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Thanks for pointing that out...it seems that indeed there are a few types of military planes that are larger than A380, and there must be some existing airports

Thanks for pointing that out...it seems that indeed there are a few types of military planes that are larger than A380, and there must be some existing airports that could handle them... But for commercial flights, there might be certain specifications that an airport must meet before they could accommodate a certain type of passenger plane...I am not an expert in this field, but some googling yields the following results, [Quora] What are the basic requirements for an A380 to land in a particular airport? https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-basic-requirements-for-an-A380-to-land-in-a-particular-airport-What-if-the-A380-suffers-an-engine-failure-mid-air-where-the-nearby-airport-s-dont-meet-super-jumbo-standards https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-basic-requirements-for-an... [Quora] Why won't an Airbus A380 land in IGI Airport New Delhi despite having the capable runway? https://www.quora.com/Why-wont-an-Airbus-A380-land-in-IGI-Airport-New-Delhi-despite-having-the-capable-runway https://www.quora.com/Why-wont-an-Airbus-A380-land-in-IGI-Ai...

merb 9y ago
well I know that you need to also have a capable runway.. but as already said the airport I posted meet these requirements, that's why they also tried to get a license to do test flight & manufacturing of the A380, but failed in favor of other locations. also the airport actually is expandable and his runway is actually trimmed down since the local governement put streets at both ends of the runway. it's a 100FDWT PCN airport which means that it is more than capable for an a380 to land. to say it differently, it has better conditions than frankfurt. (the only official airport in germany that can handle a A380.) well but the only license the airport could get was a for dreamliner which came exlusivly for the 'europa park' (now defunct i guess). the local governement didn't supported any airline that wanted to fly there (basically FKB/Stuttgart was more important since they are subsidized). I doubt that there will be any passenger flights not even A340/737-XXX since this airport will probably never get a passenger license, except for "special airport for passenger non-scheduled flights to the Europe Park Rust and return". but it's mostly used by a local company for some freight stuff.
- 68c12c16 9y ago
  Yes, your local government certainly has other concerns in mind when they need to decide whether or not to expand the local airport...For instance, the noise level would go up (from the airplanes as well as the passengers driving to/from the airports), and the natural environment might be affected... Then there are all sorts of complications...I think that's why the parent thread poster (i.e. candiodari ) identifies government as a crucial factor in this A380 ordering issue... Smaller commercial planes would have more advantages in such case, as they are more flexible for any existing airport with existing plane certification... On the other hand, although I have never boarded an A380 so far, I believe it has its own merits in terms of comfort and stability as well as safety and fuel efficiency if the airline could always have it fully booked...But those are not the immediate concerns of the government -- that's a problem when you need to reach consensus on some meta-issue, which could be decomposed into smaller issues where each one of them is determined by different and relatively independent parties, in a parliament-like setting (as in that distributed system model).

merb 9y ago

well I know that you need to also have a capable runway.. but as already said the airport I posted meet these requirements, that's why they also tried to get a license to do test flight & manufacturing of the A380, but failed in favor of other locations. also the airport actually is expandable and his runway is actually trimmed down since the local governement put streets at both ends of the runway. it's a 100FDWT PCN airport which means that it is more than capable for an a380 to land. to say it differently, it has better conditions than frankfurt. (the only official airport in germany that can handle a A380.) well but the only license the airport could get was a for dreamliner which came exlusivly for the 'europa park' (now defunct i guess). the local governement didn't supported any airline that wanted to fly there (basically FKB/Stuttgart was more important since they are subsidized). I doubt that there will be any passenger flights not even A340/737-XXX since this airport will probably never get a passenger license, except for "special airport for passenger non-scheduled flights to the Europe Park Rust and return". but it's mostly used by a local company for some freight stuff.

68c12c16 9y ago
Yes, your local government certainly has other concerns in mind when they need to decide whether or not to expand the local airport...For instance, the noise level would go up (from the airplanes as well as the passengers driving to/from the airports), and the natural environment might be affected... Then there are all sorts of complications...I think that's why the parent thread poster (i.e. candiodari ) identifies government as a crucial factor in this A380 ordering issue... Smaller commercial planes would have more advantages in such case, as they are more flexible for any existing airport with existing plane certification... On the other hand, although I have never boarded an A380 so far, I believe it has its own merits in terms of comfort and stability as well as safety and fuel efficiency if the airline could always have it fully booked...But those are not the immediate concerns of the government -- that's a problem when you need to reach consensus on some meta-issue, which could be decomposed into smaller issues where each one of them is determined by different and relatively independent parties, in a parliament-like setting (as in that distributed system model).