Views from a Window Seat

[augmentin8]

yea it was the approach to that airport on the island by Porter Air (PD) from EWR.

Yfler, nice pic too !

CN tower on the far right during the landing phase

[yflyer]

a view of niagra falls on approach to toronto city airport

Very nice picture, augmentin8! I didn't realize that the approach path to Toronto City Airport passed so close over the Niagara Falls.

I think most international pax would be more familiar with Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) as that is were many flights depart and land.

I've never used Toronto City Airport before (YTZ) although I had a good look at it from the ground, while on a jog in Toronto along the shores of Lake Ontario. Quite an unusual airport, located on a small island in the middle of Lake Ontario...

The pic below was taken in Toronto while I was jogging along the waterfront close to Queens Quay West...you can just see part of Toronto City Airport on the far right of the picture, across the water...

[augmentin8]

a view of niagra falls on approach to toronto city airport

[yflyer]

But only once I experience a "terrifying" view out of my window.. was on a flight from NRT-SIN on ANA, above Philipines airspace not far from Manila, the engines suddenly kicked into full throttle and I can feel the plane climb quite steeply. It was about 10~ pm most passengers were sleeping as the cabin was dark, I saw a plane flew pass below mine

I find it very hard to judge how close nearby planes are, or whether or not it is safe/unsafe, when departing or on approach to an airport. I've seen quite a few planes fly close by on some of my flights as well but usually close to landing when at low altitude...but that said, the fact that your plane was at cruising altitude, and then went full throttle and climbed seems unusual -- that's never happened on my flights...

A familiar sight to many with flying ex-Sin. Countless vessels dotting the seascape.

One of my favourite views coming in to land in SIN...

Mt Fuji from SQ637

Enroute to KIX, view of Tokushima, Shikoku Island.

Really beautiful pics, SQ218!

[SQ218]

Mt Fuji from SQ637


Enroute to KIX, view of Tokushima, Shikoku Island.

[boing]

The window seat, the best IFE for me during daytime flights For someone who can hardly sleep or rest in a seating position, I can spent hours looking out the window and trying to make out what I am seeing in reference to the flight channel on the IFE.
Wanted to post some pics, but my inferior camera phone pics are nothing compared to the photos posted here. Only bugbear is on some long haul flights, the cabin crew would forcefully ask(in a nice way) to close the shutters.

[PPSFlyer]

Blurred image of the Petronas Towers in KL. Apologies for the circle, I am unable to find the original image file and had to use the one I sent to someone.

[PPSFlyer]

A familiar sight to many with flying ex-Sin. Countless vessels dotting the seascape.

[ninervictor]

Nice pictures there as well yflyer

I do enjoy window seats as well, every flight is a must, even though if it's a red eye, I still enjoy looking out at gaze at the stars. Some routes I even look at the FR24 track to spot any potential landmarks or decide which side to sit A / K, for example, to avoid the sun or catch sunrise/set

But only once I experience a "terrifying" view out of my window.. was on a flight from NRT-SIN on ANA, above Philipines airspace not far from Manila, the engines suddenly kicked into full throttle and I can feel the plane climb quite steeply. It was about 10~ pm most passengers were sleeping as the cabin was dark, I saw a plane flew pass below mine

[CarbonMan]

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[yflyer]

India-Pakistan Border at Night

On quite a few flights from Europe to Singapore, you will pass over the India-Pakistan Border. One unique aspect of this border, is that it is lit up at night, and that this line of light is clearly visible from cruising altitude. I have observed this on several occasions...here are two:

SQ335 CDG-SIN in 2015 (TR here)...



I also saw this again in Dec 2016, on SQ337 DUS-SIN (TR here), and this time as a bonus I got the border as well as the A350-900XWB wingtip...





On a related note, this border is also visible from outer space. A pic taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) can be found here.

[yflyer]

Turkey - Mount Ararat

Pictures of Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey, taken from SQ337 DUS-SIN in Dec 2016 (TR here.)...

[yflyer]

London

There are often great views out of the right side windows on final approach to London Heathrow.

Here are pictures from SQ318 from July 2016 (TR here).

Tower Bridge and The Shard...



London Eye, Westminster and Big Ben...

[yflyer]

Iran - Teheran Airport

On SQ318 SIN-LHR in late Oct 2014 (TR here), the flight routing took us almost directly over Teheran Airport...





At the time, I only had my iPhone 6+ with me, and yet the the letters "IranAir Cargo" on painted on the red building roofs were visible from cruising altitude...

[yflyer]

Los Angeles - Hollywood Sign

There is often a lot to see arriving or departing from LAX.

These pics of the iconic Hollywood sign on Mount Lee in Los Angeles are from SQ12 NRT-LAX in Oct 2015 (TR here.)