Let's get back to the whole airport discussion and try to add some perspective. I urge all of you to read the project description, first, which is located here...
http://pcairport.pbsjis.com/. Go to the Documents and Presentations link. Click on Basis of Design Report. Click on the project desciption folder and, then, the project descriptin .pdf file.
Now, any of the pilots on the board will back me up on this, but the word "international in the name only means that customs will be available on site which means any high roller can fly into PC from outside the country and clear customs. It's a "point of entry" into the USA.
Regarding the A-380 / 747 fantacies...
The longest planned runway is only 8400 feet long. The following is copied directly from the project description.
1.1.1 Main Runway System
Runway 16-34 will serve as the primary runway for the airport. It will initially be designed for a category (CAT) I precision instrument approach with visibility minimums of greater than or equal to 2,400 feet Runway Visible Range (RVR). At a length of 8,400 feet and a width of 150 feet, this runway will be able to accommodate typical operations by narrow-body jet aircraft such as the Airbus 320-200 (A320-200).
A full-length parallel taxiway will be constructed along the west side of the runway. Connecting the parallel taxiway to Runway 16-34, right-angle exit taxiways and high-speed exit taxiways will be properly located to enhance operational capacity. The parallel taxiway will be offset 600 feet from the runway (centerline-to-centerline) to provide the necessary space for high-speed exit taxiways. All taxiways serving Runway 16-34 will be nominally 75 feet wide.
The pavement for the runway and taxiways will consist of a grooved asphalt surface course and will be designed to accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the A320-200 (greater than 150,000-pound dual wheel loading). The pavement strength will be designed to accommodate the following gross weights:
? Single-Wheel Gear: 100,000 pounds
? Dual-Wheel Gear: 174,000 pounds
? Dual-Tandem: 300,000 pounds
Bottom line is that the new airport will not accommodate (at the time they open) any aircraft larger than what the current airport can already handle. Somewhere down the road, maybe, but way way down that road...
I'd like to see it happen someday, but it won't be for a while. The site can handle the expansion with no issues...