Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s Founder’s Plaza 4-15-14

I took a trip to Dallas, Texas for a business meeting at the Canon USA office. The meeting wrapped up early enough that I took the short drive over to an amazing place to watch airplanes.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport created the Founder’s Plaza. This is an area where people can park their cars and watch planes take off and land just a little over a quarter-mile away on one of the seven runways.

On this day, I saw a special sight as an Airbus A380 super jumbo jet took off after diverting to Dallas instead of Houston the day before.

Below are some of the pictures I took:

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A Lufthansa Airbus A380 sits on the tarmac at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 163 (AAL163), a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, from Albuquerque lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 163 (AAL163), a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, from Albuquerque lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airliens Flight 37 (AAL37), a Boeing 777-200, arrives from Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airliens Flight 37 (AAL37), a Boeing 777-200, arrives from Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airliens Flight 37 (AAL37), a Boeing 777-200, arrives from Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

Arriving from London-Heathrow Airport, British Airways Flight 31F (BAW31F), a Boeing 747-400, lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 1311 (AAL1311), a Boeing 737-800, lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

Lufthansa Flight 439 (LH439), an Airbus A330-300, taxis to take off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 2436 to Los Angeles International (AAL2436), a Boeing 737-800, taxis for take off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 taxis for take off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

Virgin America Flight 878 (VRD878), an Airbus A320, from Los Angeles International lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

Virgin America Flight 878 (VRD878), an Airbus A320, from Los Angeles International lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An American Eagle Canadair Regional Jet lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An American Eagle Canadair Regional Jet lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

Part of the Statue at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport prepares to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport prepares to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 81 (AAL81), a Boeing 777-200, arriving from London Heathrow Airport lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An American Airlines Airbus A319 lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 taxis to take off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 taxis to take off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 takes off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 takes off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 takes off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 takes off at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An UPS Airbus A300F4-600 taxis at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 2452 (AAL2452), a Boeing 767-300, arrives from Los Angeles International to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 2452 (AAL2452), a Boeing 767-300, arrives from Los Angeles International to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

American Airlines Flight 2452 (AAL2452), a Boeing 767-300, arrives from Los Angeles International to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

An UPS and American Airlines planes cross on the taxiway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

A Snowy Egret walks in the grasses north of Runway 18 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as seen from the Founder’s Plaza Aircraft Observation area in Dallas, Texas on April 15, 2014. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

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