San Juan spotting report, Jan. 2006

[JZ1]

We vacationed in San Juan back in Jan. We stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott right next to SJU. Every room has a balcony and ours overlooks the threshold of RWY 8. Better yet, the fire escape opens to a small landing overlooking RWY 26. So while the family chilled on the beach. I stayed glued to these location. Without a doubt, AA had the most movements, but there was a good mix of other US carriers like DL, B6, CO and US. There were a lot of turbo-props of airlines serving the Carribean. There was even cargo flights by Four Star airline's DC-3. UPS and Fedex both had flights using AB3 or DC10. Martin Air has a daily MD-11 flight.

If you visit San Juan, the Courtyard hotel is a must for any spotters.

Turbo-props from various airlines
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55946272.39.jpg

http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55946267.32dh8.jpg

http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55717753.05atr.jpg

This was an unusual one -- An-26 of Avialeasing, registered in Uzbekistan.
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55955550.28an24.jpg

http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55955495.34.jpg

Martin Air's MD-11
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55955017.10m11.jpg

http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55734453.25ups310.jpg

http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55948428.26fedd10.jpg

US had a daily A330 flight.
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55737760.41us330.jpg

And this bird certainly needed a new paint job
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55955094.35us767.jpg

Copa 737-700
http://ct.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55867947.22copa.jpg

CO 757-300 moments from touch down
http://k43.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55898865.44co753.jpg

Enjoy

[Iberia A340-600]

Great pictures, SJU is a great airport for spotting.

Incidently I know the spot you speak of very well, I stayed at the Courtyard Marriot for a night before I hoped over to SXM for a day.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e198/AirportPhotos/DSCN4324.jpg

[hiss srq]

San Juan is a great place. I like BQN quite a bit as well. PanAm 727's well Guilliford 727's at least. Tradewinds buses and jumbo's Gemini MD/s and back before their death TMA had a pretty good showing there not to mention CO and B6 and various russian airplanes as well. Quite a tri jet airport. San Juan is great though.........