{"id":24629,"date":"2026-02-03T09:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=24629"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:20:03","slug":"airport-spy-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/airport-spy-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport Spy: Real World Reports from Crews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine having a TripAdvisor for pilots. Real-world reports from people who\u2019ve actually been there, flown the approach, dealt with the handler, and figured out the local quirks the hard way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s exactly what Airport Spy is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Airport Spy is a shared pool of short, practical reports on airports, ATC, and ground handling around the world. It\u2019s built from first-hand experience and written for crews who just want to know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s getting busy lately! Thanks to everyone who\u2019s been filing reports and helping make it more useful for the next crew.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29625\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/airport-spy-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29625\" class=\"wp-image-29625 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Airport-Spy-Reports-2026-2048x1158.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some recent reports!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OPSGROUP members can <strong>read all reports in Airport Spy<\/strong> via the members Dashboard <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/airport-spy-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Spy Reports by <span style=\"background-color: #faf448;\">Pilots and Operators<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>You can help too!<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re back from a trip, or stuck in a hotel downroute with time to kill, take a couple of minutes to <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/spyreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file an Airport Spy report.<\/a> What you write might save the next crew a lot of hassle.<\/p>\n<p>These reports are useful when you go back, but they\u2019re even more useful for crews heading somewhere for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/spyreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24630 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-1536x575.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pilot-report-2048x767.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good reports don\u2019t need to be long. <strong>Think about what you\u2019d want to know before turning final or shutting down on stand.<\/strong> For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How was ATC to work with?<\/li>\n<li>Anything unusual about the airspace, terrain, or procedures?<\/li>\n<li>Local quirks or gotchas?<\/li>\n<li>Handling quality and coordination?<\/li>\n<li>Anything better or worse than expected?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If it stood out to you, it\u2019ll probably matter to someone else.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #faf448;\">Pilots and Operators<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/spyreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">file a report here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Spy Reports by <span style=\"background-color: #fff0fe;\">FBOs and Handlers<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Airport Spy isn\u2019t just for crews &#8211; FBOs and handlers can file reports too. <strong>Before we launch your way, we want to know what\u2019s really going on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you open? Ops normal? Any new rules, restrictions, or changes crews should know about before they arrive?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/airport-spy-local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24631 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-1536x575.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/handler-report-2048x767.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just imagine a crew is thinking of heading your way.<\/strong> They\u2019ll have some basic data, but a report with the latest situation is really helpful. Useful topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airport and ATC hours<\/li>\n<li>New rules or restrictions<\/li>\n<li>Entry or permit issues<\/li>\n<li>Any recent changes<\/li>\n<li>Local tips, quirks, or common traps for first-timers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once filed, your report goes straight to the OPSGROUP community of thousands of pilots, dispatchers, and operators.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color: #fff0fe;\">FBOs and Handlers<\/span><\/strong> can <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/airport-spy-local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file a report here!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Why bother?<\/h4>\n<p>Because this is what OPSGROUP has <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/story\/what-is-opsgroup-all-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">always been about.<\/a> Sharing real information. Speaking plainly. Helping each other out. Keeping each other safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If we share, we keep each other safe<\/strong>. That means that if you come across a new risk, a new danger, a new procedure, something weird, something unusual &#8211;\u00a0<strong>tell us, and we&#8217;ll tell everyone in the group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine having a TripAdvisor for pilots. Real-world reports from people who\u2019ve actually been there, flown&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":29621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2192],"class_list":{"0":"post-24629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-briefings","8":"tag-airport-spy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24629"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29626,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions\/29626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}