Aircraft too large for this airport query

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Hi guys,
Just a quick query regarding being told by ATC your aircraft is too large for the airport. I planned a flight from one chinese airport to another earlier. The destination airport had a runway 10,000+ long and it wasn’t written on the runway page that the aircraft i was in (A380) was too large for the airport, but on arrival i was told the aircraft was too large - so how do we know when the airport can/can’t accommodate a larger aircraft?

Also i just entered kathmandu with the a380 and was told by ATC that the aircraft was too large, however i departed this airport earlier in the a380?

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Which airport you spawned in?

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Kathmandu international. ATC was IFATC Andrew

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The elevation of the airport was 4,395ft and at that altitude 10,000ft is not enough for an A380 to reliably be able to take off.

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A380 is too large for this airport, so change the aircraft.

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Runway isn’t the only thing that determines airport restriction, gate size plays a major role. Kathmandu has a 36meter max wingspan gate so that’s a 321/757. The IFATC there (my self included) agreed on allowing all aircraft besides the super heavys (380/747)

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Would 767s be acceptable?

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You also have to take into account taxiway size and gate size. VNKT has a fairly small ramp to park at, so that could be one reason the controller denied you.

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When Andrew and I were controlling, yes it was.
He is still there so yes it’s fine.

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thanks for the responses. i was able to take off fine and the atc earlier allowed the a380. Does it come up anywhere that the a380 is restricted from kathmandu? i think it was paro airport i tried to land at earlier in the a380 and wasn’t allowed but when planning the flight it didn’t say current aircraft restricted.

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Based on my research, 767 is still too large.

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Off topic but I think IFATC should pay attention to aircraft size more, better with simulation and realism.

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Would i be correct in saying the a380 is not technically restricted from kathmandu, but it is however too large (practically) ?

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Yeah, it would not be practical.

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IFATC get info about Max Aircraft Size, like here.

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This does make flight planning etc a little frustrating. If the airport doesn’t state the current aircraft you are in is restricted its difficult to see how you can be declined from landing there

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It isnt. A330-200s for Nepal Airlines are based at VNKT. It can certainly accommodate a 767. Turkish airlines operates regular A330-300 flights to VNKT and Qatar does once weekly A330-300 flights too. Korean Air also operates B772s to VNKT as well.

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The largest aircraft I could fine that flies there is the A330-300. When I am planning a flight, I always like to check the arrival and departure logs for the airport to try and get a handle on what aircraft are and are not allowed. You can also check the airports layout on a map to see how wide the taxiways are.

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In special circumstances, the largest that has been here was a 747-700 from Atlas and the A350 on its tour.

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Search RKSI-VNKT in flight aware. Regular service by Korean Air using a 772

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