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Attention planespotters! We are just over two months away from #SpotLAX2025 and we have some details for you! From September 12-14, we will once again meet at Los Angeles International Airport. We know many of you are eager to begin planning for this year’s event, and we have some exciting announcements for you below.
If you’ve never attended SpotLAX, it’s a weekend long gathering of planespotters and aviation enthusiasts, which we have been hosting since 2013.
Once again this year, we’ve teamed up with Brett Snyder and Cranky Dorkfest. This annual gathering will be taking place on Saturday, September 13. You can find out more at this link. While you’re there, you might want to sign up for email notifications. Brett has often hosted some extra events that weekend, and those will all be announced on the blog. To sign up, enter your email address at the bottom of the page under “Get Cranky In Your Inbox!”
While you’re signing up for Dorkfest emails, make sure to sign up for our email list too for more event details. You can do so here.
In addition to Cranky Dorkfest, join us and fellow spotters for dinner at The Proud Bird on Saturday September 13 and Doughnuts on the Hill sponsored by JetTip on Sunday September 14. If that isn’t enough, we will also have group planespotting events throughout the weekend so get those cameras ready!
Book your hotel room at the H Hotel LAX
The fantastic views overlooking Los Angeles International Airport from the rooftop of the H Hotel Los Angeles really can’t be beat. From the 12th floor, you can see nearly the entire north complex of the airport, along with many aircraft on approach. Then there’s the rooftop lounge seating, the site of many discussions on the finer points of commercial aviation. And lest we forget, there are the ever present smells of burnt jet fuel and rubber that complete the atmosphere. Plus, the hotel’s centralized location makes it easy to access the various other plane spotting locations in the area. For most of the weekend, access to the roof deck is reserved for hotel guests only. As in years past, we’ve arranged for a discounted room rate for the event. This year, in order to book you must use this booking link. Rooms start at $209 per night for a king sized bed.
Get your tickets here beginning July 19th at 9am Eastern!
For the third year in a row, we’ll be hosting the SpotLAX Opening Night Party on Friday evening with our friends from Airline Videos Live. This hugely popular event saw over 200 aviation enthusiasts gather on the rooftop deck of the H Hotel the last two years. It is a great way to be able to enjoy the rooftop for a few hours without needing to spend the night at the hotel. Just like last year, our friends at AVL will be streaming live from the roof that evening and serving as our master of ceremonies. There will be food and beverage available for purchase. We’ll also have an airplane model raffle like we did last year.
Tickets for this year’s party will be $15 and will go on sale Saturday July 19th. All attendees will need a paid ticket this year, including hotel guests. We’ll have more info on how to get tickets as we get closer to the on sale date. Check our social media channels or sign up for the email newsletter for those updates.
Want to chat with fellow Attendees before the big event weekend? Join our new WhatsApp Chat so folks can interact with each other before and during the event. You can join it here!
And finally, are you interested in getting involved as an event volunteer or as a sponsor? Let us know and we will let you know the details!
That’s all for now! We’re looking forward to once again welcoming you to LA this September!
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