Equipped to handle just does not mean length, it means fuel, it means air stairs capable of reaching the doors, it means tow bars , tugs etc, it means a ramp capable of supporting the weight of a loaded 747, and it means taxiways wide enough to accommodate a wide bodied aircraft etc. Where I work can handle everything, however the first weather diversion of a DC10 they realised none of the air stair would reach the doors, so a set had to drive over 50 miles to get here, so the pax and crew could get off!