Ontario International Airport Spotting (1989)

[@wilcojunkie]

I lived in Upland in the 80s and my family used Ontario Airport quite a bit to fly to see my grandparents in the Midwest in the summer. This brings back memories. Thanks.

[@milagrossantiago9942]

Lots of action here ah!

[@javacup912]

Nice mix of "oldies" airplanes and colors. Old USAir, old America West, World Airways, United/TWA 727 and no WhisperJet, and my favorite, DC8-73 in UPS colors. I went in there a few times in our old DC8-63. Memory lane for sure. Thanks for the post.

[@shikat2371]

I love those 727s. They certainly didn't whisper when they were taking off. Today's aircraft are so boring to watch because they're much quieter and they don't leave trails of smoke like the 727s did.

[@chrisnizer1885]

Oh wow, I used to fly on those World Airways DC-10's quite a bit during the 1980's. World Airways was one of the original, low-fare/no frills carriers. They gave you a box lunch and there were no movies or anything like that. They had some of the best pilots though. World's owner recruited lots of combat experienced fighter pilots so we were definitely in good hands. Thanks for catching that old bird on film. Nice memories.

[@johnniec2861]

they flew us to Manama Bahrain out of Philly when i was stationed in the persian gulf in 1990 :P i loved that flight though very long , We stopped in Rota Spain, Naples italy , siganella cicily and Manama Bahrain,, on the way back to the US a yr later a few weeks after the end of Desert storm when i came home we even stopped in the AZORES ,, that was Beautiful

[@philmontejano5971]

FedEx is still operating some old MD 10s, two man crew DC 10s. N383FE is landing there today in Ontario, California Originally delivered to United Airlines in March 1973!

[@mytmousemalibu]

Fantastic job on this one! So full of classic beautys!

[@777pusher]

2000-2012 was working for Defense Courier Service, and got to fly in the cockpit of UPS 767s from HNL to ONT, then DC-8s to SDF. After about 18-20 hours in Louisville it was back to Honolulu, same route and planes. Did this at least every 6 weeks. Greatest job ever!!

[@Glennby543]

I'm not sure what month you took this. i moved to KSDF in the summer of 89. i worked for Big Brown then. i have worked on the DC-8's (N880UP) you showed and the Jumbo pictured. your video brought back some great moment memories. one of them being, a bunch of us used to pile in a Main't van and go to the terminal for some ice cream at one of the vendors there. we all thought that (voted) America west had the best looking stewardess at that time. I've enjoyed your video TWO THUMBS UP!. Thank you for posting. the airlines today, are not the same.

[@mehmetokay7073]

I remember seeing an Air New Zealand 747 landing to Ontario circa 1988; one foggy morning from the Scripps College pool when I was a lifeguard. It was very low. They must have been in trouble.

[@brianlewis5359]

I used to spot right there back in the 80s. with my Dad. I was 13 years old. I remember the airport kept growing and we had to keep moving back. good times

[@Starboard76]

HA! A Piedmont/USAir 733..wow, now that's throwback to the days! Good one!

[@seannewberry5450]

Thanks for posting your vids. I grew up in Seattle, and lived under the flight path for KSEA. I got to see the ASA 727 and Mad Dog 80's. I miss seeing America West, Pan Am, Twa and Western. Most of all i miss seeing NWA.

[@acox3527]

Because of the capacity of the 727 a lot of them found their way over there in Asia during Vietnam fairing servicemen back and forth

[@GreggK6EGG]

brings back alot of memories, i didn't remember us airways flying in and out of ont

[@peacetoallx]

i hope to see you on board one day i fly from melbourne to la direct when i fly that route sydney is great its only an hour away from me by plane enjoy your weekend and hello from australia i love my job its more a lifestyle than a job i have been flying for years

[@incheon]

This is a treasure! Thanks for uploading, and please keep them coming!

[@spartakspartaki6289]

Also in 1977 we flew home from ont to Chicago Ord to get a British Airways 747 we were on a united 727 when we arrived at Ord we found out elvis had just died mum and dad were gutted so we watched the news constantly until the ba flight was ready that 😢 always sticks in my mind

[@RyanBomar]

Wow, it's interesting how memories can stay with you so clearly, but then forget what you had for lunch yesterday. Like the Space Shuttle disaster, I remember watching it on TV over & over again.

[@42dunbar]

I used to have an office on the south side of the airport where the video is being shot. This appears to be before the new terminal was built. Must’ve seemed quite old-fashioned flying out of that old terminal even in 1989 (which they still use today for TV/movie productions.) It’s also kind of hard to believe some of those AA mad dogs are still flying 30 years later!

[@MostafaMansoori]

Those 727's were very loud! Some still fly today. Came to American in 1989.

[@dengate6]

I remember the old terminal at ONT, you could get a double pint at the small bar for $2 and you still had to walk up stairs to broad the plane. Only the Delta "New" terminal had jetways.

[@peacetoallx]

great videos hello from australia

[@jeffbutler5274]

This was back before LAX (owner of ONT) choked off Ontario..and it became on the unwanted step-child and started losing flights The City of Ontario now owns the airport again and has a plan to bring it back as a major airport in Southern California The number of passengers since the city took over is starting to creep up a few percentage points already.

[@CubeOnFIre]

I am hopful some of those flights will come back! I placed a few suggestions to route planning at American. Bring back ORD along with a few other ones. Sure would be nice to see HNL along with some international there.

[@johnniec2861]

it would relieve congestion, just as Midway is to Ohaire in Chicago,, I used to love my Trip from Detroit City to Midway on Southwest,, :) 45 min flight and you actually got the Before you left,,,LOL as Detroit is on EST and Chicago is CST LOL

[@gregorylumban-gaol3889]

As if right now, a China Airlines A350 operates at ONT. There’s also plans to build a new rail transit from ONT so expect more airlines to divert flights to ONT. I’m hoping for Cathay, Garuda, Japan, Ana, Korean, Singapore, etc.

[@emanuellopez6147]

If it does become the main area I will be plane spotting there 24/7.

[@fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451]

@@CubeOnFIre Avianca, China Airlines and Volaris now fly into ONT. also Hawaiian Airlines have flights to HNL.

[@peacetoallx]

i love these vidoes im a flight attendant with qantas listen here passengers are more than rude these days our job isnt easy when humans are more than rude to us i dont get paid to be spoken to rudely and more enjoy your day

[@KiloDelta302]

40.7 east. You crack me up. Keep them vids a coming!

[@airpaulinho]

the good old days! When people used to dress well and treat us ( Cabin Crew) with respect!

[@philmontejano5971]

Because cabin crew treated passengers with respect. PSA was a great airline too>)

[@upstateplanes6702]

Where was Delta flying the MD-88 to from Ontario? DFW maybe?

[@ElAye]

Classic, indeed! Thanks for sharing. So many type of aircraft then, so many more airlines. I live nearby and the spotting action there is boring most hours. I hop the new ONT self management squad pulls itself out of the rut LAX management put it in. Meanwhile, I'll spot for my Kalitta B727 (my all time favorite aircraft) which comes on an irregular schedule once or twice a week.

[@mrblujet]

It's amazing how much different that airport is today.

[@williscarter5328]

Crazy seeing the 727-100 united

[@spartakspartaki6289]

Coming from London in the 70s and 8os we would always fly into ont via sfo or Ord on air cal or United as my uncle and aunt lived in Upland and it was a pain in the ass to get to lax it was a great 👍 time Coming here every year for 6 weeks

[@kenpalmer1965]

Back in the old days at ONT, you could park in the parking lot and watch the planes land and takeoff from the main terminal buildings before they made them two-story buildings after 9/11. Now you can't see anything on the runways unless you go upstairs. And the only way you can do that now is if you are a ticketed passenger on a flight. How sad because it was very exciting for me an an aviation enthusiast to be able to do that. These days are long gone now! What a pity!

[@heraldlepps2436]

kenpalmer1965 it doesn't have to be that way. Remember 20 years ago you didn't have to show ID to board a plane. The paranoia is very heavy these days. I'm sure it will get worse.

[@TheUtuber999]

4:08 Geez, looks like about 1,000 birds flying about. 😲

[@jdhiner1]

thanks for the videos planes you will never see again

[@cmunoz810]

Was ONT still owned by LAX back then? Seems to have more traffic than it does now which is a shame because it's a very nice airport with the addition of terminals 2 and 4 now it seems only southwest flies out of there

[@billymcnutt116]

3:46 Sounds like a L-1011 taking off. (Out of frame)

[@donnix6931]

I wonder if the United dc10 was United 232 (N1819U)that lost all hydraulics and was amazingly crash landed by al Haynes ,

[@philmontejano5971]

FedEx is still operating some very old, ex United DC 10s for a short time longer. N381FE and N383FE were both delivered to United Airlines in 1973!

[@doug9066]

I have a picture of a UPS DC-8 I've taken from my from my room at the Holiday Inn I was staying at in Dec of 1990 something when plane was coming in for landing at the Des Moines airport.

[@JJ_Skippy]

Are you able to find it? That would be pretty cool to see!

[@CaptainStevenMarkovich]

Great video thanks. Subscribed

[@909trucker4]

How do I get to the spots that were filmed at here? It seems impossible to spot at KONT now. Did they ever construct the spotting area?

[@xshawnyxboyx]

Jerry Bender Haven Ave isn't bad, but you are standing right next to a busy street

[@RyanBomar]

Sorry to hear that, that's very disappointing! It's my life dream to fly on QANTAS & visit Sydney someday. Thanks for the comment!

[@azscratchers8596]

Wish you had been writing down the registrations on all these. It would have improved the video having a list of them.....

[@spinster4000]

I remember me being a kid and it was really cool back then but scary lots of planes crashed back then

[@EvanM2007]

how would that be picked up by the microphone tho?

[@calfencer]

"Smoking or non-smoking"?

[@stitch-xx2oo]

Approx how far is it from LAX to ONT? and do you remember what runway this is on?

[@alexroque5090]

ONT is really not far, like a 40 minute car ride. But it's really close to LAX on a plane , u have been on a flight from LAS-LAX and passed right by ONT and landed at LAX like in 7 minute

[@darrelparlapiano2589]

Glad we sold our home, the flights got so bad that they were flying day and night Amazon prime was a big no no with low take offs that shook our house too pieces.

[@coopercannella-joyner770]

WTF is that bepping noise

[@MegaContain1]

Times move on maybe TWA would still be around if they didnt have so many crashes for poor maintenance of planes and their planes were also old they didnt have the money to operate so they went out.