I don't think so. Local staff for both SQ and VS, with whom I've chatted, insist they will be flying the A380 to SFO as soon as they are placed into service. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 05:18 AM, Kenton A Hoover wrote: > 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 | >