Which weight limit is greater, MTOW or Max Ramp Weight?

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Which weight limit is greater, MTOW or Max Ramp Weight?

Ramp weight is higher than MTOW because ramp weight is the maximum allowed while the aircraft is on the ground loaded with fuel and payload, before taxi. After engines start and the plane taxis to the runway, fuel is burned, so the takeoff weight ends up lower than the ramp weight. MTOW limits what you can weigh at takeoff, so the ramp weight limit is set higher to accommodate the fuel that will be burned before takeoff. In short, you can load more on the ramp than you may take off with, making the Ramp Weight the greater limit.

Ramp weight is higher than MTOW because ramp weight is the maximum allowed while the aircraft is on the ground loaded with fuel and payload, before taxi. After engines start and the plane taxis to the runway, fuel is burned, so the takeoff weight ends up lower than the ramp weight. MTOW limits what you can weigh at takeoff, so the ramp weight limit is set higher to accommodate the fuel that will be burned before takeoff. In short, you can load more on the ramp than you may take off with, making the Ramp Weight the greater limit.

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