Beijing Capital Airport spotting; ZBAA/PEK 21.09.2014

Both before departing to North Korea and after arriving back to China I have had a couple of opportunities to spot a bit at Beijing Capital Airport. I can divide them into 4 parts where part 1: before departure from PEK for FNJ; part 2: after landing in PEK from FNJ; part 3: the main spotting part; part 4: before departure from PEK to VIE. Part 1 and 4 feature photos mainly made from the terminal area while part 3 is the more standard "beside the fence" spotting.
During my stay winds were mostly southernly thus runway 36L, 36R and 01 in use. Unfortunately I would not say that the weather was great. I'd rather say it was more of a typical Beijing aura with smog around.
For some detailed information about spotting locations in Beijing visit spotterguide

An Air China A330 landing at 36R (B-6079)

Queue from both sides to depart from 36R

Part 1. Before departure for Pyongyang

Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER in SkyTeam livery (VQ-BQG)

VQ-BQG

Grandstar Cargo Boeing 747-400F (B-2427)

B-6140

B-6100

B-6100

B-6539

B-6535

B-2059

B-6140

B-6528

B-6252

B-6652

B-6893

B-6138

B-6138

B-2869

HL7734

HL7734

B-2427

4K-AZ85

4K-AZ85

A couple of business jets

B-2642 a Air China special livery Boeing 737

Part 2. After landing back in Beijing from Pyongyang

B-2768 Xiamen Air Boeing 787

PH-BFP

Part 3. Spotting at the airport

Spotting location overview for 36R arrival

Part 4. 22 September 2014, prior to flight to VIE

A Kazakhstan T154

A Kazakhstan T154

Tail lineup at T2 international with a Korean 747, Air Koryo T204, Hainan 787, Delta 767 and Aeroflot 777

Have a look as well at my other spotting trips and flights which can be found in corresponding bookmarks at the top of the page.