Spotting Log: KMCO

Orlando, Florida: On Christmas Day we took a ride through Central Florida and with that came a stop at Orlando International Airport. Spotting options are always a challenge at MCO, there are not approved locations and spotting from the garage is frowned upon by law enforcement. I have found plenty of spots off airport however the winds were not favorable for those spots. Typically with this wind pattern, I have spotted from B-52 Park however because today was a holiday, the gates were locked. So I punted and tried the North Cell Lot. It was not a bad spot, it is positioned between the runway complex and were within range of my 250mm lens. Runway 36 was a little further away and a little backlit at this time of day with Runway 35 closer and good lighting, however the action was on 36 during this trip. We were only here for about 15 minutes but that brief time gave us two heavies and two special livery. Here is a look at what we saw today:
  • C-FTCA – Boeing 767-300 (Air Canada) 
  • N405UA – Airbus A320 (United Airlines) 
  • N586UW – Airbus A321 (American Airlines) 
  • N633JB – Airbus A320 (JetBlue Airways/Brooklyn Nets livery) 
  • N641NK – Airbus A320 (Spirit Airlines) 
  • N838NN – Boeing 737-800 (American Airlines/Oneworld livery) 
  • N8629A – Boeing 737-800 (Southwest Airlines) 
  • N8641B – Boeing 737-800 (Southwest Airlines) 
  • TF-ISO – Boeing 767-300 (Icelandair)
Click on the photo above to see these and more photos from the Orlando International Airport gallery. 

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