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Big Jet TV
Jerry Dyer's live commentary streams from major UK airports — the highest-profile spotting channel in the country, famous for storm-day landings.
Watch & follow the UK spotting community
Plane spotting is better shared. Here are the UK YouTube channels and Facebook groups worth following for live streams, movements and good company at the fence.
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Plane spotting YouTube channels to follow
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Airliners Live
Frequent live streams, primarily from Manchester (and Vancouver), with a community of over a million subscribers.
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Casey Planespotting
UK-based, with weekly compilations, shorts and flight reviews — a great follow for regular spotting content.
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The Plane Spotting Channel
Regular live streams from Liverpool John Lennon Airport — a friendly, consistent UK spotting feed.
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Fly with Linna
One of our favourites — fun, friendly Shorts and vlogs that get you right up close to the action. A brilliant follow if you love the "day out" side of spotting.
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UK plane spotting Facebook groups
Join a group to share sightings, ask where to stand, and get the heads-up on rare visitors.
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Plane Spotters UK
A general, UK-wide group for spotters everywhere — a good first place to start.
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RAF Coningsby Spotters Group
RAF Coningsby, the BBMF, Typhoon Display and UK airbases — essential for military spotters.
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Stansted Plane Spotter
Focused on London Stansted movements and spotting locations.
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Manchester EGCC — pictures, information & movements
A Manchester Airport-focused group. Search Facebook directly to confirm the current link and join.
Log your sightings online too
The Plane Spotters Community lets you log sightings against a 1.2-million aircraft database, find spotting locations and museums, and keep up with aviation news.
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