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Airplane Operations at Airports

Captures various air traffic activities, including takeoffs and landings of commercial jets, with clear skies and visible runways.

Aircraft on the tarmac and runway of Hamburg Airport, Northern Germany, Germany, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Munich International Airport, 1950s-era, Lufthansa Airlines Lockheed Constellation Airliner

NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) MH-60R helicopters from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 depart Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Sept. 27, 2022, ahead of Hurricane Ian. Aircraft will temporarily relocate to alternative airfields in the United States as a safety precaution until conditions allow them to return to their respective home airfields.

control tower heathrow airport daytime panoramic view (6/30 proportion) towards control tower

View from above passenger boarding bridge and service vehicles on sunny airport tarmac

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-131. Hurricane Katrina

Flughafen Tempelhof in Berlin Flughafen Tempelhof in Berlin Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvoxGoetzx 6206678

The USS San Diego is docked at Naval Base San Diego in California after returning from Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean. A test version of the Orion crew module has been offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy completed a series of tests using the ship's well deck, the test module, various watercraft and equipment to prepare for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and NASA's Journey to Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion is scheduled to launch on NASA's Space Launch System in late 2018.

Logan International Airport , Airports, Towers, Runways Aeronautics, Logan International Airport. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

The Shockwave Jet Truck races down the flightline at the Ellsworth Air & Space Show - Raider Country Open House event, May 14, 2022. The two-day airshow showcased a variety of military and aerial acts with the U.S. Blue Angels aerial demonstration team headlining the event.

Luggage transporter, Frankfurt Airport, Hesse Germany

Windsock at Madeira Airport, LPMA, also known as Funchal Airport and Santa Catarina Airport, Agua de Pena, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Tom Larkin with Mini Jet Airshows flys by the Wichita skyline during the Frontiers in Flight Air show at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 25, 2022. The air show featured 12 performers including Tora Tora Tora, an A-10 demonstration, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to name a few. An air show, also known as an open house, is a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities as well as showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita, home to McConnell AFB, is known as the Air Capital of the World, the birthplace of some very famous airframes.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida keep a watchful eye on the space shuttle Atlantis as it meets sister shuttle Endeavour in the background for a brief photo opportunity. Endeavour moved from Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility OPF to switch places with Atlantis which had been in Vehicle Assembly Building. In the OPF, Atlantis will undergo final preparations for its transfer to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex targeted for November. The work is part of Transition and Retirement of the remaining space shuttles, Atlantis and Endeavour. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at Kennedy's Visitor Complex. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis spent 293 days in space during 33 missions.

The convoy carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley is seen through the windows of firing room four as it makes its way to Launch Complex 39A ahead of the launch of NASAs SpaceX Demo-2 mission, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in firing room four of the Launch Control Center at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. The test flight serves as an end-to-end demonstration of SpaceXs crew transportation system. Behnken and Hurley are scheduled to launch at 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to low-Earth orbit for the first time since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

A Porter airplane takes off from Billy Bishop Toronto Island airport downtown Toronto Ont., on Wednesday Jul. 29, 2015.

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-129. USA aircraft and military helicopters on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Alouette III helicopter from the SAR.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - Early October - 26-HK-350-74. Hurricane Katrina

Flughafen Tempelhof in Berlin Flughafen Tempelhof in Berlin Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvoxGoetzx 6206720

Aerial view of the stark black runway cutting through the golden fields towards the distant city skyline under a clear blue sky, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

4x4 safari vehicles parked near a small plane at Kikoboga Airstrip in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-51. Hurricane Katrina

Vintage Photograph. Small aircraft lined up on a wet tarmac at a local airport.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers accompany the newly offloaded External Tank-138 from the Pegasus barge docked in the turn basin. The external fuel tank arrived in Florida on July 13, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. ET-138, the last newly manufactured tank, was originally designated to fly on Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the International Space Station, but later reassigned to fly on space shuttle Atlantis' final mission, STS-135.

Man waiting at airport gate

A right front view of the B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) touching down on a runway after a test flight. Country: Unknown

Vehicles and construction equipment are parked along the runway at Mogadishu International Airport for use during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. A G-222 transport aircraft taxis on the runway in the background while the propeller of an air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) is in the foreground. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Su-27 of the Russian Knights aerobatics team.

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft and an A-7E Corsair II aircraft prepare to be launched above "sea smoke" (a phenomenon caused by a rare combinatin of temerature, wind and sea conditiions) during the first tour at sea after commissioning of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-27. aerial view of displaced barge on waterfront embankment. Hurricane Katrina

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-131-15. Hurricane Katrina

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Special Rescue Operations firefighters with NASA Fire Rescue Services in the Protective Services Office at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida participate in a training exercise at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Firefighters use a fire truck to put out a fire burning close to a mock-up of a small plane and a truck. Kennedys firefighters recently achieved Pro Board Certification in aerial fire truck operations and completed vehicle extrication training using the Jaws of Life. The Protective Services Office is one step closer to achieving certification in vehicle machinery extrication and other rescue skills. Kennedys firefighters are with G4S Government Solutions Inc., on the Kennedy Protective Services Contract.

An F-16 fighting falcon from 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota takes off from the Duluth Air National Guard base on January 7, 2022.

. wide aerial shot framed by aircraft of flooded neighborhood, dated 9 3 2005. Hurricane Katrina

QSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty Hawk

Aerial view of runways cutting through golden fields towards the distant skyline, a stark contrast between nature and industry, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

The Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft flies past NASA Dryden's space shuttle hangar and shuttle carrier aircraft as it descends for landing on Rogers Dry Lake.

Helicopter transporting goods over local airport, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

malpensa airport

040822-F-0681L-121. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander begins its descent toward the autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, hazard field after a free flight test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 96-second test began at 4:21 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over the flame trench at a new launch site and ascending more than 800 feet at a peak speed of 36 mph. The vehicle with its recently installed autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, sensors surveyed the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Morpheus then flew forward and downward covering 1,300 feet while performing a 78-foot divert to simulate a hazard avoidance maneuver. The lander descended and landed on a dedicated pad inside the ALHAT field. Project Morpheus tests NASAs ALHAT, and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, or green propellants, into a fully-operational l

Airport Museum with Guppy, Finkenwerder Airport, Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

View of airport runway from window of airplane

An air show attendee takes a photo of her son in front of a historic airplane as part of the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 14, 2022. The air show provided an opportunity for MCBH to foster positive relationships with the local community, while providing a unique experience to the public. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and vendors, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation.

Right side view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter in flight prior to the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY's (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-160. AIRSTA NOLA--Chinooks and other aircraft on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Tora, Tora, Tora dazzle the audience during the Frontiers in Flight Air show at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 25, 2022. The air show featured 12 performers including Tora Tora Tora, an A-10 demonstration, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to name a few. An air show, also known as an open house, is a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities as well as showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita, home to McConnell AFB, is known as the Air Capital of the World, the birthplace of some very famous airframes.

Police Patrol Zurich Kloten Airport, Switzerland, Europe

A right front view of Air Force One, a modified VC-747 aircraft, coming in for a landing at the international airport. Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Turboprop Raytheon Prop Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Beech King Air C90SE charter sky buildings city

Ames Facility Aerials runways looking north

The Smoke N Thunder Jet Show races on the flightline during the Shaw Air & Space Expo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 2, 2022. The Shaw Air & Space Expo featured 12 aerial acts and 10 static display aircraft, as well as other attractions and displays which attracted more than 55,000 guests to attend.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: St. Louis, Missouri, McDonnell Aircraft, 3:27PM. President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; President Kennedy (center left) rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving). Following in second cart: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Gerald A. Jerry Behn (driving). Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Dave Grant. McDonnell plant employees line the tour route. President Kennedy visited the plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Prop Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Northrop N9MB Flying Wing experimental aircraft rare air show takeoff landing runway

View of the Shuttle Landing Facility

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A United Space Alliance technician retracts the landing gear on space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle is being lifted into the mate-demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour will be positioned and connected to the top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the aid of the device.The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At S.R. 3 a NASA helicopter returns to Patrick Air Force Base. The helicopter is one of four UH-1H helicopters that have had its blades painted, changing the previous black color to a pattern of white and yellow stripes. The pattern provides better visibility in smoke and fire conditions. When the rotors are turning, the stripes create a yellow and white circle that is more easily seen by a second helicopter from above. The helicopters, primarily used for security and medical evacuation for NASA, will be used to deliver water via buckets during brush fires. The change was made to comply with U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Department of Forestry regulations for helicopter-assisted fire control

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The American flag sways in the breeze as space shuttle Endeavour launches on the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle and its six-member crew lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on time at 8:56 a.m. EDT on May 16.STS-134 will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), Express Logistics Carrier-3, a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper to the International Space Station. Endeavour's first launch attempt on April 29 was scrubbed because of an issue associated with a faulty power distribution box called the aft load control assembly-2 (ALCA-2). STS-134 will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds fly in a tribute Shuttle formation over NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Snowbirds, Canadas air demonstration team, carried out a practice flight over Kennedy and nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, between their scheduled U.S. air shows.

NRP NASA Research Park and Ames Research Center Fire Department compliment on tarmac during the landing of the SOFIA aircarft.

airshow hosted by MFA

BMW 300C 2005 silver R 1150 RT 2004 black white officer ticket burnout tire smoke

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-68. Hurricane Katrina

XV-15 (N703NA) Tiltrotor in hover - conversion flight at Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Photo number 043443

Ames 70_year picture day on Flight line.

Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Cabot Trail. Englishtown ferry crossing St. Anne's Bay (Editorial Usage Only)

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