[4K HDR] Planespotting Action at San Diego International Airport

Planespotting at the iconic Laurel parking spot!!. Hope you all enjoy the video and make sure to subscribe. I’ll try my best to make more of these videos!!
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iPhone 12 Pro Max
Location:
Laurel Airport Parking

[@socalaviation3004]

We hit 200 subs. Thank you all so much!!. Another Planespotting video will be coming soon for 200 sub special!!

[@LanesAviationYT]

And you already made it to 451 in the past 2 weeks!!!! Congrats

[@ghinspilzu8546]

455 now

[@socalaviation3004]

@@LanesAviationYT I know it’s amazing it keeps going and going. Good thing I got a new video to post soon!

[@malikkaiser5139]

i guess it is kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice video

[@mksaviation7270]

That's such a cool spot! Love SAN!

[@finneire2358]

Great clip, SoCal. Incredible location.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!. One of the best spots here in SAN!

[@PLANEMANIA747]

Good spotting location.. Awesome view of the Runway ❤ Beautiful video ❤❤ the quality is amazing ❤

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you so much!!. Yes the location is awesome to spot

[@moes2168]

The best part is right when you're heading on the 5 and the plane swooshes down from the East or if you see it around Balboa/Harbor going 5 North and wonder if you're going to make to the spot where it will swoosh over you haha.

[@socalaviation3004]

YESSSSSSS

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!!

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

@@socalaviation3004 You're welcome!

[@apexaviation3671]

Cool video. Keep them coming.

[@socalaviation3004]

Yes I’ll try my best to do more of these!!

[@CharlieGolfAviation]

Fabulous - amazing location to film from!

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Thank you for showing the dramatic SAN at her very best. I’m glad to be a new subscriber.

[@mattesrocket]

So clear pictures that you can see the wake turbulences/vortices behind most landing planes + moving to the side and downwards , what you usually see only in moist air, but here so see it like this. Amazing!

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you so much!!

[@depapepe4769]

What a great runway view. I could spend my entire day there

[@egorvelichko2473]

Nice report . Thx for sharing. good job

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!. New Planespotting video will be out in the week

[@Miftahjaya96]

Right spot for great plane spotting video

[@socalaviation3004]

Sure is!!. One of the best spots in San Diego Int Airport

[@Miftahjaya96]

@@socalaviation3004 stay safe friend

[@danielvogt9371]

I have shared the Video to our channel spotting.tv (Germany). Very cool Spot.

[@viktorbarkovski2226]

I remember back when I was a kid in the 60s and planes used to be so loud! Nowadays they are very quiet

[@sanddabz5635]

I used to watch 727's come & go all time in SD.

[@RealRusti]

This is hands down the best KZbin video quality I have ever seen and I’m not sure why? Says HDR but I didn’t know it would effect that way it looks just makes the colors look bright and accurate.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!!. That’s one of the new features that started first with the IPhone 11. Definitely makes the video much better

[@RealRusti]

@@socalaviation3004 I got the iPhone 11 Pro is there a setting that I have to turn on or does it stay on default?

[@socalaviation3004]

@@RealRusti Go to Settings then go to Camera and the Smart HDR switch should be there

[@flytime9137]

Wow man. Amazing Video!!

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks man!!

[@AviatorCooper]

Great video! I can't watch right now as i am about to stream, but i will be sure to watch later ;)

[@socalaviation3004]

Yeah man it’s fine!. No worries.

[@aviationhub5667]

He never came back. ;(

[@socalaviation3004]

@@aviationhub5667 lmaoo

[@TheMightySpotter]

We all start somewhere, lovely video man keep it up!

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you so much!!. New Planespotting video will be up next week with ATC conversations!

[@ohareplanespotting]

@SoCal Aviation Great vid!

[@zrhplanespotting]

Fantastic video! This spot is so cool!

[@CaptainStevenMarkovich]

Stunning runway views 👍 subscribed

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you so much!!. Appreciate it

[@ice711real]

Dang, what a beautiful place to spot! I subscribed, you deserve more subs! :)

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!. New video coming out soon

[@VidClips858]

5:03 It was awesome watching the aircraft wake propagate through the air. Your videos always seem to have that little extra something.

[@davewitter6565]

One of my favorite layovers as airline crew.

[@fergy36]

GREAT videos! I could watch this for days. If you ever get an opportunity, Palm Springs (PSP) is also a fantastic airport for this.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!!. And we’ll see about Palm Springs since it is a long drive lol. I’ll try

[@socalaviation3004]

Also new video will be up either Tuesday or Wednesday with ATC included!

[@fergy36]

@@socalaviation3004 Cool. I'm glad I found your channel. One other really cool thing I noticed on the San Diego video is the visual air distortions on the right side of the image from either the heat exhaust or vortices or maybe a combination of both as they are getting closer to landing on the runway.

[@socalaviation3004]

.Thank you for telling me of what I was!. I actually did notice that in the video and didn’t know what It was

[@pooletrainboy]

Nice spot I'll enjoy that you can do both plane and train spotting.

[@socalaviation3004]

Yeah it’s amazing!!

[@avgaskoolaid4572]

I did some planespotting at this garage a few years ago. Video can't convey just how close the planes feel. I was lucky enough to be there just when a British Airways 747 was landing- it was awesome but unexpectedly scary to see such a massive plane coming at you so low.

[@socalaviation3004]

Haha yeah the planes pass by really low and it’s sooo loud. Man I wish to spot the queen at the parking spot 😢

[@767kevin]

777-300!!!

[@jcims]

@@socalaviation3004 That would be so awesome! I've been here for a month with Flightradar24 alerts for a 747 and haven't seen one yet. I would plan my whole day around that lol.

[@cryogeneric]

Cool spot!

[@socalaviation3004]

Sure is!!

[@Lady_Bug218]

I love takeoffs and landings - Thank you 😊

[@mylosairplanefan]

Amazing work, great shots!

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!

[@gatolibero8329]

This is COOOOL, nice visuals and subtitles.

[@PeaceLoveandMolotovs]

Im a big Alaska Air supporter and have never seen their Embraer's, that was awesome!

[@Harrrvey]

That's because it's not actually Alaska, Its Skywest Airlines flying under contract for them.

[@orlandoochoamendez6508]

Fantastic video. Thank you.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks. New video coming out soon

[@BoomerG21]

Growing up my parents would take members to watch planes land. Usually you were allowed to film on top of this parking structure. Cool view of the slight crosswind there!

[@socalaviation3004]

Oh wow that’s nice!!. You can currently still film on top i believe

[@moes2168]

@@socalaviation3004 At some structures they won't allow it. For example Laurel Parking has signs that says not to film and can be arrested for trespassing. Not sure if it's a deterrent for everyone, if you know what I mean ;).

[@socalaviation3004]

@@moes2168 ohh ok well I’ve seen lots of people film in this spot so hopefully don’t get into trouble anytime I go

[@cucumber9864]

very nice. tuning into pilot-ATC would make these perfect.

[@socalaviation3004]

Ohhh yes that would be something I’ll try to do for the next video!!

[@joshuadelafuent3]

That is an insanely good spot to do spotting wow

[@freanchesco]

Amazing camara frame

[@opwave79]

Woo boo! One more month and I’ll be landing in SD for a weekend getaway! It’s been three years since my last visit (dang Covid).

[@sharonrose7938]

Amazing video--Thank You! I am wondering if I could drive over to Laurel parking garage and ask to park on top for an hour or so to watch the planes. Would they let me for the right price? I figured every aviation fan would harass them to do this and that they probably would say no. Am I wrong? Or maybe certain times of day or season? I've wanted to do that since moving here 4 years ago.

[@socalaviation3004]

Yes of course!!. During the pandemic the parking lot has been much emptier than before. I’m pretty sure now they are letting people park there to spot. The top level is actually cheaper so you pay the whole day for 12 dollars!. But I didn’t tell the person in the front that we were there to spot. We just made a different excuse

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking nice.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

You are welcome.

[@easydrive3662]

You can certainly see why the piano keys and touchdown area is positioned so far down the runway, pretty amazing how high you can stand so close to the start of the runway! Interesting how when you look straight down a runway they look shorter than what they actually are.

[@socalaviation3004]

Very true the runway looked really small from the parking lot lol

[@easydrive3662]

@@socalaviation3004 i live near to leeds/bradford airport, its runway is shorter at 2250metres with the piano keys set around 300-400 metres in so can be tight for the widebodies

[@LMays-cu2hp]

I have liked fly into San Diego International. I love pass threw the city downtown there.

[@socalaviation3004]

Yes, the approach is amazing at San Diego!!.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Yes, San Diego is a very nice city. We have flown our 757-200s into San Diego a lot. Very nice.

[@socalaviation3004]

@@LMays-cu2hp I’m glad you enjoyed San Diego!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Having flown into San Diego International Airport several times, I miss going a very good cafe restaurant there to have fish tacos for lunch and dinner.

[@socalaviation3004]

@@LMays-cu2hp nice!!. Yes the good thing here is the variety of foods we have here especially Mexican and Asian food!!

[@actemple3282]

Super cool great jkb

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!

[@IllFlyIt]

You can see the wingtip vortices (not the vapor) because it’s 4K, really cool.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks. New video coming out soon

[@nickledva]

Thanks for this!

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

I live in Escondido and would like to know where this spot is. I usually end up driving to LAX.

[@socalaviation3004]

Laurel Airport Parking!

[@appleintosh]

A good airport to consider in the area is SNA in Irvine. It’s a small airport, smaller than SAN, so it’s very quick and easy to deal with. There’s never a line at security, and getting to the terminals is faster than SAN.

[@eddy2561]

Living in SD I always wondered what it's like living in Point Loma, the end of the runway?

[@socalaviation3004]

Well I’ve heard lots of people that live there have complained before about hearing the planes at night. So they implemented a noise limit after 11:30pm. Personally if I live there I wouldn’t mind the engine noise

[@eddy2561]

@@socalaviation3004 Departing airplanes also throttle down as they go over the neighborhood then throttle back up

[@MrGlendale111]

I looked at an Apt when I was new to SD, that was at the top of those hills in pt Loma. I remember the owner of the house,said she had special curtains to block the noise. The sound of those planes flying over was more than I felt I could take. So I declined the apt.

[@Rufus_West]

People living there have a thing they call "the Point Loma pause". Mostly to do with making a phone call, and mostly directly under the flight line.

[@socalaviation3004]

@@Rufus_West ohh hahaha I’ve never heard of that actually

[@aviationw12-4rd3]

That runway looks very short, lol. Is it just the angle or is it actually shorter than most runways?

[@socalaviation3004]

No San Diego actually has a pretty short runway lol

[@appleintosh]

It’s a pretty short runway.

[@WammyOnDe]

Subscribed

[@khansaeed9999]

Nice spotting

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks. New one coming this week

[@SFAviation]

dayum the quality noice

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!. iPhone really improved their cameras lol

[@SFAviation]

@@socalaviation3004 ya lol

[@mattthompson8487]

They were trying hard with that crosswind 💨💨💨

[@socalaviation3004]

Indeed!

[@bekirbadem3101]

i want to live there 🥺

[@aviationin4k258]

Nice

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!

[@aviationin4k258]

Btw I subbed congrats on 300 subs

[@socalaviation3004]

@@aviationin4k258 omg whaaaat. Thank you!!. New video will be out this week

[@poker_18rs92]

Great coverage! They all land in that same area, so i wonder how often they have to re-surface it? Any reason why none of the aircraft land before the crosswalk?

[@rlshky]

It's because of the angle of descent for the planes landing. Area before the "crosswalk" is called a displaced threshold.

[@appleintosh]

That’s a displaced threshold. Aircraft are not allowed to land before it.

[@feurzer]

Was it easy to go inside the parking ?

[@socalaviation3004]

It was easy. You just need to pay 12 dollars after leaving the parking. Or sometimes they only charge you 5 bucks if your there for only 2-3 hours

[@feurzer]

@@socalaviation3004 Even if I'm on foot ? (I'm only 16 I don't have a car)

[@socalaviation3004]

@@feurzer Yes if they let you enter on foot I’m sure you still have to pay. But I could be wrong

[@socalaviation3004]

@@feurzer there’s is a person at the front guarding the parking so ask if you can

[@feurzer]

@@socalaviation3004 Thanks

[@drumz451]

5:19 that was cool

[@kutay7005]

What a view...

[@STRspotting]

great video ;D

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!

[@quiksilverz2451]

Was getting gas at that Shell station. Knew I was at the end of the runway. Still had the shit scared out of me as a plane came in landing.

[@aeronautik5]

Great video! May I ask which day this was recorded? I may have been on DL2389 from SLC seen in this video.

[@socalaviation3004]

Thank you!!. I recorded this on January 24th!

[@aeronautik5]

@@socalaviation3004 Just barely missed it! I flew in on the 27th of January. Thanks

[@socalaviation3004]

@@aeronautik5 ahhh ok 👍

[@pspn0]

did you use any gimbal or any accessories? I have the pro max as well

[@socalaviation3004]

Nope nothing at all. Just the phone!

[@pspn0]

@@socalaviation3004 nicee I gotta try this sometime

[@socalaviation3004]

@@pspn0 yeah it’s awesome!

[@kevinsingh8035]

You are so underrated!

[@socalaviation3004]

Thanks!!. New video coming either this week or in the weekend

[@kevinsingh8035]

@@socalaviation3004 nice, looking forward to it!

[@random_foo9712]

What spot are you in?

[@01aviation34]

Were you known as”Mr Pineapple” in 2019? If so we used to fly together in infinite flight and chat in NZ1S’s chat. it’s been awhile, miss those times a lot.

[@KushalDave]

Yes now I say this is best place for Railfanning and Planespotting

[@socalaviation3004]

Haha very much agreed!!

[@fromplacetoplace2008]

That first plane the southwest 737 800 takeoff was super steep. At least it seemed like it. I have done some planespotting a lot and sometimes i feel like southwest does some steep takeoffs.

[@Fatlard_52]

What do you use for editing on mobile or do you convert the video over to a PC

[@socalaviation3004]

Nope just mobile. And I use Imovie

[@Fatlard_52]

Hmm do you record it with the phone sideways? Because Mose of the time when I record it off of iMovie and post it when most of the clips are from me holding it upwards and it doesent come out the best

[@socalaviation3004]

@@Fatlard_52 yes sideways is the way I record to get the full video resolution on KZbin

[@ryanjones1550]

Where is your spotting location for SAN is it the yellow parking garage?

[@socalaviation3004]

Yep the Laurel Parking Lot!

[@agustinbauza3612]

Is that lot Public or is it paid? It’s inside the airport??

[@socalaviation3004]

@@agustinbauza3612 you have to pay 10 bucks for the whole day. And no it’s not inside the airport, it’s behind the airport

[@user-ue9jq6fp9b]

2:19 near miss on that seagull!

[@adventures385]

At 0.37 i had doubts with the pilots rudder action on that southwest 😂😂

[@numba1baller5616]

How do you gain access to the top?

[@socalaviation3004]

You pay for the top floor. It’s cheaper as well than the other below floors!!

[@meboonjukboon]

Why i only can see green screen? Should i watch it on PC?

[@socalaviation3004]

You should be able to watch on your phone but if you want to watch 4K then maybe your phone doesn’t support the resolution yet

[@meboonjukboon]

@@socalaviation3004 ok

[@socalaviation3004]

Make sure to join my discord!!. discord.gg/nPCNju4 And the amount of support I’m getting is amazing, Thank you all so much!!. Also I might go do another video for you guys maybe next week if I can!!

[@denisecasas8845]

bro where’s the new video at, it’s been 3 years

[@jhollie8196]

In high school we would go down to the airport and park at start of runway and watch the planes take off and land. Can’t do that anymore. A fence is there to keep you from watching.

[@benmangrum8626]

I have always heard that San Diego has a pretty dangerous airport because of buildings and stuff like that to land but the airport looks pretty nice though

[@socalaviation3004]

Yes it’s mostly dangerous by how low planes go through some buildings in the approach especially on the parking lot I went.

[@mikegillard7283]

Where is the location 👍

[@socalaviation3004]

Laurel Airport Parking!!

[@aaronlee5073]

almost reminds me of how old Hong Kong's airport was

[@mfliangliang3881]

Can i reprint your video？

[@socalaviation3004]

Hey at the moment I’m not allowing anyone to repost my video. Sorry

[@zeromav2268]

Cool shots but the digital zoomed in shots have terrible quality. Even if it's an Iphone, its still a small phone sensor with a fixed lens.

[@socalaviation3004]

Yeah I apologize but iPhone zoom quality still isn’t at its best. Samsung does tho since it has more megapixels

[@bryanyu416]

1:37 butter

[@norivaljunior6117]

San francisco pls

[@jaredbrown3249]

Boy the airport is really slow

[@cruman87]

That parking structure needs better drainage

[@stangace20]

too bad the 747 doesn't fly in there anymore, that was about as interesting as it got at KSAN

[@socalaviation3004]

Agreed. The 747 was an awesome aircraft

[@KevinBasher]

British Airways got rid of all their 747s. Fingers crossed the triple 7 will return someday.

[@socalaviation3004]

@@KevinBasher I heard BA is going to fly the A350 to SAN in one day on October

[@KevinBasher]

​@@socalaviation3004A350 sounds awesome! I've flown on the 777-200, -300, and the 747 to San Diego. A350 would make up for the loss of the 747 (which I enjoyed most of the three).

[@socalaviation3004]

@@KevinBasher I’ve flown the A350 it’s an amazing aircraft

[@acpong600]

The 21st century version on kai tak airport👍🏿

[@hotenhitonokoe2848]

interesting

[@Parker-hy6ux]

That runway is so wide...

[@socalaviation3004]

It really is

[@scottmarrs5720]

Go plane spot miramar

[@naskonp3057]

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[@SOCALAVIATION2K]

Awsome video! Too bad the people who run the parking garages are too pathetic and weak to let people spot from there but oh well there are other places