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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-220)

A300-179Scrapped

RegistrationCNB-1810

OperatorChina Airlines

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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-220) built in 1982. Operated for Iberia and China Airlines. Scrapped.

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New · 3 years · ≈ 9,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1982

Country of registrationChina/Taiwán

MSN179

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A300

Figures for the A300-600R variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.1 m177 ft

Wingspan44.8 m147 ft

Height16.7 m55 ft

Range7,501 km4,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,200 m40,026 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight171,700 kg378,533 lb

Maximum payload82,895 kg182,752 lbIts 266 passengers with baggage would weigh about 26.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity266 passengersUp to 361 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 04 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1972 (54 years ago) · About 561 units built · Production ended in 2007

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1982

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

May 5, 1982

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WZMW.

Jul 5, 1985

Transferred to China Airlines

Transferred to China Airlines.

Operators

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Iberia

Registration EC-DNT

1982-05-05

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WZMW · Lessor: Toulouse

1985-07-05

China Airlines

Registration B-1810

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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Wikipedia

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