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Originally Posted by Kim F
But Andrew P is correct, a direct flight to Doha is not physically possible due to runway length.
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Not technically correct, a direct flight Canberra to Doha could be possible, just not with a full load, a quick look at the charts would suggest a 500000lb max weight scenario as a rough guide, throw in fuel for Doha and payload might not be great!
By linking with Sydney they are maximising load and traffic allowances under capacity agreements.
There is a really good article on performance limited takes offs worth a read:
http://www.flight.org/performance-li...n-a-boeing-777