The A380 was designed to fit within an 80 m airport gate, and can land or take off on any runway that can take a Boeing 747. However, airports used by the A380 in commercial service may need infrastructure modifications. Its large wingspan can require some taxiway and apron reconfigurations, to maintain safe separation margins when two of the aircraft pass each other. Taxiway shoulders may be required to be paved to reduce the likelihood of foreign object damage caused to (or by) the outboard engines, which overhang more than 25 m (80 ft) from the centre line of the aircraft. Any taxiway or runway bridge must be capable of supporting the A380’s maximum weight. The terminal gate must be sized such that the A380’s wings do not block adjacent gates, and may also provide multiple jetway bridges for simultaneous boarding on both decks. Service vehicles with lifts capable of reaching the upper deck must be obtained, as well as tractors capable of handling the A380’s maximum ramp weight.

The A380 test aircraft have begun a campaign of airport compatibility testing, to verify the modifications already made at several large airports. To date, airports have been visited for compatibility testing in Bangkok, Brisbane, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Montreal, Munich, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York City, Paris, Seoul, Shannon, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington.

Other freight-heavy airports, such as Anchorage, Louisville, and Memphis, will likely be able to handle the plane as well.

As far as ticket prices, umm, did you read the post? It depends on the route. If Sydney to LAX is the route, try searching for that, say, on Orbitz. Sure, the fare will be different in a year, when Qantas actually starts flying that route, if only because fuel prices will vary. But the fare will be a ballpark figure that’s about right.

also how can i find out on what the ticket prices are? and when are the available flights