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Airbus A380-800

Airbus · jet, 4 engines · ICAO A388

The Airbus A380-800 has the tallest tail and the longest wingspan of the 364 types on this site, and the highest maximum takeoff weight of the 352 types on this site with a published figure. The runner-up in tail height and wingspan, the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, trails by 15.8% and 8.8%. The runner-up in maximum takeoff weight, the Boeing 747-8, trails by 28.4%. The A380-800’s main gear code, 2D/3D2, appears on no other type in the file.

262 ft · Group VI limit214 ft · Group VI starts261.7 ft
262 ft · Group VI limit214 ft · Group VI starts261.7 ft
Wingspan
261.7 ft79.8 m
Length
238.6 ft72.7 m
Tail height
79.0 ft24.1 m
80 ft · Group VI limit66 ft · Group VI starts79.0 ft
80 ft · Group VI limit66 ft · Group VI starts79.0 ft

Overlay with the An-124

Airport design codes

VI

Design Group VI. Set by wingspan and tail height alike.

C

Approach Category C. From its FAA reference approach speed of 138 kt (band 121 to 140 kt).

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear112.5 ft34.3 m
Span-to-length ratio1.10
Max. takeoff weight1,267,658 lb575,000 kg
Max. landing weight868,621 lb394,000 kg
Taxiway Design Group6

Where it sits

The A380-800 also has the 2nd-widest main gear of the 364 types on this site, and the highest wingspan-to-length ratio among the 24 Airbus types. It also has the 4th-longest wheelbase of the 360 types on this site with a published figure. Among the 28 four-engine types, it has the 3rd-greatest length. It is the only type in the ICAO Super wake category. By length it falls between the Airbus A350-1000 and the Boeing 747-400.

Main gear 47.0 ft wide (14.3 m), 18% of the span; wheelbase 104.6 ft (31.9 m), 44% of the length.

US records: 27,682 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; none on the US register.

Closest in size on this site

Source: FAA Aircraft Characteristics Database, October 2024 release. How we measure.