• The A380, currently the largest passenger plane in operation, has more than 6,000 square feet of usable floor space
  • Winglets at the end of the A380 wings allow for 5-6 foot shorter wings and keep the aircraft within current airline wingspan limitations
  • Currently there are 47 airports in the world equipped to handle the A380
  • The A380 gets about 69 miles per gallon per passenger, making it more fuel efficient than almost any car
  • During take-off the tips of the A380’s wings flex as much as 13 feet
  • Airports need a whopping 78,000 square feet available at the boarding gate where the A380 can be parked, and often need lengthened baggage conveyor belts
  • Passengers on the A380 can watch the plane’s progress from cameras mounted on the belly and tail
  • The A380 is comprised of 4 million individual components which are produced by 1500 companies in 30 different countries
  • The length of the A380 is equal to two blue whales, the largest animal on earth
  • It generally takes between 110 and 135 minutes from the time an A380 arrives at the gate til the time it pushes back from the gate ready to take off again
  • The wingspan of the A380 is twice the distance of the Wright Brothers’ first flight