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For plane watching - no light GA, but does have biz jets and the
airliners - is MSP. They have a parking area off of Post Road, just
for plane watchers. Never stopped by there when there were less than
three families sitting atop thier car watching the planes go by. The
spot is towards the south end of on of the two parallel runways.

It's got a Drive-In Theater, before the first movie starts, feel to it
sometimes doesn't it? People hanging out on the hood of their cars, sitting
in lawn chairs, sitting in their cars eating a Subway sandwich, kids running
around some days, limos parked waiting to roll, guys with scanners, etc. I
go there and sit - killing time, before heading to the terminal for a
curbside people pick-up.


If you want small craft - in the Minneapolis/St Paul area - Crystal
Airport on the north end of the metro and Flying Cloud near the south
end - are usually quite busy, especially on nice weekends.

Crystal (MIC) is being kicked around as an airport that might get closed.
Stay tuned.

Flying Cloud (FCM) is the busiest reliever airport (1 of 6) in the MSP /
Twin Cities area. You'll see some corporate jet traffic.

Anoka County-Blaine (ANE) is our second busiest reliever airport. You can
park by the tower, but there's no 'plane watching spot.' No tables or
benches, no deck, no speakers, no group hang-out feel to the place like MSP
has. All that MSP has is a long parking area - but it still has that certain
'here's where you can watch planes' feel to it. To be fair, the parking lot
next to the tower at ANE is a good spot to see planes - it just doesn't feel
like a public viewing area.


Montblack