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Airbus A300-600R · N33069 · American Airlines

Airbus A300-600R illustration in American Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A300-600R

A300-512Scrapped
RegistrationUSN33069
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OperatorAmerican Airlines
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Airbus A300-600R built in 1989. Operated for American Airlines. Scrapped in 2011.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 66,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x GE CF6-80C2A5
Seats267 (C16 · Y251)
First flight1989
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN512
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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

With its 7,501 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana7,484 kmBOMMumbai7,213 kmMIAMiami7,109 kmATLAtlanta6,761 kmDELNew Delhi6,731 km
Beyond its rangeDFWDallas-Fort Worth7,627 km

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.

The full story of the Airbus A300 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

16Business
251Economy

267 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1989–2011American Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
LHRLondon
Main destinations
MIAMiamiJFKNew YorkPHLPhiladelphiaNRTNaritaDFWDallas-Fort WorthLAXLos AngelesORDChicagoCLTCharlotteAUHAbu DhabiCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MADMadrid

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1989
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Apr 20, 1989
Delivered to American Airlines
Delivered to American Airlines as N33069.
Apr 20, 1998
Incident at el océano Atlántico
On April 20, 1998, the Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft (registration N33069), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at el océano Atlántico (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: American Airlines.
Source: American Airlines
Sep 11, 2001
Grounded after 9/11
On September 11, 2001, the 300 605R aircraft (registration N33069), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).
What happened
On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).
Source: FAA
Apr 2009
Placed in storage
In April 2009, the A330 343X aircraft (registration N33069), operated by American Airlines, was placed in storage at ROW. Source: American Airlines.
Source: American Airlines
Jan 2011
Scrapped
In January 2011, the A330 343X aircraft (registration N33069), operated by American Airlines, was scrapped. Source: American Airlines.
Source: American Airlines

Operators

1989-04-20
American Airlines
Registration N33069

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BibTeX

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