How many 'widebodies' can DUB accomodate?

It takes some serious checking, and depends on the exact size of the aircraft, the simple answer is yes, not all the stands available can take wide body aircraft, but it's more complex, in that some stands have multiple options depending on the aircraft that are on adjacent stands.

if you go to http://www.iaa.ie/safe_reg/iaip/Frame1.htm, and then select the second line, that will get you an up to date PDF that gives the dimensions available for each stand, and the restrictions on use depending on the usage of the adjacent stands.

There is then also the consideration of the use of contact stands or remote stands, and also the implications of the destination, flights to the States are normally dealt with on T2, as that is where the CBP checks are carried out.

Some of the remote stands are used primarily for parking cargo aircraft, but they can be used for passenger aircraft if there are no contact stands available, subject to the availability of suitable airstairs that can reach to the passenger door height, and coaches to transport the passengers to the terminal.

man98 wrote: »

Bear in mind most widebodies in DUB are probably cargo.

DHL daily and AF once a week........vs 6/7 a day for EI, 3 day from the Mid East and another 2-3 a day from the USA carriers.

EDIT: Oops I forgot about the FedEx and I didn't know the StarAir was daily as I am an early shift person and only see it rarely.

I suspect they've all been moved on, it used to get even more interesting in the Summer, when Onur Air used to operate 2 or 3 A300's in on a Sunday, and there was usually a Monarch A300-600 in the mix for at least 2 or 3 rotations a day at weekends, the biggest problem being finding enough steps and high loaders to accommodate them all. There was sometimes a Britannia 767 on a Sunday to Orlando to add to the mix, so never a quiet life on a summer sunday.

Most Sundays, the third Onur Air took at least an hour's delay, due to non availability, which then used to cause the night crews all manner of problems, as it came back again later, so whatever the delay outbound was automatically the minimum delay on the inbound in the evening.

Oh yes, then there was the Icelandic (Air Atlanta) 747 that used to live on the ramp at Dublin for most of the summer, and did flight to places like Lourdes, among others, again usually at weekends and "difficult" times, and was sometimes chartered at short notice to cover another flight that had gone tech.

Another flight that used to cause grief was AV8air, to South Africa, it came in from Manchester, and had to be turned in 45 minutes in order for the crew to have enough hours to get to destination. On a 767, that was tight.

There were occasional L1011 Tristars, and DC10's, just to add to the variety.

The Delta Atlanta flight was an MD-11 in those days, which was a horrible beast to work on because of the APU fumes.

That said the worst flight to handle was the Arkia 757-300, simply because of the extra security and the length of the holds, which meant a very physical job getting the bags from the belt loader to the end of the hold. The next worst were the Spanish 757 student flights, as they were inevitably stuffed to the gills with heavy (often overweight) cases.

The hardest aircraft to load was the Fokker 70, the baggage doors on that were so small, there were several loaders that couldn't be used on that aircraft, as they physically couldn't get through the doorway.

An excellent pic of T2 from one of our regular posters.
Shows T2 during just before the early morning longhaul departure wave.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/15042419145/

Visible are 6 widebodies, 3x B757's, 3x A320 family. Also in shot is a 4th EI A330 over on Pier B.

You can see how full it is at (admittedly) the busy widebody time. Looks similar at 1400-1600 with the late departures to USA from EI and EK/EY departures.

In the lower right you can see how 1 stand can accommodate 2 x B757's instead of 1 widebody. Shows the flexibility of the parking system.

(To clarify, NOT my photo...credit to N7777G for it)