Brisbane International Airport (BNE / YBBN) Plane Spotting Map & Live Active Runway Predictor

As of Wed 28 Oct, 09:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 01R+01L. The METAR wind is 360° at 7 kt. 01R shows +6.2 kt headwind and 3.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed.

At 08:00 local the sun is at 85° azimuth and 39° elevation. Dryandra Road / Airport Drive Overpass (19R / 01L Parallel Runway) scores 91/100, 1047 m from runway 01L, view bearing 300.0°, best as a morning spot with a 100-400mm lens. At 16:00 the sun is at 268° and 26°. Boronia Road / Sugarmill Road (01R Approach & Crosswind) scores 84/100 on a 45.0° view. Morning and afternoon picks follow that bearing: a view that wants the sun in the east is a morning spot, and a view that wants it in the west is an afternoon spot.

The best time to plane spot at Brisbane International Airport (BNE/YBBN) is the window marked CLEAN FRONT LIGHT for the fence you are using. Morning (07:00-11:00) front light: Dryandra Road / Airport Drive Overpass (19R / 01L Parallel Runway), Acacia Street Loop (19L Threshold / Viewing Area). Afternoon / golden hour (14:00-18:00) front light: Boronia Road / Sugarmill Road (01R Approach & Crosswind), Nudgee Beach / Kedron Brook Floodway (19R Approach). Midday (11:00-14:00) is HIGH SUN / TOP LIGHT at 2 of 4 spotting locations. Read the Best Time of Day & Lighting Schedule by Spot table for the lens and the hours to avoid harsh backlit contrast.

YBBN spotting locations sun direction: Dryandra Road / Airport Drive Overpass (19R / 01L Parallel Runway) (runway 19R, 01L) is CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the morning, BACKLIT / GLARE at midday, and BACKLIT / GLARE in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 100-400mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 07:00-10:00 local. Avoid 12:00-18:00 harsh backlit contrast. Boronia Road / Sugarmill Road (01R Approach & Crosswind) (runway 01R, 19L) is BACKLIT / GLARE in the morning, HIGH SUN / TOP LIGHT at midday, and CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 100-400mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 16:00-18:00 local. Avoid 08:00-12:00 harsh backlit contrast. Acacia Street Loop (19L Threshold / Viewing Area) (runway 19L, 01R) is CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the morning, BACKLIT / GLARE at midday, and BACKLIT / GLARE in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 70-200mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 07:00-10:00 local. Avoid 12:00-18:00 harsh backlit contrast. Nudgee Beach / Kedron Brook Floodway (19R Approach) (runway 19R, 19L) is BACKLIT / GLARE in the morning, HIGH SUN / TOP LIGHT at midday, and CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 14:00-18:00 local. Avoid 07:00-09:00 harsh backlit contrast.

Dryandra Road / Airport Drive Overpass (19R / 01L Parallel Runway) is 1047 m from the 01L centerline. The working lens at this landmark is 100-400mm. Calculated pins use 70-200mm inside 250 m, 100-400mm from 250 m to 450 m, and 150-600mm beyond 450 m. The aircraft itself is about 500 m from this pin on a 700 m final.

Monitor Tower 120.5 MHz, Ground 121.7 MHz, ATIS 113.2 MHz. Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more. A handheld VHF airband scanner at the fence is the zero-delay way to hear a runway change on Tower 120.5 MHz.

No TAF wind shift in the next 6 hours flips the flow. Wind stays near 360° at 7 kt, so 01R remains the favored arrival. The $3/mo Telegram Runway-Shift Alert pings you when D-ATIS or the METAR wind vector changes the active runway: https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YBBN#runway-alerts