43 Hours at the Adelaide Airport

[4duff5]

Is it one gate with airbridges for aircraft bigger than B737 and A320? I was curious to find out when passing through Adelaide airport yesteday

[jmatx]

The middle gates can handle B747 aircraft, and large glass doors can seal the waiting area for customs control. Most of the gates can be used by B767/B777/A330/B747 aircraft. The bulk of ADL traffic is B737/A320. The far ends of the terminal are for commuter aircraft to Port Lincoln, Mt Gambier, etc. (generally Saab 340s) but you go down stairs and walk out onto the tarmac. None of the gates support A380 with simultaneous top/bottom access, but the main runway and main taxiways are A380 capable.

[heywatchme101]

why is it at night all the gates are full?

[jmatx]

The gates are full for these reasons: (1) there are fewer airplanes flying at night and those non-flying planes need to be somewhere, and (2) Adelaide has a very strict 11:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew on commercial flight operations.

[evall95]

watch my spotting video and comment, like and sub

[KenanVideos]

Gotta replace the webcam link, AAL has heavily updated their website for tourism and all. The webcam also loads every 60 seconds now =.="

[jmatx]

@KenanVideos

I've updated the webcam link. Thanks for the tip.

[cam9408]

sydney airport with a web cam like this would be .............. AMAZING!!!!

[Ramz661]

This is amazing.Love it!

[erman777]

damnnn this can made such a movie which is tom hanks and catherine zeta jones acting in the movie called""THE TERMINAL"" which is tom hanks had lived in the airport for almost 43 days..hahahahah

[Secksyouwalchocolate]

be happy their actually checking people for bombs.

you wouldnt want to die wouldnt you?

[ERAUPRCWA]

I miss being home...

[ansettaddict123]

howd you get the continual feed aswell?

[jmatx]

I wrote a program that captured the webcam's individual frames (about every 30 seconds) and assembled them as a movie. I let it run for a week and picked the best eight minutes.

[ansettaddict123]

awesome!!! i wish perth airport had webcam like aal's, even though its now in stills:(

[ansettaddict123]

737 heaven:P

[Mecurial95]

Then if there was not a bomb checks, and the plane that ure boarding has a bomb and explodes in mid air, whos to blame?

[ridgeydidger]

Interesting how lights come on and off on the aerobridges long after the curfew. I guess they service the aircraft throughout the night.

[jimmyrussell23]

Qantas turnarounds are longer than VB

[ansettaddict123]

what do you expect? qantas is meant to be more premium anyways, keywork, "meant":P

[aussieboi82]

Love this clip. Not to mention, Adelaide airport ain't to bad either.

[PolxenTwo]

"Plane at nearest gate leaves, then returns for service of its tail section. (2) Every evening, most planes' water tanks are drained onto the tarmac. "

BAe-146 :D

[doctorcastle]

very intresting, thanx for posting.

[aflrunner]

Nice !! :D

[pinkishblueblack]

awesome! it's fun to watch the jetways and the shadows lengthening :)

[flyingsawcer]

i always look at this evry day

[lukec2224]

absolutely outstanding, excellent job well done.

[xtravadance]

WoW!!! amazing!

Good job it's very cool to see planes come and go

[zacsg1]

very cool footage!!!!

[fsxexpert]

cool

[anna8099]

This is actually pretty cool!

[utubehomeofthelame]

Just like the city itself its doddles along by day and is in bed by 10PM.

[xxLozxx55]

The reason for that is there is curfew. All flights in and out by 11pm and then it opens again at 6am... Just like Sydney..

[plusplusplusplusp]

@xxLozxx55

Yep. I live near this airport and it would be bloody annoying if we had to hear jet engines at 3.00 AM.

[KenanVideos]

@plusplusplusplusp Eyy what suburb?

[plusplusplusplusp]

@KenanVideos

Brooklyn Park.

[OutOfTouchMedia]

i would have thought this kinda footage would be restricted?

[Polxen]

no its airport webcam

[leianog]

wheres the air NZ ones? im travelling on one of them in jan, and wanna know where bouts i take off

[aussieinkiwi]

At the far end of the terminal there is only one or two flights a week from auckland ond daily from singapore

[leianog]

oh god u guys beat me to it. i was gonna do a adelaide airport time lapse hahaha LOL

so cool.

ill be on one of those planes in january!

[summerwind1974]

how interesting!

[jimmyrussell23]

Its the new terminal!! The gates at the front are used by qantas the middle is used for most of the international flights only 2 a day!! and Virgin Blue operate at the end with REX

[LBFKER]

lots of qantas planes

[Vectrect1]

OMG!!! I just found out that the date i sat the top and I arrived in Adelaide at Jan 31 at 8:40am. THAT SINGAPORE AIRLINES IS THE ONE I WENT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thnx for posting!

[Vectrect1]

Is that the old airport?

[vicarexar]

No it is not it's the new