Post by graham on Sept 27, 2020 9:33:17 GMT
Coming to the end of our stay, if I recall we spent most of this day close to the apartment meaning we had inbounds going over us all day. For anyone contemplating Crete as a destination once this craziness is over and done with, all three airports are on the north coast although the capital Heraklion is way busier that the other two put together and is busier than Athens during a normal summer.
Anywhere east of the capital as far as Malia is a great spot for the inbounds as the winds are invariably from the west or northwest. Inbounds tend to fly over the top of Santorini, then begin a bank to starboard to pick up the Crete coastline which they then follow to the airport over the resorts of Malia, Stalis, Hersonissos, Analipsi, Gouves and Amoudara.
FR24 and Planefinder have very good coverage across the island and that coverage extends across to the Greek mainland, Turkish coastline and beyond. Plane Plotter and Freedar aren't well supported and neither are of much use.
Thu 27 Sep 2018 Heraklion Kazantzakis
5A-LAM Bombardier CRJ 900 ER NG 15257 Libyan Airlines
9H-ILV Bombardier Challenger 850 8082 Vista Jet Malta
A6-BLF Boeing 787 9 39651 Etihad Airways
D-ASTO Airbus A319 115 2762 Germania
D-CFIV Gates Learjet 35 A 35A-385 Air Alliance Express GmbH
EI-FVY Boeing 737NG 800/W 42092 Norwegian Air International
HZ-A10 ATR 42 600 859 Alpha Star Aviation
HZ-AS51 Airbus A320 214SL 7383 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS67 Airbus A320 214SL 8072 Saudi Arabian Airlines
OO-SNM Airbus A320 214 2003 Brussels Airlines
SU-NMB Airbus A320 232 1732 Nesma Airlines
SX-GAB Gulfstream Aerospace G450 4172 Gain Jet Aviation SA
TC-AEH Gulfstream Aerospace G150 284 Turk Hava Kurumu Hava Taksi
TC-JGT Boeing 737NG 8F2/W 34417 Turkish Airlines
VP-BGR Boeing 737NG 800/W 41228 Rossiya Russian Airlines
VP-BIL Airbus A320 214SL 8234 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VP-BKE Boeing 737NG 800/W 41240 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VQ-BSU Airbus A320 214SL 6090 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Anywhere east of the capital as far as Malia is a great spot for the inbounds as the winds are invariably from the west or northwest. Inbounds tend to fly over the top of Santorini, then begin a bank to starboard to pick up the Crete coastline which they then follow to the airport over the resorts of Malia, Stalis, Hersonissos, Analipsi, Gouves and Amoudara.
FR24 and Planefinder have very good coverage across the island and that coverage extends across to the Greek mainland, Turkish coastline and beyond. Plane Plotter and Freedar aren't well supported and neither are of much use.
Thu 27 Sep 2018 Heraklion Kazantzakis
5A-LAM Bombardier CRJ 900 ER NG 15257 Libyan Airlines
9H-ILV Bombardier Challenger 850 8082 Vista Jet Malta
A6-BLF Boeing 787 9 39651 Etihad Airways
D-ASTO Airbus A319 115 2762 Germania
D-CFIV Gates Learjet 35 A 35A-385 Air Alliance Express GmbH
EI-FVY Boeing 737NG 800/W 42092 Norwegian Air International
HZ-A10 ATR 42 600 859 Alpha Star Aviation
HZ-AS51 Airbus A320 214SL 7383 Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS67 Airbus A320 214SL 8072 Saudi Arabian Airlines
OO-SNM Airbus A320 214 2003 Brussels Airlines
SU-NMB Airbus A320 232 1732 Nesma Airlines
SX-GAB Gulfstream Aerospace G450 4172 Gain Jet Aviation SA
TC-AEH Gulfstream Aerospace G150 284 Turk Hava Kurumu Hava Taksi
TC-JGT Boeing 737NG 8F2/W 34417 Turkish Airlines
VP-BGR Boeing 737NG 800/W 41228 Rossiya Russian Airlines
VP-BIL Airbus A320 214SL 8234 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VP-BKE Boeing 737NG 800/W 41240 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VQ-BSU Airbus A320 214SL 6090 Aeroflot Russian Airlines