Air Pacific 747-400 Landing at LAX Catches Its Shadow (Reverse Approach, Runway 6L)

Air Pacific flight 810 from Nadi International, Fiji landing at Los Angeles International Airport on January 24th, 2008. Aircraft is a Boeing 747-400 owned by Singapore Airlines and leased to Air Pacific.

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• 747
• 747-400
• air
• pacific
• lax
• los
• angeles
• airplane
• landing
• shadow
• LA
• nadi
• fiji
• reverse
• approach
• 6l

[10mateoo]

I dont think that is lax,if it is than that is cool but i dont think it is.

[acabtp]

@10mateoo It is LAX... Look up Air Pacific flight 810 to check out the route yourself.

[RedoutesChoice]

Excellent video! Love the 747, awesome shadow as well :)

[mistaphill]

Looks like Rwy 6L, do not see this often. This pattern is very rarely used throughout the year, except during and after winter storms that produce offshore winds. Nice vid.

[koldapu]

Nice! LAX is my main airport and I love the takeoff over the ocean, but haven't been lucky enough to experience a landing over because winds are always normal during my approaches.

[10mateoo]

@acabtp Thats really cool i live in LA and it seems very green before landing and I dont remember it that green in the past but i believe you.

[lomalandboy]

I have landed in this direction on an overnight flight landing very early in the morning from Honolulu.

[mistaphill]

All the years I've flown in and out of LAX I've never used the reverse pattern. I know they land on 6R after midnight for noise abatement purposes, but still take off on 25R on the other side

[twtntwtn]

My neighbour is the captain of this aircraft. Good guy :-)

[mattyk1822]

Aren't all electronic devices supposed to be off at this point?

[DNthenumber10]

ooooo, the reverse approach at LAX. As mistaphill stated below, this is pretty rare.