The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world’s largest passenger airliner.

• Role: Wide-body, double-deck jet airliner
• National origin: European Multi-national
  
• Manufacturer: EADS/Airbus
• Production line: Toulouse, France
• First flight: 27 April 2005 F-WWOW
• Introduction: 25 October 2007 with Singapore Airlines
• Status: In service
• Produced: 2005–present
• Number built: 154 as of 28 February 2015
  

Operators

• Singapore Airlines
• Emirates
• Qantas
• Air France
• Lufthansa
• Korean Air
• China Southern Airlines
• Malaysia Airlines
• Thai Airways International
• British Airways
• Asiana Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• Etihad Airways

Specifications

General characteristics

• Cockpit crew: two
• Seating capacity: 644 (2-class) 853 (1-class)
  
• Length overall: 72.73 m (238 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 79.75 m (261 ft 8 in)
• Height: 24.45 m (80 ft 3 in)
• Wheelbase: 31.88 m (104 ft 7 in)
• Wheel track: 12.46 m (40 ft 11 in) 14.34 m (47 ft 1 in) total width
• Outside fuselage width: 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)
• Exterior fuselage height: 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)
• Maximum cabin width: 6.54 m (21 ft 5 in) main deck, 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) upper deck
• Cabin length: 49.9 m (163 ft 9 in) main deck, 44.93 m (147 ft 5 in) upper deck
• Wing area: 845 m² (9,100 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 7.5
• Wing sweep: 33.5°
• Maximum taxi/ramp weight: 577,000 kg (1,272,000 lb)
• Maximum take-off weight: 575,000 kg (1,268,000 lb)
• Maximum landing weight: 394,000 kg (869,000 lb)
• Maximum zero fuel weight: 369,000 kg (814,000 lb)
• Typical operating empty weight: 276,800 kg (610,200 lb)
• Maximum structural payload: 89,200 kg (196,700 lb)
• Maximum cargo volume: 184 m³ (6,500 cu ft)
• Maximum fuel capacity: 323,546 l (85,472 US gal)
• Engines (4 ×): GP7270 (A380-861), Trent 970/B (A380-841), Trent 972/B (A380-842)

Performance

• Maximum operating speed: Mach 0.89 (945 km/h, 587 mph, 510 knots)
  
• Maximum design speed: Mach 0.96 (at cruise altitude: 1020 km/h, 634 mph, 551 knots)
• Cruise speed: Mach 0.85
• Take off run at MTOW/SL ISA: 2,950 m (9,680 ft)
• Landing speed: 130-135 kn (240–250 km/h)
• Range at design load: 15,700 km (8,500 nmi, 9,755 mi)
• Service ceiling: 13,136 m (43,097 ft)