More importantly, can the runway handle a 747?
Yes - it can and does, albeit infrequently. The most common 747s are Corsair's which being part of TUI, sometimes provide a sub for Britannia. Cargolux occasionally visits on freight charters.
Although it doesn't have 7 metre hard shoulders, the runway is a standard 46-metre width and the taxiways are all standard 23-metres wide. Runway length is not a factor because these aircraft operate to European destinations unless positioning out empty and thus, light.
The stands now usually allocated to 747s are on the East Apron e.g. 48.
