North American Airports That Can Handle An A380?

Which North American airports could handle the A380? I've heard it is very
few.

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"Dean S. Lautermilch?????" wrote:
Which North American airports could handle the A380? I've heard it is very
few.

SFO is going to be one, for sure, but I would have to say it
will be those that feed to int'l routes and carriers, and those cities
that have something to cater to those. With that in mind, here's where
I think the A380 will go.

SFO. They will more than likely be the first airport to see
them in the USA, let alone N. America. How they will handle the
arrivals on 28L/R will be interesting to see, as the wingspan may cover
both the runway it's using, and the parallel runway.

LAX. Once again, it is one of the top 3 feeders to the far east
and Oceania. This will see it.

YVR. This will be Canada's feed to the Far east. As a lot of
Asian carriers are buying the A380, this will help on their routes
to/from N. America and Asia.

JFK. As the west coast feeds Asia/Oceania, JFK will feed the
other big carriers purchasing this ride, the Middle East.

ORD. Don't really have a good reason on this one, except the
fact that those using it will want to compete with AAL and UAL on the
routes they use the 747s and 777s on.

Anyone else have a guess on where?

BL.
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"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
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Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.

Robert J Carpenter wrote:

"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
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Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.

Don't think that charter operators have a need for the 380 at this time.
They can squezze enough people into smaller airframes. Plus a lot of
charters don't use the airports where slots are scarce.

m

Mika wrote:
Robert J Carpenter wrote:

"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
message m...

Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.


Don't think that charter operators have a need for the 380 at this time.
They can squezze enough people into smaller airframes. Plus a lot of
charters don't use the airports where slots are scarce.

Virgin Atlantic have ordered the A380, and they fly to both Miami and Orlando.
Holiday traffic from the UK to Florida is significant enough that I can see
them eventually using the A380 on one or both of those routes.


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Stephen

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Mika wrote:
Robert J Carpenter wrote:

"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
message m...

Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.


Don't think that charter operators have a need for the 380 at this time.
They can squezze enough people into smaller airframes. Plus a lot of
charters don't use the airports where slots are scarce.

Virgin Atlantic have ordered the A380, and they fly to both Miami and Orlando.
Holiday traffic from the UK to Florida is significant enough that I can see
them eventually using the A380 on one or both of those routes.


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Stephen

Believe me, I have seen my dark side, and it is yucky.

Stephen Farrow wrote:

Mika wrote:
Robert J Carpenter wrote:

"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
message m...

Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.


Don't think that charter operators have a need for the 380 at this time.
They can squezze enough people into smaller airframes. Plus a lot of
charters don't use the airports where slots are scarce.

Virgin Atlantic have ordered the A380, and they fly to both Miami and Orlando.
Holiday traffic from the UK to Florida is significant enough that I can see
them eventually using the A380 on one or both of those routes.


If they can fill a 380 transatlantic, good for them.

M

Stephen Farrow wrote:

Mika wrote:
Robert J Carpenter wrote:

"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in
message m...

Anyone else have a guess on where?

Orlando and/or Miami: Orlando for the European cheap holiday trade,
Miami for European connections to Central/South America as well as
holidaymakers.


Don't think that charter operators have a need for the 380 at this time.
They can squezze enough people into smaller airframes. Plus a lot of
charters don't use the airports where slots are scarce.

Virgin Atlantic have ordered the A380, and they fly to both Miami and Orlando.
Holiday traffic from the UK to Florida is significant enough that I can see
them eventually using the A380 on one or both of those routes.


If they can fill a 380 transatlantic, good for them.

M

Dean S. Lautermilch®²ºº³ wrote:
Which North American airports could handle the A380? I've heard it is
very few.

I don't think too many commercial passenger airports are currently able
to and many will not be able to expand to handle it. Time will tell.
Frankly I am not at all sure it is going to be a big seller, but I have been
wrong before and I am sure I will again.

--
Joseph Meehan

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Dean S. Lautermilch®²ºº³ wrote:
Which North American airports could handle the A380? I've heard it is
very few.

I don't think too many commercial passenger airports are currently able
to and many will not be able to expand to handle it. Time will tell.
Frankly I am not at all sure it is going to be a big seller, but I have been
wrong before and I am sure I will again.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia's Muire duit