Not to point out the obvious, but the An-124s and C-5As just taxi to the north field and park. While the new terminal could handle a "super-jumbo", I wonder if the additional necessary changes to the field were part of the now-dead plans to rework the airfield itself. On Dec 1, 2003, at 23:38, Michael C. Berch wrote: > 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. -- | Kenton A. Hoover / Private Citizen / San Francisco, California USA |