4 Days · 3 Cities · 3 Airports · 2026.07.14 – 07.17
Greater Bay Area Spotting Journey
One sky, three hubs, two aviation systems.
One sky, three hubs, two aviation systems.
Base map: Wikimedia Commons (public domain); cities plotted by real coordinates
A rain-soaked apron at Bao'an — one booking decision, validated by the weather on day one.
Huaqiangbei cancelled for an Air China 747-400 — a prediction, a miss, and a stubborn wait.
Stopped by security at the elevators, then a full morning of catches from the airport's public parking lot — Hong Kong's international character in ten frames.
Mahan lost to a parking stand; the C919 taxied up to my gate by itself — all three truths of spotting in one day.
