Airbus A-380-800
The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner, with a distinctive full-length double deck that can seat over 500 passengers in a typical layout. It first flew in 2005 and was designed to ease congestion at crowded hub airports by moving more passengers per flight. Its four engines and roughly 80-metre wingspan required many airports to widen taxiways and gates specifically to accommodate it. Airbus ended production in 2021 after building around 250 aircraft, as airlines increasingly favoured smaller, more fuel-efficient twin-engine widebodies.
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The A380 is the only full-length double-deck airliner ever built, with a wingspan wide enough to force many airports to rebuild taxiways.
Specifications
| Length | 72.7 m (239 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 79.8 m (262 ft) |
| Height | 24.1 m (79 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 868 |
| Persons on board | 555 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 560 t |
| Range | 8,200 NM (15,186 km) |
| Maximum speed | 551 kt (1,020 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 43,000 ft (13,106 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) |
| Take-off distance | 3,000 m (9,843 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 325,000 l |
| Engines | RR Trent 900/EA GP7000 |
| Units built | 251 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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