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Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2210 posts, RR: 3
Posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 8757 times:

The A380 is a category 6 aircraft, and I know the parameters for that are 80m x 80m. What are the other gate category sizes?

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Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26968 posts, RR: 83
Reply 1, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 8732 times:

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FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, Airport Design
(Airplane Wingspan)

Group I - < 49' (15m)
Group II - 49' (15m) - <79' (24m)
Group III - 79' (24m) - <118' (36m)
Group IV - 118' (36m) - <171' (52m)
Group V - 171' (52m) - <214' (65m)
Group VI - 214' (65m) - <262' (80m)

ICAO Annex 14 - Aerodrome Reference Code
(Aeroplane Wingspan; Outer Main Gear Wheel Span)

Code A - < 15m (49.2'); <4.5m (14.8')
Code B - 15m (49.2') - <24m (78.7'); 4.5m (14.8') - <6m (19.7')
Code C - 24m (78.7') - <36m (118.1'); 6m (19.7') - <9m (29.5')
Code D - 36m (118.1') - <52m (170.6'); 9m (29.5') - <14m (45.9')
Code E - 52m (170.6') - <65m (213.3'); 9m (29.5') - <14m (45.9')
Code F - 65m (213.3') - <80m (262.5'); 14m (45.9') - <16m (52.5')

TristarSteve From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 3713 posts, RR: 34
Reply 2, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 8656 times:

For the gate you also have to take length into account.
At ARN we have a 65m wide gate (gate 69) which has a limit of 61 m length
so it cannot take a B777, unless the tower close the taxyway behind it, which they usually do as the taxyway goes nowhere.

Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2210 posts, RR: 3
Reply 3, posted (3 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 8596 times:

Awsome. Thanks for the info.

MSNDC9 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (3 years 11 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 8391 times:

Quoting Kaitak744 (Reply 3):
Awsome. Thanks for the info.

Wingtip clearances are done in one of two ways. A straight 25-Feet or the taxilane dimension method which is Wingspan * .1 + 10. At long linear locations I've seen them use the taxiway method which is the Wingspan * .2 +10.