Could a pilot land a 777 at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC) if needed?
I'm just curious. Flying between the U.S. and Asia often takes me near the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Wikipedia says it has Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC), able to handle 707's. Could a 777 be landed there in an emergency?
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Yes, and not just in an emergency. Aeroflot operate a daily 777-300 service to Moscow SVO from PKC and Rossiya (well, they are part of Aeroflot too these days) use their 777-200s to Moscow VKO.
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Here's the airport on what looks like a pleasant summer's day with a Transaero 777 first in line and an Aeroflot one just visible beyond it
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...253998!6m1!1e1 |
C'mon!!
A simple search reveals a 3400 metre long runway, did you really need to ask? |
To be fair, it's not just the runway that matters.You know, steps, other handling equipment, pavement category, RFFS category, all that stuff. But the question did seem to be about runway length alone; in a real "gotta get down NOW" emergency, of course, the runway is what counts.
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Could a 777 be landed there in an emergency? You know, steps, other handling equipment, pavement category, RFFS category, all that stuff. |
RFFS category, |
Ok, I suppose then we have to start to not pick between different emergencies in that case.
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