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Brussels as the capital’s airport, Liège as a major cargo hub and Charleroi with lots of low-cost traffic – three very different profiles in a small area.
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Belgium offers three completely different airports close together: Brussels-Zaventem with scheduled and long-haul traffic, Liège as one of Europe’s most important cargo airports, and Charleroi with dense low-cost traffic.
Photography from publicly accessible areas is allowed. On observation decks, in terminals and in parking garages, the operator’s house rules apply, and the security area is off-limits.
At Liège, much of the cargo traffic runs at night and at the edges of the day. If you want freighters in daylight, researching the current schedules pays off more than a spontaneous visit.
Designated or tolerated spots at the airport fence, some with photo openings. Close to taxiways and runways, but without facilities – and always only from outside the security area.
Spotting spots at Liège Airport
Grâce-Hollogne (Liège Airport)
Liège is one of Europe’s biggest cargo airports: jumbo freighters, 777Fs and 737 freighters on one long runway, operations around the clock – and fence spots on both sides that call for a ladder and a plan.
Spotting zones in Steenokkerzeel at Brussels Airport
Steenokkerzeel
Around Steenokkerzeel you find Brussels Airport’s most important spotting points – above all the official platform at runway 25L next to the Tervuursesteenweg. Here you learn which vantage point works in which runway direction and when the light is right.
The Planetrack spot map shows verified spots for each airport with directions, the best light and community ratings. Planetrack is launching soon – join the waitlist and get early access.
Related
The aircraft types you’ll come across in Belgium are listed in the aircraft type database. You’ll find the airlines that fly there in the airline database. And profiles of the airports themselves are in the section Airports & manufacturers.