This is today’s Sunday run to Ardmore Airport cafe, where I had a great view of planes taking off.
Do you like watching planes?
Its about 3/4 of hour driving south of where we live on the main highway and off at Takanini off ramp.
The food and service is great at Ardmore Cafe and plenty of people were out watching planes.
I like watching the big jets take off and land
Thanks Alex, there is something amazing about flight
they’re quite impressive…
I have an airport about 20 minutes away so I visit it several times.
Thanks Vidocka, I often visit our Auckland airport, but some parts of this airport belong to private people, a flying school and also old war birds.
Meant to say ardmore. Auckland airport is strictly more commercial
Oh, I really like seeing planes take off, since kids. My father was an Air Force officer who had ever been based at an airport. If he brought me to his office, I will definitely continue to see the scene, without the slightest fuss. But now it’s rather difficult to see planes taking off from the airport because the waiting/boarding room is always blocked by various things, except in small airports.
Thanks Albert, I used to like coming to see the planes take off and land in the airport viewing lounge, but they changed it so there was no viewing lounge. However they built a special place outside the Auckland airport, 2 car parks on either side of the road so that people could park and sit and watch the planes. Its very popular.
However, this place is Ardmore, a more private type of airport. Those who can afford to get their pilot licence and own a plane can get their own hanger and fly to any destination in NZ. Or else with a pilot licence they can hire a plane and fly it. Their is a flying school here and the Old war bird planes that belong to the NZ airforce and even some of those are privately owned.
They have air shows here too
I thought you were enjoying that kind of airport at that time, Pamela, and that would have been really nice.
Great photos. I used to go to air shows with my Dad. Great memories.
I used to be in the airforce a very long time ago and service aircraft. there were no opportunities for women when I joined so I left. Now there is.
Always loved planes. Thanks Carol
I also go to the airport for coffee several times … I like to watch the airplanes take off and land
Waooo beautiful view . Looking so sweet
Thanks Mavic, we were sitting outside, watching the planes from a veranda. Just by the cafe are parked places.
wow.. amazing view… is it noisy in that cafe?