East Midlands - Evening Cargo Spotting | Arrivals - UPS, DHL, Maersk, Icelandair, TNT, Swiftair

One of the best evenings plane spotting ever. There was a surreal feel in the air and it was an evening I won't forget.
I've uploaded a couple of videos from this trip last year but I purposely left you waiting for the best videos, and now they're here. East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) is a big cargo airport in the UK, with numerous cargo flights arriving every evening, and then departing in the morning. So when my Dad and I went up to East Mids on the 20th/21st July 2013, we got the evening arrivals, spotting from about 16:00 until 21:30, then got the early morning departures from about 05:00 to 06:30.
MORNING DEPARTURES 👉 • East Midlands - Mornin... 😍
All the cargo flights arrive within a couple of hours, making filming there really exciting! During the evening hours East Midlands gets hectic, with tens of flights arriving and many wanting to depart too. We absolutely loved it, and seeing as this was filmed back in Summer 2013, we are looking to go back soon!
This video begins as I typically like to start them, with a nice intro including a view of the spotting location in which all the clips were filmed.
Then straight into the cargo landings! - :
UPS 767-300
Jet2 737-300
Swiftair EMB120
Star Air Maersk 767-200
Icelandair Cargo 757-200
Star Air Maersk 767-200
Atlantic Airlines BAE ATP
DHL A300-600
TNT 737-400
DHL 757-200
DHL A300-600 (Retro Livery); the last arrival we caught before heading back because the lighting was deteriorating, 21:30pm. There wasn't much special that we hadn't already filmed after this arrival anyway:)
The brilliant variety of airlines and aircraft we saw on this trip, plus the all around epic spotting location meant East Midlands is a must re-visit in our eyes.
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[@yohnyalexanderreyesibargue4848]

UPS the best of all times

[@lutky612]

omfg, such a variety of operators, I don't understand how they got so much cargo there, I mean, it's amazing. So much cargo, so many planes full of cargo, wow.

[@Mraviationguy]

+calinlam Yeah a great variety at East Midlands! Me neither truthfully:L Thanks for watching.

[@aerofiles5044]

Wow, I didn't know Maersk had an airline!

[@AstroGuy]

I really love it when Cargo Planes get busy at East Midlands Airport at evening and morning! I'm glad I live near the airport 😁👍

[@Mraviationguy]

Nothing better than the morning and evening buzz at the airport! 😀 Awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@johnskill3647]

Fantastic coverage.

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou!

[@ricardowen1]

Super el vídeo y lo mejor cerraste con broche de oro los colores originales de DHL LO MAXIMO 😉😉😉😀😀👍👍

[@OfficialFsxflyer]

Amazing! Loved the evening traffic and ATC. Visiting East Midlands in Jan. Can't wait! Big like from me!

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou very much! It is an excellent spotting airport, enjoy!

[@stormaurora5536]

Fabulous and very interesting video! I often see the cargo planes over my house at 40,000 ft so it was really nice to see them close up for a change! Great filming, thanks so much for sharing 👍👍👍✈😁

[@Mraviationguy]

+Alison Edwards Thankyou very much:) Ah right haha:P No worries.

[@DanielSander]

Nice one Archie one of your best yet 😃 Cargo stuff in my opinion are always the best stuff to video. For example Prestwick has had some brilliant cargo movements this year such as the Gumball 3000 & the Av Cargo MD11. It's always nice to see old classics like the B762. East Midlands is a defo to be done next year hopefully 😃. Looking forward to part 2.

[@Mraviationguy]

scotrail82 Thankyou so much. Amen mate! Your MD11 Cargo catch was epic. Thanks:)

[@charlest103]

Amazing video! Your videos just get better and better!

[@Mraviationguy]

charlest103 Aviation Videos HD ✈ Thankyou so much mate.

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

I always love spotting cargo heavies :) I do have to agree with charlest103, your videos are constantly improving! Love all the touchdown shots, and brilliant filming! Well done.

[@Mraviationguy]

dude8472productions Me too, cargo rules!;) Thankyou so much that really means a lot.:)

[@MidlandsAviationHD]

Awesome video, shame the nights are getting longer now as videos like this make me want to get back there and catch some of the cargo action!

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou! Yeah It is definitely a Summer trip if you plan to get the first departures and last arrivals! Hope you get to go back soon, cheers.

[@lifeofjoy9695]

This is the greatest thing since sliced bread❤️😭😭

[@Mraviationguy]

Haha thanks for watching, glad you liked it:D

[@lukeayers5861]

This would be such a great place to spot. Awesome vid

[@Mraviationguy]

Definitely! Unfortunately this exact spot is no longer accessible as it has been built on 😩 Thanks for watching, glad you liked the video!

[@RVNspotting]

Great camerawork and sound. Really good video!

[@Mraviationguy]

RVNspotting Thankyou!

[@freightdawg6762]

Fantastic vid

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou:D

[@tjfSIM]

Awesome video, and a wonderful spot you found! Can't imagine getting this great view at any of the big airports! :)

[@Mraviationguy]

+tjf4375 Thanks tjf4375! It is such a good spot yes, no me neither sadly. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@aviationvideos]

Excellent video very smooth filming with brilliant audio. A nice piece of work. EMA looks to afford good views and a good array of carriers and aircraft types. Well done a pleasure to watch this.

[@Mraviationguy]

bananamanuk Thankyou!:D It was suprising actually, I didn't expect it to be very busy but both days we found that there was rarely nothing going on:) Thanks so much dude.

[@tarabottogino]

Wait, Maersk too? since when?

[@Dot-Steve]

now star air

[@bristolcardifairport]

Fantastic video mate, liked!:) That first UPS 763 floated a bit, and a great capture of that Swiftair E120!

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou!:D Cheers, plenty more still to come.

[@JonathanWinton123]

I absolutely love this spot mate. Didn't get very good ones of the cargo ones as visibility was 200m when I went down. Liked :)

[@Mraviationguy]

Jonathan Winton I love it too! Such an underrated spot and airport. Still looking forward to any footage you got:) Thanks!

[@mylosairplanefan]

That looks like a very interesting airport to do some planespotting. Very nice traffic! :) Beautiful compilation, mate! Big like! :)

[@Mraviationguy]

Yeah it really is, a bit like Maastricht I guess;) Thanks!

[@andreadi4268]

Qatar airways

[@andrewanane9715]

Great! the panes were awesome.

[@Mraviationguy]

+Andrew Anane Thankyou Andrew! Yeah the planes that land at EMA are pretty cool!

[@jamesgreen3417]

TNT is now part of FedEx

[@znssupercars4242]

Yet another great video

[@Mraviationguy]

ZNS supercars Cheers:)

[@znssupercars4242]

Its all OK. After all its the truth! I went here in June and saw a DHL 757, 767

[@Mraviationguy]

:D Nice one!

[@Boeingspotter1]

Very nice video! Well filmed, and those cargo planes look great! :)

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

Excellent video...great location...looking forward to your next Morning upload...Best wishes...Steve.

[@Mraviationguy]

***** Thankyou very much Steve. It won't be too long until that's uploaded!

[@JelmersAviation]

Really awesome video mate!! I love it!! HUGE LIKE!!

[@Mraviationguy]

jelmerpilotHD Thanks!

[@Aviatorspot]

Great compilation!

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou Aviatorspot!

[@igorbarros8233]

Muito Bom! Belas imagens!

[@Mraviationguy]

Gracias.

[@PlaneMadNews]

Amazing! Love the variety! Liked

[@Mraviationguy]

planemadvideos Thanks!

[@FRASPOTTER]

Very nice! Liked :)

[@Mraviationguy]

FRA SPOTTER Thanks!

[@ymmlspottingteam]

Fantastic clip mate!!:D Your camera work is fantastic!!! The engine sounds on those 767's were stunning!!:D LIKED:)

[@Mraviationguy]

YMML SpottingTeam Thankyou so much:)

[@carlmaster9690]

Great video. Love East Midlands Airport. I think it should be renamed to "Birmingham East Midlands Airport"

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou 😀

[@canadianplanespotter]

Awesome spotting! Liked and subscribed.

[@Mraviationguy]

Thanks man! Welcome aboard. Thanks for watching.

[@Flightsim10HD]

Bloody fantastic video Archie! Yep sure is great in 1080p ;) Get a lot of nice movements there, must go down sometime! Keep an eye out for the new Star Air livery. Also that DHL A300 at the end :O Liked !:D

[@Mraviationguy]

Flightsim10HD Thankyou! Yeah you would love it pal, we could all meet there, me, Will and you:) Ooh yes I saw that on twitter, will keep my eyes peeled:) Aha a beauty isn't she, don't quote me on this but I think I got that the next morning;) Thanks a lot.

[@Flightsim10HD]

Mraviationguy Certainly sounds like a good idea :) Aha fair enough

[@jmalloy2202]

Hi, great video, I send parcels very frequent via UPS, from Manchester to Bucharest next day delivery, I've used the tracking site, and parcels go from Manchester-East Midlands Cologne-and arrives Bucharest in leas than 20hours or even less, but does anyone know does UPS Manchester parcels go on flights to East Midlands, because it generally takes around 40 minutes once it leaves UPS depot in Manchester to reach East Midlands,

[@Mraviationguy]

+james malloy Hi, thanks very much! Ah I didn't know that!

[@blower2006]

Didn't know they had Maersk planes

[@Mraviationguy]

Yep! Thanks for watching.

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

1:43 Jet2 737-300

[@polduseri909]

Looks like almost all the precious cargo are entrusted to Boeings

[@Mraviationguy]

I've never thought about that but you have a good point, it does seem like that! Thanks for watching 😃

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

13:31 757 DHL

[@antr7493]

I thought Maersk closed down air cargo

[@zEternus]

They merged with star air

[@introducingmichael]

Great video, see these at belfast a lot

[@Mraviationguy]

introducingmichael Thanks. Yes I noticed on the cargo schedules lots were going to/from Belfast:) Nice:)

[@ikarlhd1]

Unfortunately the Channex to Aldergrove (belfast) will be no more.

[@Mraviationguy]

Oh really?:/ Shame:( Thanks for watching.

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

14:10 A310 DHL

[@comander402]

genial amigo gracias

[@Mraviationguy]

commander402 Gracias.

[@greenfan2370]

👍👍👍

[@Mraviationguy]

Cheers! 😄

[@Jaguar79gt]

amazing video.... :) dhl in b/w repaint....is it special edition ? :)

[@Mraviationguy]

***** Thanks! I think it is just their old livery.

[@jotyers7845]

The Maersk Cargo ( Star Air Cargo ) 767 used to be an Air New Zealand 767-200

[@Mraviationguy]

Ah cool I never knew, thanks for letting me know:)

[@zedzan666]

Did you cycle from Bristol all the way to the Midlands? :L

[@Mraviationguy]

Aha no:L Cycled from Long Eaton to the airport:) Got the train to Long Eaton.

[@zedzan666]

Did not realise that jet2 did cargo!

[@Mraviationguy]

zedzan666 Yes sir, me neither until that day:L

[@Dot-Steve]

looks like they've converted their old jets to cargo! :)

[@hoof2001]

TheStevieb94 thought they used all their old jets for passenger work until the wings fell off haha

[@keithdoherty8809]

Channel express the owners of The Jet2 brand has been operating cargo flights for more than twenty years far longer than they have operated summer sun flights for self loading organic freight. They have had a contract with Royal Mail for flights radiating around East Midlands , Edinburgh and Belfast however that have now lost this and are ending regular cargo flights

[@ikeabiscuits5481]

They haven’t got that much cargo aircraft tho I was at Belfast airport and I saw a Jet2 cargo for the first time I swas shocked

[@georgewalker7030]

Great video.... love EMA... Why, if the wind was 010/ 10 were they using runway 27??

[@Mraviationguy]

+George Walker Thanks George. Hmm, not sure to be honest. If I was to guess it would be that the winds were varying and unreliable, it is possible that they were varying between 350 and 010 all evening so they might have just decided to keep in 27. But not exactly sure:) Thanks for watching.

[@georgewalker7030]

+Mraviationguy Thanks for your quick reply!! Trust the variable British winds to be unreliable!! :)

[@aviationin4k258]

Where is this spot?

[@Mraviationguy]

Unfortunately this spot has been built on so doesn't exist anymore. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@engine0091]

Hi I thought the old aviation park was closed and was out of bounds to people,

[@Mraviationguy]

This spot isn't an old viewing park, it is just a mound. Whether it used to be a viewing park I don't know. Thanks for watching.

[@engine0091]

yes it is

[@Mraviationguy]

Okay I am not local to EMA, if you say it was previously a viewing park then that's fine, but it isn't any more.

[@alangilbert1299]

Superb video! Is this at the Western end of the airport?

[@Mraviationguy]

Thankyou! Eastern end, google maps coordinates: www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.8282446,-1.3139793,353m/data=!3m1!1e3

[@alangilbert1299]

Mraviationguy That's great, thank you!

[@willamisbezerra1292]

😍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@Mraviationguy]

😄 Thanks very much:D

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

7:16 757

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

8:00 Star Air 767

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

0:40 UPS 767

[@roadbellends7198]

great video, are shooting from the cafe on the a453 ? Are you still allowed on the old road directly under the approach path ? cheers

[@Mraviationguy]

Road Bell ends Thanks. Not from the cafe no. It is at these google maps coordinates: 52.828813, -1.314011

[@roadbellends7198]

Mraviationguy any access problems, it looks a little private, i'll try and get a night this week any night in particular thats best ?. i only live up near jct 27, so not far. i use to work for lufthansa 5 years ago at this airport lol

[@Mraviationguy]

No, well we cycled, not sure exactly where you would park a car. I am not local to EMA so I am not sure what night is best at this time of ear. All I know is that weekdays are best. Ah nice!

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

5:27 Star Air 767

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

12:02 TNT Sure We Can 737-400

[@RIdersfan232]

Where about is this spot at east miss that your plane spotting at?

[@Mraviationguy]

Apparently this spot isn't accessible anymore unfortunately 😔

[@RIdersfan232]

@@Mraviationguy yeh I tried going there a few days ago and I cant access it

[@Mraviationguy]

@@RIdersfan232 ah that is gutting! Was hoping to visit EMA soon but not sure I will now 🙁

[@conorball1630]

Any one know the reg on the retro dhl a300?

[@OwenJGunnVideography]

+Conor Ball Looks like EI-SAF

[@lukesherrard8034]

+Owen J. Gunn Aviation Videography fancy seeing you here

[@OwenJGunnVideography]

Haha hello!! :-D

[@nffctv184]

Jet 2 cargo plane ???

[@TheProG2010]

No

[@jefeoke2542]

How does he get the audios

[@Mraviationguy]

I use a Uniden UBC75XLT radio scanner. Thankyou for watching 😊

[@DakesHDOfficial]

Where at EMA is this?

[@znssupercars4242]

View

[@iwyarchive7382]

is UPS 767 operated flight from Philadelphia to East Midlands?

[@Mraviationguy]

Yes the UPS 767 arrives from Philadelphia. Thanks for watching.

[@znssupercars4242]

First voew

[@Mraviationguy]

ZNS supercars Nice!

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

11:22 A310 DHL

[@zacheryboodhai2002]

8:48 Jet2 737-300