Also to use shorter runways - they were the only 747s ever allowed to use Wellington Airport, for example (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Interna

Also to use shorter runways - they were the only 747s ever allowed to use Wellington Airport, for example (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_International_Airport#Boeing_747SP_era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_International_Airpo...).