Re: Accommodating the A380

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At least this airport can accomodate A380's. Plenty of them ;-)

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Alexandre.
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Allan9 wrote:
>
> Check the landing gear foot print vs taxiway widths
> Al
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 2:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Accommodating the A380
>
> > Well, I've seen both C-5s and Antonov An-124s there, so I don't see why
> > not.   The A380 is only a few feet longer than a 747-400, and the
> > wingspan is about 60 ft wider.   The MTOW is 1,285,000 lbs. vs. 875,000
> > lbs.   The only thing that is slightly problematic is the wingspan
> > while taxiing, which can be dealt with by ground control.   The runway
> > length (28R/10L) is 11,870 ft. which should not pose a problem.
> >
> > >

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