Barbados - 30 Oct - 13 Nov

[Alan C]

A recent family holiday in Barbados yielded the following log and images


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The log is by no means comprehensive – just the stuff I saw fly past the beach. Barbados isn’t the busiest of airports but it attracts a few oddities – GOL 737s from Brazil being a recent addition.



Here’s the log:


Reg/ Code Type    C/n       Airline/Operator/

08-8191 Boeing C-17 Globemaster50214 United States Air Force

84-0484 Beech Super King Air C-BL-118 United States Army

9Y-SXM Boeing B.737NG 8HO 37935 Caribbean Airlines

9Y-TTB Avions de Transport Reg973 Caribbean Airlines

9Y-TTC Avions de Transport Reg989 Caribbean Airlines

9Y-TTE Avions de Transport Reg997 Caribbean Airlines

C-FHGC Bombardier Challenger 65453 Jetport Inc

C-FLWJ Boeing B.737NG 7CT 38096 WestJet

C-FTJR Airbus A320 211 248 Air Canada

C-FUJE Embraer ERJ-175 200LR 17000291 Air Canada Express

C-FWSK Boeing B.737NG 7CT 36420 WestJet

C-FYJI Airbus A319 114 682 Air Canada

C-FYKC Airbus A319 114 691 Air Canada

C-FYKR Airbus A319 114 693 Air Canada

C-GGWJ Boeing B.737NG 7CT 35503 WestJet

C-GITP Airbus A319 112 1562 Air Canada

C-GITR Airbus A319 112 1577 Air Canada

C-GTWS Boeing B.737NG 76N 32883 WestJet

C-GWSY Boeing B.737NG 7CT 37421 WestJet

CS-DKD Gulfstream Aerospace G55081 NetJets Europe

D-ABUC Boeing B.767 330ER 26992 Condor Flugdienst

EI-JSK Gulfstream Aerospace G66070 Westair Aviation

F-HEPF Airbus A320 214 5719 Air France (OTT)

F-HFDA Dassault Falcon 7X 05 Armad Limited

G-CHTZ Airbus A330 243 398 Thomas Cook Airlines

G-MLJL Airbus A330 243 254 Thomas Cook Airlines

G-TCXB Airbus A330 243 948 Thomas Cook Airlines

G-TUIA Boeing B.787 8 34422 Thomson Airways

G-TUID Boeing B.787 8 36424 Thomson Airways

G-TUIF Boeing B.787 8 36428 Thomson Airways

G-TUIH Boeing B.787 8 37229 Thomson Airways

G-TUII Boeing B.787 8 37230 Thomson Airways

G-VGAL Boeing B.747 443 32337 Virgin Atlantic Airways

G-VIIV Boeing B.777 236ER 29964 British Airways

G-VIIW Boeing B.777 236ER 29965 British Airways

G-VIIX Boeing B.777 236ER 29966 British Airways

G-VIIY Boeing B.777 236ER 29967 British Airways

G-VKSS Airbus A330 343E 1201 Virgin Atlantic Airways

G-VROM Boeing B.747 443 32339 Virgin Atlantic Airways

G-VSXY Airbus A330 343E 1195 Virgin Atlantic Airways

G-VYGK Airbus A330 243MRTT Voy1498 Thomas Cook Airlines

J8-CIW Britten-Norman IslanderG2018 Mustique Airways

J8-GAA de Havilland Canada DHC239 SVG Air

J8-GAW de Havilland Canada DHC834 SVG Air

J8-MUS de Havilland Canada DHC553 SVG Air

J8-JTS Cessna Citation II 550 550-0490 Corporate

J8-KIM Aero Commander Twin Com500S-3253 Mustique Airways

J8-MQS Aero Commander Twin Com500B-1400-Mustique Airways

J8-PIE Britten-Norman IslanderG532 Mustique Airways

M-EVAN Bombardier Challenger 320096 Marcus Evans (Aviation) Li

N179CA Embraer EMB-120 RT Bras120179 Ameriflight

N196AA Boeing B.757 223 32390 American Airlines

N199AJ Boeing B.727 2F9F 21426 Amerijet International

N226W Diamond Aircraft Twin S42.AC105 Private

N258MR British Aerospace 125 8258258 East Coast Jets Inc

N304DQ Boeing B.737NG 732 29683 Delta Air Lines

N316CM Boeing B.767 338ERBDSF 24146 Amerijet International

N31701 Beech 1900 C UB-2 Ameriflight

N31704 Beech 1900 C UB-12 Ameriflight

N33408 Piper PA-32 260 Cheroke32-7500021Private

N362CM Boeing B.767 338BDSF 24316 ABX Air

N369AA Boeing B.767 323ER 25196 American Airlines

N3739P Boeing B.737NG 832 30541 Delta Air Lines

N3740C Boeing B.737NG 832 30800 Delta Air Lines

N391DA Boeing B.737NG 832 30560 Delta Air Lines

N39356 Boeing B.767 323ER 24037 American Airlines

N406CL Bombardier Challenger 320406 Fifth Third Equipment Fina

N598AJ Boeing B.727 212F 21947 Amerijet International

N606AA Boeing B.757 223 27057 American Airlines

N6400Y Piper PA-23 Aztec 250C 27-3685 Private

N689AA Boeing B.757 223 25731 American Airlines

N692AA Boeing B.757 223 26972 American Airlines

N711LS Bombardier Global 6000 9476 The Whitewind Company

N740KD Bombardier Learjet 40 45-2083 Corporate

N743AX Boeing B.767 232F 22218 Amerijet International

N807NN Boeing B.737NG 823 31077 American Airlines

N810NN Boeing B.737NG 823 33207 American Airlines

N828JB Airbus A320 232 5723 JetBlue Airways

N828KD Bombardier Challenger 65584 Suzuki Del Caribe Inc

N831NN Boeing B.737NG 823 33211 American Airlines

N878SM Gulfstream Aerospace GI1319 Aviation Enterprises Inc

N907JB Airbus A321 231 5865 JetBlue Airways

N933NN Boeing B.737NG 823 31173 American Airlines

N937JB Airbus A321 231 6245 JetBlue Airways

N954JB Airbus A321 231 6725 JetBlue Airways

N955JB Airbus A321 231 6757 JetBlue Airways

PR-GTL Boeing B.737NG 8EH 34962 GOL

PR-VBJ Boeing B.737NG 8HX 36434 GOL

PT-LZT Beech King Air F90-1 LA-216 Fernando Cesar De Oliviera

RSS-A1 Swearingen Metroliner CAC-743B Barbados Defence Force

V2-LGI de Havilland Canada DHC325 LIAT

V2-LIA Avions de Transport Reg1077 LIAT

V2-LIB Avions de Transport Reg1103 LIAT

V2-LIC Avions de Transport Reg1091 LIAT

V2-LID Avions de Transport Reg1006 LIAT

V2-LIG Avions de Transport Reg1009 LIAT

V2-LIH Avions de Transport Reg1112 LIAT

V2-LIK Avions de Transport Reg1012 LIAT

V2-LIM Avions de Transport Reg1018 LIAT

YV573T Boeing B.737 4Q3F 26606 Vensecar International

YV567T Boeing B.737 4Q3F 29487 Vensecar International

YV3130 IAI Gulfstream G200 Galaxy 033 Corporate



Images of the highlights are at:



planetaircraft.zenfolio.com/p888215820



Thanks for looking.

Alan

[darrenkellett]

Hi Alan
Just returned from a week there myself - where did you stay? We were at the Radisson on the southwest tip of the island so could see everything on approach. Didn't take my SLR camera (I did take my small Panasonic but it would have been no use as they were a little high / distant) which in hindsight was a mistake as I'd have made several more if I did! I'll pop a report on here soon, but notably I missed out on Amerijet 727s, Ameriflight Brasilia's and Beech 1900s, several Twin Otters and Islanders (presumably the J8- examples, although I did get a couple on arrival / departure) and several biz / lights as they didn't plot on FR24. Wasn't on the beach all day over the week so didn't really do that much spotting, but picked up a couple of things each day so more than happy :-)

As well as the recently started GOL flight, Avianca look like they started in December with 2 flights per week. Picked off one A318, but the other, whilst seen, didn't plot on FR24 so can't tie it up.


Cheers
Darren

[bulldog]

Hi
I am going on a cruise in February starting and ending in Barbados. Will have full day in Barbados is there a good beach so can plonk wife on beach while I watch the aircraft.?
Main highlight of cruise is we are going to St Maarten. Her indoors has already been told , I am on the beach all day, can't wait!

[mikebish]

Been to Barbados several times the Airport is about 30 mins from the Cruise terminal. Id suggest heading to St Lawrence gap somehere, perhaps Dover Beach, from which you will see virtually anything happening flightwise and has the advantage of being the heart of the food and drink area should you get bored!

[Biggles]

If you call at St.Lucia on your cruise, the airport main runway theshold is on the left as you enter the cruise terminal achorage. or on the right when you depart. Last time I was there there was a helicopter LP. at the rear of the duty free shopping centre.
If you have been previously you probably knew this.

[darrenkellett]

Hi Bulldog
Whilst I can't comment on any particular beach as I only stayed on the beach next to our hotel (this was the southern most part of Carlisle Bay), any beach along the south coast you'll be able to see all arrivals - assuming they are arriving from the west as was the case all week when I was there and seems to be the prevailing runway (landing 09).

A quick look on Google Earth and you can see the hotel I stayed at - just above Needhams Point - it is listed on Google Earth as Grand Barbados Beach Resort but is actually the Radisson Aquatica Resort. On the south coast, in order from west to east, you have several Drill Hall Beach (which flanks the southern section around the Hilton), then several small sections on the coast at Hastings, then Rockley Beach, Sandy Beach, Dover Beach, Maxwell Beach, Welches Beach - any further around and they'll probably be directly over head.

I was fine spotting from my area at the southern end of Carlisle Bay (and the hotel balcony looked south which helped too!) and with FR24 got all the big stuff, just the Twin Otters, Islanders, Biz and the Amerijet / Ameriflight stuff that didn't plot.

A look at FR24 before you should help you with timings - I did some research before I went and apart from a Caribbean ATR and a few LIAT ATR's, most of the arrivals are from 1pm onwards through to around 6.30pm.

On departure, I noted several cars parked on the southern perimeter road with several locals watching the action!

Hope it helps
Darren

[Alan C]

Hi Darren

We had a condo in Ocean One on Maxwell Beach - great view of everything landing. I didn't pack a DSLR myself - but my smaller, lighter Fuji coped reasonably well with all but the smallest arrivals. The camera was particularly useful with those that didn't plot on FR24. As ever, a lot of biz tends to turn up unannounced - although the arrivals data on FR24 did list the odd biz as inbound.

Gutted to have missed the AVIANCA A318s - and as for the Chinese chopper in your report ....

Bulldog - any beach along that coast should give you a view of arrivals. In addition to the advice given above, Rockley Beach is a good option as there is decent public access and parking. Additionally there are plenty of shops and places to eat and drink nearby. A taxi from the harbour won't be too dear - enjoy the ride - Barbados is THE most friendly and safe palce I have ever visited.

Friday and Saturday are the busiest days. I have only ever seen them landing on 09 at Barbados - I imagine it would be very unusual weather conditions that led to the use of 27.

Happy to help with any further advice

Alan

[jake3]

You guys have really wetted my appetite as I am off there at the end of Feb for two week which includes a week on a cruise around the islands. Really looking forward to St Martins.