Derived metrics
Computed by aircraft.fyi from the core specification — see how we calculate these.
How big is it, really?
The Airbus A380's wingspan, against things you already know the size of.
The numbers
| Length | 72.72 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 79.75 m |
| Height | 24.09 m |
| MTOW | 575,000 kg |
| Range | 14,800 km |
| Typical seats | 525 (3-class) |
| Maximum seats | 853 (exit limit) |
| Engines | 4 × GP7200 / Trent 900 |
| First flight | 27 April 2005 |
| Built | 251 |
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What makes it different
The A380 is the only full-length double-deck airliner ever to enter service — not a hump like the 747, but two complete passenger decks from nose to tail. That single decision drives everything else about it: the 24-metre tail, the 80-metre wingspan that forced airports to rebuild gates, and a maximum weight of 575 tonnes, more than any passenger aircraft before or since.
Commercially it was a bet that air travel would concentrate into mega-hubs. It mostly didn't — the market moved to smaller twins flying point to point — and production ended in 2021 after 251 aircraft. But the fleet that exists is loved: passengers pick flights to be on it, and Emirates built its entire long-haul model around it.
In this catalog the A380's double deck shows up directly in the numbers: it carries more seats per metre of fuselage than anything else flying.
Airbus A380 — the short answers
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The Airbus A380 line
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Who flies the Airbus A380
All 10 current operators, verified 2026-07-14. Fleet counts are approximate where marked ≈.
EKEmiratesBy far the largest A380 fleet ever assembled; around 96 are active, with Emirates targeting 110 by the end of 2026.116✓→ BABritish AirwaysAll 12 back in service from London Heathrow after the pandemic.12→ SQSingapore AirlinesThe launch operator — first A380 flight in the world, Singapore–Sydney, October 2007.12→ QFQantasThe full fleet returned by December 2025 after the largest maintenance program in the airline's history.10→ EYEtihad AirwaysParked the whole fleet in 2020, then reactivated it from 2023 as long-haul demand surged.9→ LHLufthansaOperating from Munich, with cabins being retrofitted for service into the 2030s.8→ QRQatar AirwaysReactivated post-pandemic for peak-demand routes from Doha.8→ KEKorean AirTrans-Pacific trunk routes from Seoul Incheon.≈6→ OZAsiana AirlinesHigh-density Asian routes — fleet future tied to the Korean Air merger.≈6→ NHAll Nippon AirwaysThe Flying Honu trio — sea-turtle liveries dedicated to the Tokyo–Honolulu route.3→