Lehigh Valley International Airport (IATA: ABE; ICAO: KABE), formerly known as Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton Intl. Airport is a small regional airport in the state of Pennsylvania. With roughly 800.000 passengers yearly, it is the fourth busiest airport of the state. Traffic is not spectacular. Besides the common legacy carriers, United, Delta and American, you will also see a handful of Allegiant Air flights. There are some daily cargo flights too, operated by ABX, Amazon and FedEx.

Written by Julian Mittnacht. Last Update: August 2022

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Weather
Airport Information
Runways
06/24	2.316 m (7.599 ft) Asphalt
13/31	1.768 m (5.800 ft) Asphalt
Terminals	There is one terminal for all flights
Spotting Information
Ladder	Needed for spot 1 but we don`t recommend to use one
Car/Public Transport	There is no public transport around so you need a car to reach the spots.
Drinks/Food	Plenty of restaurants and a supermarket is located a bit south of the terminal along Airport Rd.
Hotels	A Days Inn is close to spot 2 and the terminal
Season	No special season but do to the weather we recommend the summet months.
Security	We suffered no problems with security at any of the locations.
Runway Usage
06/24	Due to the length this is the major runway and used by all traffic, even small props.
13/31	This is the crosswind runway and less frequent in use.

	Spot #1 – GAT – 06/24 movements
WHERE	The spot is on the parking lot of some General Aviation companies at the end of Hayden Circle. Drive from the terminal to Postal Rd and then turn right into Hayden Circle. Drive till the end and park next to the perimeter fence once at the parking lot. A Pick-Up truck or the roof of your car are helpful to clear the fence. Don`t use a ladder here!
WHAT	You can catch all runway 06/24 movements from here. 06 departures usually rotate in front of you and the arrivals will use one of the nearby exits. Furthermore it is a good spot to photograph planes on their way to the cargo ramp as it is located in the southwestern corner of the airport. General Aviation can be seen too as the ramps are around this spot. 13 departures and arrivals should be possible as well.
TIME	From sunrise until late noon in summer, in Winter from sunrise until early afternoon for 06/24 and taxiway movemetns. 13 stuff from noon until sunset all year long.
MISC.	Nothing close so be prepared. There is a Airport Ops building next to the location but they had no problem with us.
FOCAL LENGTH	ERJ145=160mm; 762=50mm

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	Spot #2 – Cemetery – 24 arrivals
WHERE	From highway 987 turn into Grove Rd. Drive along the road till the cemetery’s entrance and park on the side of the road, next to some houses.
WHAT	Arrivals on runway 24. You can see the line-ups but sight is partially blocked.
TIME	From sunrise until late noon in summer, in Winter from sunrise until early afternoon.
MISC.	Nothing close so be prepared.
FOCAL LENGTH	A319=200mm

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