Photos: avgeek views from the H Hotel at LAX

A Korean Air A380 on approach over Downtown Los Angles at sunrise. The weather has generally been clear enough to allow a clear view of the skyline on my trips to the H, but it isn't always clear enough to see the mountains. This aircraft is on approach to 24R, the main arrivals runway on the north side, and where A380s land 99.9% of the time. SpotLAX 2019.

Looking at a similar angle towards Downtown, this is a fun two-fer shot with the Goodyear Blimp. One of them is based in the area, and frequently makes appearances over the new SoFi Stadium, which is just a few miles east of the airport under the flight path for arrivals at LAX. SpotLAX 2021.

Continuing to pan to our left, as we follow north side arrivals, my next favorite angle is this, where, assuming the weather allows, the Hollywood sign provides some nice geographic context. SpotLAX 2019.

Panning further to the left, several areas with high-rises provide some visual interest, especially helpful if you're feeling ambitious with night photography. SpotLAX 2019.

Following an arrival further, a nice mix of mountains and development; this is at dusk. SpotLAX 2021.

As we're now looking west-northwest, a north side arrival about to touch down on 24R. Departures queue up here and provide lots of opportunities for interesting two-fer shots; this is a morning shot. Savvy photographers will also be keen to include a few cars on the adjacent highway. SpotLAX 2018.

... and another example of a two-fer, with Asiana about to depart off of 24L, with Virgin America to follow it shortly. SpotLAX 2018.

... and the last good angle for a north side arrival, at least for still photography with a reasonably large telephoto as they touch down on 24R. This is cropped down a fair amount with a 400mm lens on a full-frame camera body. June 2019.

My favorite south side view from the H Hotel, with the Los Angles Times graciously providing some self-captioning. There's a fairly narrow window to document arrivals and departures here, with best light in summer evenings, as seen with this view from June 22, 20919 more or less on the solstice (when the sun swings as far north as it does all year).

Here's the same shot, but with an arrival, in light from a September morning. Not as gorgeous as a summer evening, but certainly workable. SpotLAX 2019.