Worldwide airfield directory
The biggest international airport, small farm fields in the jungle of Brazil, the police heliport of Los Angeles, or a new air base in the middle of the desert. Find them all in this Worldwide Airfield Directory. Over 40.000 locations at the moment. This is a work in progress, so the numbers below will change on a daily basis.
| Civil | Military | Combined | Closed | Under construction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport | 357 | 0 | 233 | 12 | 4 |
| Airfield | 11588 | 1314 | 726 | 3742 | 9 |
| Unpaved | 17489 | 50 | 13 | 619 | 0 |
| Seaplane base | 882 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Heliport | 10185 | 976 | 3 | 1314 | 0 |
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Steinfeld Hotel @ Wiener Neustadt East Airport (LOAN)
Hotel description: Mid range price hotel, but looking like it needs some work. Otherwise all the basics are met.
Spotting opportunities: Rooms facing north towards the airport have a view on the planes landing on runway 09.
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Aerotel Muscat @ Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS)
Hotel description: Very good quality hotel for an affordable price. Restaurant and bar in the hotel and the hotel is inside the terminal.
Spotting opportunities: Hotel is on the southside of the new terminal, with most (all?) rooms facing the south runway. Runway, taxiways, part of the gates and southside ramps can be seen from the rooms.
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Horison Ultima Bandara Balikapan @ Sepinggan International Airport (BPN/WALL)
Hotel description: Convenient hotel right at the airport, for a very reasonable price.
Spotting opportunities: The restaurant has views onto the ramp in front of the terminal, as well as runway 25. Almost all traffic can be observed from here. Also all rooms facing the airport have similar views.
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Tune Hotel KLIA Aeropolis @ Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK)
Hotel description: Transit hotel, with very small rooms (not suitable for more then one person, unless you really like each other), but relatively cheap. Don't confuse with Tune hotel next to Terminal 2!
Spotting opportunities: Hotel has an open corridor around the hotel, which gives you an all-round view: for the photographers, you're close to landings on 32R, while for the number crunchers, when you position yourself strategically, and move around a bit, all three runways can be monitored, including parts of the platforms. So theoretically with the help of FR24 or similar, you should be able to get a 100% score of everything moving.
Room information: 5th floor. Rooms on East side give view on Runway 32R from your bed (eg 531). Just ask at reception during check-in.
Grand Park Hotel Vancouver Airport, Ascend Hotel Collection @ Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR)
Hotel description: Generally cheaper than hotels closer to the airport. Rooms are of a good size and are clean. Onsite restaurant/bar and other food outlets close by. Free shuttle bus to/from YVR Airport terminal is available upon request every 30mins during the day.
Spotting opportunities: Best for short finals views of landing aircraft on Runway 26L (reading registrations with 12x magnification telescope no problem). More distant views of the approach to Runway 26R but with a more powerful telescope it would be possible to identify aircraft landing on that runway. If departures are on Runway 08R, aircraft are generally too high by the time they reach the location to be easily read off from the room window.
Room information: Rooms with odd numbers (401, 403, 405, etc) provide a north facing view from the hotel which is the direction required to get a view of the approaches. There are 6 floors in total and floors 4-6 are recommended.
The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel @ Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG)
Hotel description: High quality hotel for a reasonable price. Restaurant and fitness center available. Hotel is at the airport, directly linked to the terminal.
Spotting opportunities: The rooms facing the airport (west side) have views towards the back of the terminal and the main runway. Runway is a bit far, but planes can be seen and read.
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