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The amount of fuel burned during takeoff is dependant on the airport, weather, type and number of engines and the load being carried. High altitude airports like Denver (5,550ft above sea level) require considerably more fuel than lower lying ports like JFK (13ft) or LHR (83 ft) because of the thinner atmosphere.

A typical full thrust takeoff in a twin engined wide-body would have a fuel flow in the area of 6000kg/hr. Reduced thrust takeoff (night/low load) would be closer to 5000kg/hr. Four-engined planes would use approximately twice this rate of fuel.

This rate of fuel only applies for the first 2 minutes of flight,so the actual fuel used would be in the area of 160-200kg (50-60 US Gallons) for a twin.

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