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Popular plane-spotting areas near Calgary airport closed to public access

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...blic-1.6008485

The authority said it had to make the difficult decision to close the unofficial viewing areas along the airport's east runway last week.

The berm area was popular among many members of the local aircraft-spotting community, who used it for viewing and photography.

In a message sent to the Facebook group YYC Calgary Airport Spotters, the airport authority said the spotting area had seen illegal dumping, which increased the risk of foreign objects and debris on runways and taxiways.

The message said the spotters were not the cause of debris and noted some even helped to clean it up.