Is 2.5 kilometers of runway enough for an international airport?
2007-04-05 13:26:45 · 5 answers · asked by KevinJ 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
a mile and a half, and probably not if you want to fly 747s in and out, they require about 2 miles of runway for a takeoff at maximum load.
2007-04-05 13:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by y2bmj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most international airports have at least one runway of 10,000 ft or longer to be able to serve heavy aircraft such as boeing 747 or airbus A340, That's about 3.0 km. It also depends on the elevation of the runway. the higher the airport is above sea level the longer the runway would be made as at higher altitudes the density of air reduces and take off and landing needs longer runways.
2007-04-05 13:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by TimTim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for the whole international airport? I highly doubt it. 2500 m(3.2808 ft/m) = 8202 ft. This is 3 runways, tops. The big planes probably wont like 2700ft runways either.
2007-04-05 13:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough. A 747 or an A380 needs about 3200m or 10,500 feet for takeoff at MTOW.
2007-04-05 15:15:38 · answer #4 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.5 km, 1.5 miles, or 7,920 feet.
Needs about 5,800 feet to land a 747
2007-04-05 13:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋