Runway23Left – MancAvGeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with light and dark blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the black registration "C-GOIM" on the upper rear. The tail and rear fuselage are light blue, with a diagonal silver band separating the blue and the white. The outline of a large silver star adorns the tail. Large grassed areas and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with rolling grey hills in the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 17th May 2026.

On: May 17, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A321, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirHolland, AirShow, AirTransat, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCC, FighterMeet, London, MAN, Manchester, Neo, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, photographyAmsterdam, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark

Side view of a metallic blue small helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, facing to the right. There is a light blue lightning flash on the lower fuselage and door, with silver "R22"text on the upper rear fuselage, above smaller "Beta II" text. The silver registration "G-HIZZ" is at the front of the tail boom, just as it comes out of the fuselage, above the partially exposed engine. The black and white striped tail rotor is on the left side at the rear of the tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground, with several planes parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance, under blue sky with smatterings of thin white cloud.

Photo of the Day 14th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 14, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, Heathrow, JAT, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Seneca, SouthSide, TBNAircraft, ThrowThursday

Side view of a high-winged, twin engined jet airliner lined up waiting for take off on a grey runway. The plane is largely white with a dark blue belly, and dark blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage. A twisted, red and blue ribbon is on the upper forward fuselage, immediately aft of the cockpit windows, and the black registration "OY-NCL" is on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white, with rippling red stripes either side of a rippling dark blue triangle in the middle. The horizontal stabiliser, mounted at the top of the tail, is casting it's own shadow on the top and front of the tail, which suggests that the sun is up in the top left corner somewhere. Green grass fills the foreground, lining both sides of the runway. Trees in the distance meet grey clouds and blue sky.

Photo of the Day 10th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 10, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, DC10, DO328, Dornier, Douglas, EGCC, EGPF, EHAM, GLA, Glasgow, KLM, LoganAirAmsterdam, MaerskAir, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, SunAirOfScandinavia, TunisAir

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning on to a grey runway. The plane is in a silver finish, with dark blue "SkyTeam" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above the forward cabin windows, and smaller "Air France" titles under those windows. The rear fuselage has some dark blue scrollwork, next to the black registration "F-GKXS" on the upper rear fuselage. The dark blue tail has a thin crescent forming the bottom of a white circle, the white word "SkyTeam" forming the top, and has some more white scrollwork in the middle. Green grass lines the sides of the taxiway in the foreground, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 6, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, AIR, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, C172, Cessna, demonstrator, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EHRD, EV97, Evektor, FAB, Farnboroough, MaiAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Manchester. MAN, photography, planespotting, Rotterdam, RTM, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SkyHawk, SkyTeam, SouthSide, TeamEuroStar, TUI, WingletWednesday

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving at speed from right to left along a black runway. The plane is largely white, with purple "EuroWings" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and smaller, black registration "D-AEWR" just aft of small EU and German flags on the upper rear. Pale blue and purple swirls adorn the tail and tail cone, some connected by grey swirls. Bright sunlight reflects strongly off one of the open landing gear doors under the wing, suggesting that the sun is more or less behind the camera. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with more grass visible under the plane in the background, with trees in the distance under pale blue sky with purple fluffs of cloud.

Photo of the Day 28th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 28, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirLithuania, ATR72, Aurigny, AvGeek, Avianca, aviation, B737, BalkanBulgarian, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, Dassault, EDDF, EGBB, EGCC, EPWA, EuroWings, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrenchAirForce, GAF, GermanAirForce, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JA37, MAN, Manchester, Mirage2000, Panavia, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Saab, SouthSide, SwedishAirForce, TailsTuesday, Tornado, TriNationalTornadoTrainingEstablishment, TTTE, Viggen, Warsaw, WAW, Yak42, Yakovlev

Front view of a twin engined BizJet taxiing from right to left towards the camera on a wide grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a green squiggle with a grey drop shadow running from under the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, forwards along the body under the passenger cabin window, then up between the cockpit windows and the main door, then rearwards again, over the top of the cabin windows, stopping about half-way along the body S similar strip runs from the bottom left to top right of the tail. There are a pair of bright lights shining in the wing root, creating a slight flare in the image, and causing bright reflections on the fuselage. A large grey and blue hangar dominates the background on the left, with cloudy grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 20th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 20, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, AirXCharter, Anson, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avro19, B767, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Bombardier, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Challanger, CheapAir, DC10, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F27, Fokker, KLU, L1011, L5, Lockheed, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, Nipper, PeachAir, Pegasus, photography, PierC, planespotting, Quik, RoyalNetherlandsAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SouthSide, T66, Thomson, Tipsy, TransLift, TriStar, Troopship, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane has a pale blue belly, and pale and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of yellow, red, and purple dots on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated on the sides of the engine cowlings with additional "[dot] com" titles, as well as on the tail, minus the dots. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with the razor-wire on the top of the perimeter fence visible right at the bottom. More grass in the background leads up to a large grey hangar in the distance on the right, and trees on the left, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 19th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, EstonianAir, FlyBe, KLMAsia, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, Orly, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, RY, Schipol, SouythSide, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left on a grey runway. The plane is largely white, with a purple, orange, and gold stripe running along the body from just behind the cockpit, with the gold section at the bottom getting slightly wider as it moves backwards, running under the rear fuselage. There are purple "Singapore Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a large Singapore" flag. The tail is purple, with a stylised golden flying bird with wings extended, and an orange stripe on the rear of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with a large terminal building in the background, visible under the plane, with several planes parked next to it. Pale blue sky with grey smears of thin cloud fill the top half of the frame.

Photo of the Day 17th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 17, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A350, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AirClassik, AS332, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Bristow, DC3, Douglas, Dyce, EDDF, EGCC, EGPD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, KLM, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, SingaporeAirlines, SouthSide, SuperPuma

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a long, thin, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left as it turns on to a grey runway. The plane is mostly white, with grey "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with additional "Airlines" titles on the lower forward fuselage. Smaller "Scandinavian" titles are on the sides of the white engine pods, mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, just in front of and below the tail. The blue registration "EC-MLC" is on the lower rear fuselage, just aft of a small Spanish flag, which itself is just aft of a stylised golden crown. On the upper rear fuselage, there is a 9*3 grid of coloured dots, representing the flags of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the 3 countries for whom SAS is the nominal flag carrier. Slightly yellowing grass fills the foreground, along the side of the runway, while grey hangars are visible over the top of the plane in the background, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 7th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 7, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A310, Aberdeen, ABZ, Airbus, AirNostrum, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BruneiRoyalFlight, Canadair, CRJ1000, EGCC, EGGW, EGLL, EGPD, EHAM, FilderAirService, G4, Gulfstream, Heathrow, J31, Jetstream, KLM, LHR, London, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Schipol, SouthSide, TailsTuesday