Mumbai airport has been authorized by the Indian aviation regulator to handle flights operated by superjumbo, double-deck aircraft like the Airbus 380.
The directorate-general of civil aviation (DGCA) authorization made Mumbai the third Indian airport to be Code F compliant after Hyderabad and Delhi. Code F airports can handle aircraft with a wingspan (length from one wingtip to the other) of up to 80 m. They have infrastructure requirements like 60 m runway width and 25 m taxiway width.
The runway shoulders must be ready for jet blast protection and engine ingestion protection as the four-engine A380s have a wingspan of 80 m; even on a Code F runway, its two outboard engines hang over the runway edges.
The directorate-general of civil aviation (DGCA) authorization made Mumbai the third Indian airport to be Code F compliant after Hyderabad and Delhi. Code F airports can handle aircraft with a wingspan (length from one wingtip to the other) of up to 80 m. They have infrastructure requirements like 60 m runway width and 25 m taxiway width.
The runway shoulders must be ready for jet blast protection and engine ingestion protection as the four-engine A380s have a wingspan of 80 m; even on a Code F runway, its two outboard engines hang over the runway edges.
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