Wednesday 10 February 2016 - TAG Espana Gulfstream G150 EC-KPJ is a day stopping visitor

TAG Aviation España Gulfstream G150 EC-KPJ was a day stopping visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... spending the day on the Elmdon apron before departing back to Madrid

Adams Aviation Hawker 850XP N73SL remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....

.... Citation CJ2 D-ISCH was also a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Marshall of Cambridge Citation Bravo G-FIRM was a late afternoon departure to Doncaster

Piper Saratoga II G-CCST was a morning arrival parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was a late afternoon arrival "flying" down nearly half the runway!

Businesswings Cessna 208 Caravan D-FAST and....

.... JOTA Aviation King Air G-JOTA both visited during the afternoon operating freight charters

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYP operated their morning service to Istanbul

Army Air Corps Dauphin 2 ZJ780 made two approaches and go arounds to Runway 33
during the afternoon Photo: Mike Hollick

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Thursday 23 October 2014 - Falcon 50EX N865PC is a lunchtime arrival from Gatwick

Falcon 50EX N865PC was a lunchtime arrival from Gatwick parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS which had arrived on Saturday evening....

.... was a morning departure to Cardiff with

Global 5000 N468GH following it out also on its way to Cardiff

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ which arrived on Sunday departed to Newcastle

Xclusive Jet Charter Citation Bravo G-SPRE which had arrived on Wednesday departed to Wroclaw

London Executive Cessna 510 Mustang G-LEAI was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ which is in there new colour scheme operated a charter to Hannover

Tuesday 21 October 2014 - Global 5000 N468GH spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Global 5000 N468GH which arrived on Monday afternoon spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ which arrived on Sunday also remained parked up

Aviation Beauport Cessna 510 Mustang G-XAVB was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

It was a blustery day as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo passed over the country
- PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BHW makes an interesting approach to Runway 33....

.... as a shower and Rainbow pass over the airfield while the strong northerly wind resulted in some

.... in some very short take off runs - Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBN
uses less than half the runway to depart to Tenerife

Sunday 19 October 2014 - Loganair Saab 2000 G-LGNO flying for flybe from Edinburgh

Loganair Saab 2000 G-LGNO operated the lunchtime flybe service from Edinburgh

Eurowings Canadair CRJ900LR D-ACNM operated the Germanwings service to Hamburg

Lufthansa Boeing 737-530 D-ABIX operated their morning service to Frankfurt

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ was a lunchtime arrival from Calgary via Iqaluit....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Red Bull - "The Flying Bulls" - Citation Bravo OE-GRB was a day stopping visitor

ASL Super King Air OO-ASL was a morning departure to act as the TV relay aircraft
for the "Great Birmingham Run" before returning direct to Antwerp

Tuesday 5 August 2014 - China Southern Airbus A330-243 B-6058 operates final charter to Beijing

China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6058 rotates off a very wet Runway 15
operating the third and final flight of a short series of charters to Beijing, China....

.... it had earlier arrived in the half light at 0542 nearly an hour early!

.... and had a "Follow Me" vehicle to ensure it found its way

.... to Stand 56C

.... while it may have been a grey start to the day a couple of hours later it was sitting in the sun!

This flight was taking the second group of Chinese tourists home after their UK holiday....

.... China Southern Airlines Flight number: CZ3002

Unfortunately by the time Airbus A330-243 B-6058 was on its way to depart the rain had arrived....

.... so as it lifted off Runway 15 it produced a cloud of spray

.... before climbing away to Beijing - again nonstop from Birmingham!

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK operated their morning service to Perpignan departing off Runway 15....

.... and giving another view of its "National Express - UK Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme

Jettime Boeing 737-382QC OY-JTF operated the Mistral Air student exchange charter to Rome

Thomas Cook Boeing 767-31KER G-TCCB was an afternoon arrival when it diverted after Manchester was closed
by a security alert involving a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 - after refuelling it continued to Manchester

Aviavilsa Antonov 26B HA-TCV was a lunchtime visitor operating a freight charter and departing to Stavanger

Gulfstream 650 N673HA which had arrived on Monday evening was an afternoon departure to Paris Le Bourget

Tyrol Air Ambulance Astra SPX OE-GBD made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

FAI Learjet 55ER D-CAAE which had arrived on an air ambulance flight on Monday evening departed to Nuremberg

Piper Malibu Mirage N186CB which had arrived the previous week as an afternoon departure