airport weight limits

[FL420]

Some good info. can be found here:
http://www.gecgr.co.cu/infoconst/bvirtual/carreteras/ingles/0226.pdf

As I understand it, the weight limits published are operating gross weight of the aircraft, not weight per wheel or weight per strut.

For example, if you were operating an aircraft with a max. certificated gross weight of 70,000# with two wheels on each strut into an airport with a published two wheel weight limit of 65,000#, you could legally operate on that runway if your actual gross weight was kept at or below 65,000#.

 

[earhart]

Years ago, an F-4J from Miramar landed at LAX(and that's a whole other story.) He was fine parked on an asphalt ramp at landing weight(~37,000#) but when refueled for the trip to Whidbey Island in Seattle(~49,000#,) he sank into the asphalt when he began to taxi. The sun had heated the asphalt considerably since he landed. He was supposed to fly non-stop to Whidbey so there was a lot of "splaining to do, Lucy" to the Skipper.

Many, many years ago in a Navajo I got sunk in French Lick, KFRH (sounds like a porn movie) and we had to be towed out by the courtesy car!

 

[stratman560]

Years ago, an F-4J from Miramar landed at LAX(and that's a whole other story.) He was fine parked on an asphalt ramp at landing weight(~37,000#) but when refueled for the trip to Whidbey Island in Seattle(~49,000#,) he sank into the asphalt when he began to taxi. The sun had heated the asphalt considerably since he landed. He was supposed to fly non-stop to Whidbey so there was a lot of "splaining to do, Lucy" to the Skipper.

Many, many years ago in a Navajo I got sunk in French Lick, KFRH (sounds like a porn movie) and we had to be towed out by the courtesy car!

Yeah, French Lick......home of Larry Bird.