to Canarias Control on 127.900 about 20 mins after overflying Lanzarote.
For aircraft coming from the South/West its the above frequencies reversed then they exit Canarias airspace to Casablanca Control on 126.700 or 128.800.
What to see?
Well its quiet...very quiet compared to the UK but a bit of patience and knowing when to listen helps-eg TAM flights exiting Europe usually pass over around 00.00 to 01.00 and if you're lucky you can note maybe 2-4 between those times-however be warned..anything on 129.100 where the aircraft transmission sounds bandboxed won't be seen as it will be way out west over LPA area. Drat!
TAM also route North/East over the Island in the morning en route Europe but this varies according to their tracks, however one day 4 passed over within 90 mins.
Occasionally Air China A330 CCA907 overflies and one morning I saw that flight plus another A330 on CCA005 -an absolute rare event from my 8 visit experience.
Excluding the usual euro-charters, Ryanairs etc there was a Brazilian A/F E190 2590 callsign BRS2590 early one afternoon en route LPA so you never know what you're going to get.
Skyliner is a good source for delivery info eg Embraers via Sal/LPA and Airbus family from TLS/XFW as most overfly Lanzarote.
Arrecife airport itself gets ATR deliveries bound for South America and I managed 2 of these-PR-AZV AT72 c/n 396 for Azul, and AT42 PR-TKF c/n 579 for Trip Lineas. Not new-builds but frames I needed nonetheless.
The excellent Arrecife Spotters Yahoo group is a good source of info and I edited my membership to receive e-mails to the phone and the owner Keith Hadfield [cheers mate] posted regular SBS logs.
Any info you may want just mail me off-topic and happy spotting.
Julian
From the North/NE, overflights use 129.100 Canarias Control and its around 15-20 mins from first call to overhead then they change to Las Palmas Control 124.300 if en route there [LPA] or 126.100 of en route Tenerife [TFN, TFS]
Another airway heads way out South-West towards Sal/Cabo Verde and aircraft heading that way are changed to Canarias Control on 127.900 about 20 mins after overflying Lanzarote.
For aircraft coming from the South/West its the above frequencies reversed then they exit Canarias airspace to Casablanca Control on 126.700 or 128.800.
What to see?
Well its quiet...very quiet compared to the UK but a bit of patience and knowing when to listen helps-eg TAM flights exiting Europe usually pass over around 00.00 to 01.00 and if you're lucky you can note maybe 2-4 between those times-however be warned..anything on 129.100 where the aircraft transmission sounds bandboxed won't be seen as it will be way out west over LPA area. Drat!
TAM also route North/East over the Island in the morning en route Europe but this varies according to their tracks, however one day 4 passed over within 90 mins.
Occasionally Air China A330 CCA907 overflies and one morning I saw that flight plus another A330 on CCA005 -an absolute rare event from my 8 visit experience.
Excluding the usual euro-charters, Ryanairs etc there was a Brazilian A/F E190 2590 callsign BRS2590 early one afternoon en route LPA so you never know what you're going to get.
Skyliner is a good source for delivery info eg Embraers via Sal/LPA and Airbus family from TLS/XFW as most overfly Lanzarote.
Arrecife airport itself gets ATR deliveries bound for South America and I managed 2 of these-PR-AZV AT72 c/n 396 for Azul, and AT42 PR-TKF c/n 579 for Trip Lineas. Not new-builds but frames I needed nonetheless.
The excellent Arrecife Spotters Yahoo group is a good source of info and I edited my membership to receive e-mails to the phone and the owner Keith Hadfield [cheers mate] posted regular SBS logs.
Any info you may want just mail me off-topic and happy spotting.
Julian