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Home » Los Angeles LAX » Another Day Of Father-Son Bonding At LAX
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Another Day Of Father-Son Bonding At LAX

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 27, 2019November 14, 2023 18 Comments

a child walking in an airport terminal

My son and I had such a marvelous time at LAX a couple of weeks ago that we (and I do mean we) decided to return for round two.

After our last visit, my son woke up each morning asking if we were going to the “O-port” (as he calls it). His persistence moved me to schedule a re-visit last weekend. Heidi and August are preparing for an extended trip to Germany so I am trying to spend as much time with both of them prior to the trip.

We again parked near the In-N-Out and arrived just in time to watch a Korean Air A380 landing followed by an Asiana A380 minutes later (with a China Eastern 777 sandwiched in-between).

a plane flying over a road

a plane flying over a road

a barbed wire fence with a plane flying over

Once again, we had a great time planespotting. For whatever reason, for the second consecutive week, the highlight was the Delta Airbus A350 bound for Shanghai for Augustine. He also enjoyed the KLM 747 once again, an American 787, SAS A330, Delta A330, Fiji Airways A330, and Qantas 787.

a child looking out a window at an airplane

a child standing in front of an airplane

a child standing by a window

an airplane at an airport

a large airplane on the tarmac

a child looking out a window at an airplane

a child looking out a window at an airplane

a child looking out a window at an airport

an airplane at an airport

a child looking out a window at an airport

an airplane at an airport

a child standing in a window looking out a window at an airplane

a child looking out a window at an airplane

a large white airplane at an airport

a plane on the runway

a group of people walking in a large building

After lunch, we returned to the car and appropriately bookended our day with another Korean Air A380 landing (as well as Southwest 737 and Delta 717).

a plane flying over a road

people walking in a park

a plane flying in the sky

a plane flying over a street

I wish I had been just a little more patient. As I was strapping Augustine into his seat, LH456, a beautiful A380 from Frankfurt, flew directly over us. I wish I had a picture of that and will time future visits to watch that flight arrive.

CONCLUSION

If we start to make a habit of this, I’ll stop writing about it each week. But once again, I was elated to see the joy in my son’s face. We had a great time together and I cannot emphasize how excited Augustine was to spend another day at the airport. Oh yeah, and I was too…

> Read More: Plane Spotting With My Two-Year-Old At LAX

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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18 Comments

  1. Joe P Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 1:36 pm

    Awesome story I wish we had the same types of planes at MSP. Last summer we were in LA on a family vacation and my daughter and I watched planes at the In-n-out Burger for a couple of hours it was great. Now her favorite time of day is 7:47 when we talk about planes on the way into Kindergarten every morning.

  2. JoshR Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    I don’t mind if you write about it each time. I work down the block (on Century) from the airport, and I’ve come many times to plane spot (though I don’t know anyone who can get me through security short of buying refundable tickets. What a special bond you’re creating! Way to go.

  3. Garrett Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 2:44 pm

    So fun. My grandma used to take me to watch the trains. I think my first flight was with her too, actually. It’s nice to have these memories.

  4. JohnC Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 3:09 pm

    Hopefully you are bring ear protection for him when you go to the In-N-Out.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 27, 2019 at 5:09 pm

      I have not, but will next time!

  5. David Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    Great story. It reminds me of when my family visited my two great aunts in Brooklyn in 1962. The elder took my brother and me to the just-opened TWA terminal at Idlewild (as it was then named), which required two busses. We wandered around the terminal and had lunch in the restaurant in an upper level, admiring all of the soaring concrete. As an added plus, while sitting there we had a view of the terminal’s entrance, where a James Garner/Doris Day movie (Move Over, Darling) was being filmed.

    So a great outing combining the experience of watching a film being shot together with being inside Saarinen’s fantastic creation.

  6. Jared H Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 3:35 pm

    Are you using refundable tickets to get into lounges/past security?

    • Matthew Reply
      March 27, 2019 at 5:11 pm

      I addressed that last week:

      https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2019/03/19/lax-plane-spotting/

  7. AVLspotter Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    That Delta “Regional Jet” is a B717, which is not an RJ, as it is operated by Delta and can accommodate 110 passengers.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 27, 2019 at 5:08 pm

      Oops. Thanks.

  8. Brandon Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 5:00 pm

    Keeping writing about it, I love it. Airports are magically places!

  9. DCJoe Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 8:52 pm

    When it gets warmer you should take him to Dockweiler Beach State Park. He can play/sit in the water and watch the planes take off overhead from the south runways. Or you can go to the Playa del Rey beach and see the planes take off from the north runways.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 27, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      Wish I could, but I’d need a sun umbrella and gloves. I can’t take the sun.

      • DCJoe Reply
        March 28, 2019 at 10:45 am

        Ahh, too bad. I am not a huge fan of the beach either, but with younger kids sometimes I am goaded into going. Last time we were in LA we stayed in Playa Vista and just took the kids to the closest beach, which happened to be Playa del Rey. Kids had fun in the water while I admired the late afternoon takeoffs on the north runways- my favorite was the fully loaded Emirates A380 lumbering its way up into the air at seemingly slow speed.

  10. Matt Reply
    March 27, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    Just a question (not assuming anything here)
    Does your wife also like doing this?

    • Matthew Reply
      March 28, 2019 at 12:24 am

      Nope. Not at all. That’s a good thing actually. I’ll have to dedicate a post to her view on these things.

  11. Rick Banzhoff Reply
    March 28, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    Oh, my friend, please do not stop writing about these excursions. The world of aviation is thrilling for young and old … and we love hearing about it. Your story brings back so many memories from when I was a kid and my dad took me to the airport to watch the planes … sigh.

  12. Ken Foulkes Reply
    May 28, 2019 at 12:33 pm

    Interesting point about SQ/anz 777 Approx 38yrs ago i flew from LGW to LAX on a Air New Zealand DC10 with a British Airways crew or was it BOAC crew ?? Air Newzealand crew then took the aircraft to AKL, all due to BOAC not having enough 747 aircraft as they had repositioned a 747 to SFO route which proved to be a serious judgement error, they later put a 747 on to LAX as well, interesting though.

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