Where are Qantas A380 being stored?

Notably, 10 Qantas A380s were stored at the Victorville ‘boneyard’ in the Mojave Desert, while two superjumbos, including OQB, were stored at Qantas’ purpose-built A380 hangar at LAX.

Where are the airplanes kept?

Notable aircraft boneyards

Why are planes stored in Mojave Desert?

The Mojave airport is also a storage facility for commercial airliners, due to its vast area and dry, low-humidity desert conditions. Some aircraft reach the end of their useful lifetime and are scrapped at the Mojave aircraft boneyard, while others are refurbished and returned to active service.

How many planes does Alice Springs hold?

An aircraft storage site in the Red Centre could be the nation’s greatest Covid success story, experiencing huge growth in the face of the pandemic. A total of 140 aircraft ranging from turboprops to superjumbos are parked at the sprawling Alice Springs site, representing many of the region’s major carriers.

Where do all the old planes go?

When airplanes can no longer take to the skies, they are retired to the boneyard. Many aeroplanes end up in so called ‘boneyards’ like this one at Victorville in California. On the edge of the Mojave desert, the arid environment is ideal for storing aircraft long term with minimal corrosion.

Where is the largest airplane graveyard in the world?

Tucson
The largest boneyard in the world, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, does allow tours of its Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility.

Where are planes stored in California?

Southern California Logistics Airport
Two large airplane boneyards exist in California today, the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) and the Mojave Air & Space Port (see map below). The two facilities are located only about 70 miles apart, within a driving time of about 1:25.