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Dallas Love Field Plane Spotting Location

If you ever need to go to Dallas Love Field Airport (or if you just have a kid that loves planes), y’all might want to check out Bachman Lake Park!  It is a beautiful location, and happens to be right next to the airport.  

Dallas Love Field has 2 parallel runways and this lake runs right along the north edge of the airport.  Here is a map of the lake to the airport.

Southwest Airlines' planes usually land and depart from one runway, and Delta and United typically use the other runway.  So if you are waiting for someone to arrive this might be a fun place to wait, so that you can watch their actual plane coming in for the landing.  If you stay on Shorecrest Drive you get a really close view of the planes right above you, but either side of the lake is still a good spot to view them.  And it is a public park, so anyone can go.  

When in the area my family likes to pick up some lunch, take it down to the park, and eat while watching planes come in.  It is great, other than it always makes me think of all the places I want to go on vacation!!

You can watch the planes in the distance as they circle back for the landing.  The little black dot in the sky is one coming.

We stayed on the side of the lake to watch from the side view.  But so many planes keep coming in that you can move around to see all angles.

Some additional information about Bauchman Lake Park:

It is a 205-acre city freshwater lake and park that includes a playground, picnic areas, 16 station exercise circuits, and a 5K hike/bike trail.  There is a public restroom facility on the south side of the lake.  There is not a lot of shade over the path, but there are beautiful trees that you can step under if you need a break from the warm Texas sun. All of this and it is beautiful (with airplane views)!

Address:

Bachman Lake

3500 W. Northwest Hwy
Dallas, TX  75220




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