Originally Posted by
Tigerpilot1995
Unless this changed recently, the A380 requires a 200' wide runway. The US carriers were pushing the FAA to reduce that to 150'. If they do/did pull that off then it totally messes up the taxiway situation when it is operated. I don't have my charts handy but does anyone know if JFK and IAD have 200' wide runways?
Don't know about the runway, but SDF had already allocated the money to widen the taxiways for the 380.