Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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2023 was quite a year for the aviation industry, with lots of new developments, and of course, plenty of interesting planes to see.

Calgary International Airport was no exception, welcoming several new destinations, and a few unique visitors too. At the end of each year, I usually put together a little "best of" video highlighting those special visitors.

This year though, I thought I would open it up to all of the airports I'd been to in 2023, which in many cases, were just for these planes. My personal favourites are probably Air Greenland's A330 in Fort McMurray and NASA's DC-8 at Paine Field.

So, without further ado, please enjoy my highlights for plane spotting on this channel in 2023.

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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Air Tindi Dash 7 takeoff from Edmonton (YEG)
01:24 - Ameristar DC-9-15 landing in Calgary (YYC)
02:18 - Air Greenland A330 in Fort McMurray (YMM)
03:41 - Nolinor 737-200 in Calgary (YYC)
04:22 - Qantas A380 landing in Los Angeles (LAX)
05:03 - British Airways 777-300ER in Los Angeles (LAX)
05:29 - Qantas A330-200 landing in Los Angeles (LAX)
05:56 - Glencore Canada 737-200 takeoff from Montreal (YUL)
06:21 - Air Inuit 737-200 takeoff from Montreal (YUL)
06:42 - Air Canada 777-300ER takeoff from Montreal (YUL)
07:04 - KLM 777-300ER in Calgary (YYC)
08:28 - RCAF CC-138 Twin Otter in Springbank (YBW)
09:15 - Air Spray CL-215T in Red Deer (YQF)
10:06 - Canadian North 737-200 in Yellowknife (YZF)
10:37 - Buffalo Airways Curtiss C-46 in Yellowknife (YZF)
12:07 - ANA A380-800 takeoff from Honolulu (HNL)
12:36 - Royal Air Force A400M in Halifax (YHZ)
13:12 - USAF KC-135s in Halifax (YHZ)
14:26 - Egyptair 777-300ER in Edmonton (YEG)
14:54 - Turkish Airlines 777-300ER in Calgary (YYC)
16:03 - Buffalo Airways 737 delivery flight in Edmonton (YEG)
16:58 - USAF B-52 takeoff from Abbotsford (YXX)
18:13 - USAF F-35s takeoff from Abbotsford (YXX)
19:30 - USAF C-5M Galaxy takeoff from Abbotsford (YXX)
20:20 - National Airlines 747-400F in Calgary (YYC)
21:03 - Air Canada Cargo 767F in Calgary (YYC)
22:08 - RCAF CC-330 Husky in Calgary (YYC)
22:55 - Air Canada Jetz all black A320 in Calgary (YYC)
23:46 - NASA DC-8-72 at Paine Field (PAE)

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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: youtu.be/bCTTwQ_269c

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