Airside Airport Tours

[Yaalili]

The recent comment in the YYZ thread got me thinking how many other airports offer such tours.

ATL - http://www.atl.com/community/atl-tour-program/
Offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Free
Groups of 10-30 only.

LAX - https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/lawa-community-relations/files/final-airfield-tour.ashx
Offered first Thursday of month 10am.
Free
Open to general public first come first serve.

YYZ - https://www.torontopearson.com/en/airsidetours/#
Offered Monday through Friday, various times.
Free
Open to general public and to groups.

SAN - http://www.san.org/Service-Facilities/Tours
Offered select Thursdays and Fridays 10am.
Free
Open to general public.

CVG - http://www.cvgairport.com/about/tour
Offered 2nd and 3rd Wednesday each month.
Free
Open to general public.

AMS - http://www.schipholbehindthescenes.nl/en/tour/
Not offered on Mondays.
€15.50 charge, open to all.

Know of others and any first hand experience? Leave a comment with the details of the tour.

[jose34]

Great post!
Nice and Organized.

 Frankfurt also offers airport tours:
https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en/travel/transfer.detail.suffix.html/service/airport-tours/airport-tours.html
The website says its cost 19 euro.
I thought its was cheaper though.

[Yaalili]

I thought its was cheaper though.

Frankfurt airside tours include:

Mini-Tour – Drive past the terminals airside, with audio commentary and close-up views. Lasts 45 minutes. Adults € 7.

Maxi-Tour – Lasts 90 minutes and takes in airside areas, including the cargo centre and A380s up close! Adults € 15.

XXL Tour – See the airport from every angle. Includes future Terminal 3 site, Lufthansa maintenance areas, a tour of the airport perimeter and runway views. Lasts 120 minutes. Adults € 19.

Tours run from the Visitors Center in Terminal 2.

[Yaalili]

Munich offers 50 minute airside Airport Live tours daily at 2.30pm, starting at the Visitors Park. These tours look behind the scenes at the airport operation, watching aircraft refuelling, loading, as well as getting close to the runways.
Adults: € 9,00
Child 5-14 yrs: € 5,00
Students and Seniors: € 7,00

DUS - https://www.dus.com/en/enjoy-dus/besuchertouren
Adults and young people (from age 15)                                  9,50 €
Children (age 5 - 14)                                                                        6,00 €
Monday to Friday                                      09:00 am/ 11:30 am/ 14:30 pm/ 17:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday                              10:30 am/ 13:00 pm

Take a tour around the airside areas of Terminal 1 and 2 in Prague, the fire station, cargo zone, runways, as well as some of the interior areas of these terminals. Tours last 2 hours, including sections on foot and on a bus.
Tours start in the old Terminal 3, and must be booked online in advance at http://www.prg.aero/en/passenger-services/prague-airport-tours/individual-tours/
Adults: CZK 180
Child 3-15 yrs: CZK 90

The airside tour at Vienna starts in the VISITAIR Centre and takes you by bus around the aprons and hangars of the airport, plus the fire station.
Tours usually take place at 10am and 2pm each day, but special tours are often arranged. See this website for more details.
Adults: € 11,90
Child 1-16 yrs: € 7,90

Zurich Airport loves to show off its facilities and has lots of different tours available for passengers, enthusiasts and corporate visitors. Probably best for the spotter is the Guided Tour which includes 75 minutes on a bus with commentary, taking you airside and past the hangars, maintenance areas, runway intersection and fire station.
Tours run every 30 minutes, but days and times differ depending on the time of year, so check this page for details.
Meet at Observation Deck B. Tickets can be purchased there, or online.
Adults: CHF 10
Child 6-16 yrs: CHF 5

[ludmila]

Thanks, interesting find, for all aviation enthusiasts.

[shapsam]

Thanks! do you have the links for MUC VIE ZRH?

[Yaalili]

Thanks! do you have the links for MUC VIE ZRH?

Google should be good for that

MUC is here - https://www.munich-airport.com/airport-live-tour-262284