Originally Posted by
Kapitanleutnant
Have heard that EK is going to ask the US FAA for landing rights for it's A-380 to IAD, DFW, MEM and AUS.
Obviously MEM and AUS would be for bad weather alternates for DFW.
I'm surprised because I didn't realize the 380 had that flight length capability???
Kap
The A388 has a range of ~8,300 nm or ~9,500 miles.
DXB - DFW is 8,040 mi.
So it seems if the numbers above are correct and fairly accurate, then the range should not be an issue. I know EK supposedly wants to put the A380 on the DXB-IAH route and eventually to the WC destinations of LAX and SFO.
Would be very interesting to see it happen.