Summary Excellent global beach planespotting locations exist beyond Maho Beach in St. Maarten. Larnaca, Cyprus (LCA) offers beach planespotting at Mackenzie Beach with direct aircraft views and unobstructed shots.
Sydney, Australia (SYD) features "The Beach", perfect for spotting various aircraft landing at runway 16R/34L. The only thing better than a beach vacation is one with incredible opportunities to view aircraft up close and personal. Plane enthusiasts eager to find the best beach planespotting locations around the globe have many options—as long as they are willing to potentially face the hot sand-blasting experience of standing behind a jet as it takes off from less than 100 meters away.
(Trust me, you will lose your hat and sunglasses.) Where is the world's best plane-spotting paradise? The most well-known beach for planespotting is Maho Beach on St. Maarten, an island in the Caribbean.
While the beach’s prime location next to Princess Juliana International Airport deserves every bit of its popularity, it isn’t the only sandy destination for eager planespotters. Beaches in several other countries also offer excellent views of aircraft landing or taking off, providing opportunities for breathtaking photos and experiences for those willing to make the trip. Cyprus’ Larnaca Airport (LCA) has a beach that provides great views of air traffic arriving from the Middle East and Europe.
Sydney’s (SYD) “The Beach” is an often-overlooked spot for airplane enthusi.