Parking your airplanes.

DLtheASAconx · 10-30-2002, 11:34 PM

I have noticed in MANY airport pictures that you all are parking planes like 747, 764, 763ERs, 757, and sometimes L1011 and MD-11/DC-10 with the jetway at the very first door. This is not accurate. Almost all of these park at gates with the jetway at the second door. The exceptions are domestic L-1011s, 763 and DC-10s. If these aircraft are international, more times than not, they also are parked with the jetway at the second door.
Not only does it keep the planes from sticking out into taxiways, it allows for quicker passenger boarding.

Hope this info helps those of you with airport diaromas.

Jeremy F. · 10-31-2002, 02:00 AM

Good tip. If the plane has an L2 door, I most always use it on my airport for space purposes.

DeltaFlot · 10-31-2002, 02:34 AM

hmm interesting point. Unfortunatley WTL policy enforces that all aircraft load at the first door

smoothjazz · 11-01-2002, 01:32 PM

Great point. I've been parking larger aircrafts with gates positioned for second door as actual airports do the same.
Dual jetways are helpful too...

Travis Campbell · 11-01-2002, 01:37 PM

It also depends on what the gate space is like, if the gate is shorter and can't reach the second door, than the first would have to do. The second door, if available (some 763's don't have them), makes the boarding process a bit smoother. At Heathrow once, we did have to board a Virgin 747-400 through the number one door, so, this isn't always true...

10-30-2002, 11:34 PM	#1
DLtheASAconx Complete Wacko! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orlando, but always Atlanta in my heart Age: 41 Posts: 3,236	Parking your airplanes. I have noticed in MANY airport pictures that you all are parking planes like 747, 764, 763ERs, 757, and sometimes L1011 and MD-11/DC-10 with the jetway at the very first door. This is not accurate. Almost all of these park at gates with the jetway at the second door. The exceptions are domestic L-1011s, 763 and DC-10s. If these aircraft are international, more times than not, they also are parked with the jetway at the second door. Not only does it keep the planes from sticking out into taxiways, it allows for quicker passenger boarding. Hope this info helps those of you with airport diaromas. __________________ "do ya feel lucky....Well, do ya...Punk"

10-31-2002, 02:34 AM	#3
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	hmm interesting point. Unfortunatley WTL policy enforces that all aircraft load at the first door __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.

11-01-2002, 01:32 PM	#4
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,390	Great point. I've been parking larger aircrafts with gates positioned for second door as actual airports do the same. Dual jetways are helpful too... __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

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10-31-2002, 02:00 AM	#2
Jeremy F. Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,980	Good tip. If the plane has an L2 door, I most always use it on my airport for space purposes.

11-01-2002, 01:37 PM	#5
Travis Campbell Insane Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Detroit, Michigan (Roughly) Age: 27 Posts: 1,067	It also depends on what the gate space is like, if the gate is shorter and can't reach the second door, than the first would have to do. The second door, if available (some 763's don't have them), makes the boarding process a bit smoother. At Heathrow once, we did have to board a Virgin 747-400 through the number one door, so, this isn't always true...