Madrid flyover 12/10/24

[storm64]

Hi,

Am thinking about going for this does anyone have any suggestions as to the best place to see it and take photos?

[Kurnass]

The best place to see no one can tell yet.
Been there in 2022 and 2023, and the flyovers were in a different part of the city (well, the same road, but 3 miles apart). Which makes a lot of difference.
The Spanish are communicating well about the fly past, the participants, timing and locations a few weeks in advance.
For reference, in 2022 I stood near Stade Bernabeu, in 2023 a few miles up the road at Parque de El Retiro.

[storm64]

Hi,

Many thanks will keep an eye out for info nearer the time.

[Alf]

A while ago we attended this a few years running, at that time the evening before the fly past a visit to Quattro Vientos found most of the fly past helicopters parked up (plus a few spares) and the fast jets (and spares) at Torrejon. Next morning a visit to Torrejon to watch them all depart - many hundreds of people doing this with cameras and no security issues. Have things changed in more recent years and the jets now fly from their home bases?

[Kurnass]

Part of the jets fly from their home bases (Albacete, Zaragoza), but others like F-5 and AV-8 from Torrejon.
Helicopters fly from both Cuatro and Colmenar.

I encountered no issues with base security.

[SKMD]

There was a spotters day on base for it last year at Torrejon. Has anyone heard of a similar event taking place this year?

[Kurnass]

Usually all involved bases have a spottersday. 11th in the morning Getafe, afternoon Cuatro Vientos and Colmenar Viejo, and the 12th Torrejon.
As far as I know it’s only for a Spanish organization called Association Aire, and as foreigner you have to contact the ministry of Defence, and hope you’re lucky.

[GoldenPlane]

Anyone with already more info? The official website is not up yet, it seems?

Thanks in advance!

Jordy

[Wobs58]

Practice happening today 09:00 Z per ADSB

[JorgeGuardia]

Repeating again next week

[GoldenPlane]

Flypass numbers are known! 56 aircraft and 29 helicopters!

An overview can be found om;

https://www.defensa.gob.es/12octubre/do ... dosier.pdf

Jordy

[Freeman Lowell]

Parque de El Retiro again, then.
Freeman

[dotwatcher01]

The prta del angel caida of the Retiro on C del Alfonso XII (just up from Atocha) gave a good side-on view last year, the map suggests the same route.

[slogen51]

It looks mouthwatering

What time does it all kick off - i couldn't find it in the 52 page link?

Ta

Seems like the dignitaries sit down at 11am

[Freeman Lowell]

Mike,
The web pages that this dosier is taken from merely says the parade starts at 1100hrs. You'll need to give yourself a little time to get in position because, as you might imagine, the bus routes are truncated due to the parade route.

Freeman

[Kurnass]

And for the ones with a rental car, last year it took us some time to find a parking, and then walk towards (in our case) Retiro.
So be there early, is the advice I can give you.