| The Cincinnati Airport is located
across the river from the city, in the state of Kentucky. There is
an "official" Aircraft Observation Area located on Donaldson Hwy. on the
east side of the field. It is basically a gravel lot slightly
elevated from the runway. It offers a good view of runway 18L/36R
and is hassle-free by the authorities. I have only been there
twice, and both times it was crowded with people.
Most traffic patterns here are north-south and you
can get a good enough view to photograph the aircraft that operate on
this runway. The problem is most of the traffic is small
regional jets, since this is the home base of Comair and a hub for
Delta. There are a couple of international flights which on any
given day may or may not use this runway (there are two other runways)
so I would only rate CVG 2 and a half for lack of variety but at least
they have decent accommodations for watching & photographing. If you drive north on
Donaldson Hwy. to where it goes around the end of the runway you may be
able to pull over to watch some landings but you may be told by police
to go back to the Observation Area.
Good photos can also be made from the east side of the parking garage
roof, which is close to the east runway. You'll be facing east so
the light is best a couple hours before sunset. Morning is best
for the Observation Area since it faces west.
Click here
to see photos from the Observation Area
Click here to see photos from the parking garage
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