Birmingham Airport - Picture Thread

[wolfheze]

Great photos Snagsanger.

Just looking on Wikipedia and the BHX entry and there is a long shot of the airport from Yardley in 2008. Does anyone know of a more recent photo from the same location? It is a cracking shot giving a great overview of the airport. I have been trying work out where in Yardleg it was taken from. Maybe the tall block of flat at the Swan shopping centre.

I suppose with the Monarch facility it is difficult to get a good oblique overview of the airport without hiring a helicopter and doing a long low sweep down the runway whilst snapping away clinging on for dear life.

I have been looking at the photo trying to work out where it was taken. It doesn't look as far away as Yardley. The row of shops in the foreground look like the ones on the A45 between the wheatsheaf and the arden oak pub so my guess would be somewhere up in the lode lane area but I'm not sure there are any particularly tall buildings up there?

 

[ronnoc1k8]

It's most likely taken from the tall building in the Swan shopping centre because of the direction of the runway and the position of the terminal, and you can see those shops on the A45.

 

[wolfheze]

It's most likely taken from the tall building in the Swan shopping centre because of the direction of the runway and the position of the terminal, and you can see those shops on the A45.

Just had another look on maps and IF the shops are the ones on the Coventry Road I don't think you would see the frontages from the Swan.

 

[Brummiegem]

I think the picture was taken from close to the Wheatsheaf pub/hotel.
There used to be a couple of tall buildings,one was used by Maersk Air,the other by Severn Trent on the other side of the road.The shops you see are the ones just past the traffic lights heading towards the airport.
Not sure exactly where the photographer was,but I don't remember any other taller buildings in that vicinity.

 

[wolfheze]

I think the picture was taken from close to the Wheatsheaf pub/hotel.
There used to be a couple of tall buildings,one was used by Maersk Air,the other by Severn Trent on the other side of the road.The shops you see are the ones just past the traffic lights heading towards the airport.
Not sure exactly where the photographer was,but I don't remember any other taller buildings in that vicinity.

Sounds about right to me. In terms of distance it looks as if it would have been somewhere between the wheatsheaf and the ice rink?

 

[Butty]

Thanks all. Next time I come up I may see if I can gain access and have a try at getting a shot. The photograph is registered to someone in Tennessee. BHX travels far!

 

[snagsanger]

My guess is the tower block roof on Longley Crescent, not far from the Journeys End pub.

 

[snagsanger]

Solved.

This was taken on top of one of the mobile phone rigs.

Zoom back out on the following link just to see how far in the distance it was from where we were:


www.flickr.com/photos/leejordan/2410744507/

 

[Ray Finkle]

Fantastic pictures mate, thanks for posting them. I look forward to seeing your next batch

Thanks also for solving the Wiki picture mystery, I've looked at that a few times and thought that it had been taken from the office block at the Swan. The row of shops are where Manor House Lane joins the Coventry Road, opposite where Harry Ramsdens used to be.

 

[jfy1999]

Went to BHX early this morning – first spotting visit since the inaugural Qatar service.
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[ronnoc1k8]

Very good photos, those landings look quite low from this angle.

 

[jfy1999]

Part 2
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[jfy1999]

Part 3 – apologies for any graininess, camera not the best...
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[jfy1999]

Part 4
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Air X Charter 737-300 9H-AHA was in to operate the MOD flight to Paderborn
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Air Transat was delayed by nearly two hours and arrived after most of the other long haul flights had left, apart from American which looked to have gone tech
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[Brum X]

Great Pics Jfy1999

 

[hishaq96]

Part 4
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Air X Charter 737-300 9H-AHA was in to operate the MOD flight to Paderborn
View media item 4190View media item 4192Air Transat was delayed by nearly two hours and arrived after most of the other long haul flights had left, apart from American which looked to have gone tech
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great photos what location were these taken at?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Cracking pictures mate, thanks for uploading them

 

[hishaq96]

great photos what location were these taken at?

 

[jfy1999]

great photos what location were these taken at?

Viewing area in Car Park 5

 

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