Zürich gets very busy with takeoffs during the middle of the day, with a big wave of short and mediumhaul departures in the late morning followed by a long line of longhaul departures in the early afternoon. This spot at the intersection of Runways 10/28 & 16/34 is perfect for viewing all of these takeoffs up close—especially the widebodies taking off from Runway 16. I also saw another Emirates special livery A380, as well as a KLM Cityhopper E195E2 departing from Runway 16—which is very unusual. The last clip is an SAS A320neo that I caught from the end of Runway 10 as I was walking back.
I used a camera hole in the fence to film these, which made maneuvering the camera a little bit tricky, so there are a couple of spots where my finger slips in front of the lens; I debated taking these out, but decided to keep them in because the footage was otherwise too great not to show. Hopefully it's not too annoying.
This is part three of four from my visits to the airport during my recent trip to Switzerland. Check out the other parts here:
Part 1 (Landings): • Zürich Planespotting: Evening Crosswi...
Part 2 (Takeoffs): • Zürich Planespotting: Late Afternoon ...
Part 4 (Landings): • Zürich Planespotting Runway 14 Even...
Here is the full list of aircraft shown in this video:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Swiss International Air Lines A321111 HBIOF
0:40 Swiss International Air Lines A320214 HBJLR
1:03 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCB
1:47 Swiss International Air Lines A320214 HBIJK
2:18 Swiss International Air Lines A320212 HBIOM
2:41 Swiss International Air Lines A220100 HBJBD
3:01 Edelweiss Air A320214 HBIJW
3:22 Swiss International Air Lines A320271N HBJDC
3:48 Swiss International Air Lines A320214 HBJLP
4:26 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCG
5:09 Helvetic Airways E190E2 HBAZC
5:43 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCD
6:27 Helvetic Airways E190E2 HBAZH
7:24 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCR
8:16 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCF
8:47 Helvetic Airways E195E2 HBAZJ
9:39 Swiss International Air Lines A320214 HBIJJ
10:37 Swiss International Air Lines A321212 HBION
11:07 Edelweiss Air A340313 HBJMG
11:58 VistaJet Challenger 350 9HVCM
12:33 Swiss International Air Lines A321271NX HBJPA
13:15 Edelweiss Air A320214 HBJJM
13:26 Swiss International Air Lines A330343 HBJHJ
16:18 Swiss International Air Lines A220300 HBJCM
16:53 Swiss International Air Lines A320271N HBJDB
17:21 Edelweiss Air A320214 HBJJK
17:48 Swiss International Air Lines 777300ER HBJNH
18:56 Swiss International Air Lines 7773DEER HBJNA
19:48 Swiss International Air Lines A330343 HBJHM
20:22 NetJets Europe Citation Latitude CSTLA
20:42 Lufthansa CityLine CRJ900 DACNH
21:20 TAP Air Portugal E190LR CSTPS
22:08 Swiss International Air Lines A330343 HBJHI
22:42 Swiss International Air Lines A340313 HBJMI
23:41 Edelweiss Air A340313 HBJMF
24:29 Swiss International Air Lines 777300ER HBJNG
25:09 Etihad Airways 7879 A6BLN
25:59 Pushback: Swiss International Air Lines 777300ER HBJNL
27:22 Thai Airways International 7878 HSTQD
28:06 Prince Aviation Citation XLS YUSVL
28:27 Fly Tyrol Citation XLS OEGBR
28:48 Takeoff: Swiss International Air Lines 777300ER HBJNL
29:40 Rega Challenger 650 HBJWA
30:06 Pushback & Taxi: KLM Cityhopper E195E2 PHNXC
31:21 Pushback: Emirates A380861 A6EOU ("Expo 2020 Opportunity" c/s)
33:11 Takeoff: KLM Cityhopper E195E2 PHNXC
33:39 Taxi & Takeoff: Emirates A380861 A6EOU ("Expo 2020 Opportunity" c/s)
36:01 Cat Aviation Falcon 2000LX HBIBJ
36:24 Lufthansa A320214 DAIUH
37:20 SAS Scandinavian Airlines A320251N SERUC