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Airbus A310-300 (A310-304) · C-GRYD · Canada 3000

Airbus A310-300 (A310-304) illustration in Canada 3000 livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A310-300 (A310-304)

A310-435Scrapped
RegistrationCAC-GRYD
OperatorCanada 3000
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Airbus A310-300 (A310-304) built in 1986. Operated for CAAC, China Eastern Airlines and Canada 3000. Scrapped.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 45,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x GE CF6-80C2A2
First flight1986
Country of registrationCanadá
MSN435
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A310

Figures for the A310-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft
Wingspan43.9 m144 ft
Height15.8 m52 ft
Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80
Service ceiling12,530 m41,109 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight164,000 kg361,558 lb
Maximum payload84,793 kg186,936 lbIts 220 passengers with baggage would weigh about 22.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity220 passengersUp to 280 in a high-density layout
Endurance11 h 20 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from Karachi it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos7,066 kmJNBJohannesburg7,048 kmNRTNarita6,973 kmMADMadrid6,664 kmLHRLondon6,339 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)11,010 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 255 units built · Production ended in 1998

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 A310 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2001Royal Aviation airline base
Base
KHIKarachi
since 2001Canada 3000 airline base
Base
YYZToronto

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1986
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Jul 13, 1987
Delivered to CAAC
Delivered to CAAC as B-2304.
May 1, 1988
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
Dec 1, 1994
Transferred to Air Afrique
Transferred to Air Afrique.
May 30, 1997
Transferred to Royal Aviation
Transferred to Royal Aviation.
Jan 29, 2001
Transferred to Canada 3000
Transferred to Canada 3000.

Operators

1987-07-13
CAAC
Registration B-2304
1988-05-01
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-2304
1994-12-01
Air Afrique
Registration TU-TAU
1997-05-30
Royal Aviation
Registration C-GRYD
2001-01-29
Canada 3000
Registration C-GRYD

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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