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Airbus A310-300 (A310-324)

A310-453Scrapped

RegistrationESEC-KJL

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Comet

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Airbus A310-300 (A310-324) built in 1987. Operated for Pan American World Airways, Delta Air Lines and Air Comet. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 63,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1987

Country of registrationEspaña

MSN453

Hex / ICAO 24-bit34268C

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N817PA · Oct 8, 2026

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 Moscow it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana9,577 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth9,234 km MIAMiami9,200 km JNBJohannesburg9,172 km ATLAtlanta8,638 km

Beyond its rangeLAXLos Angeles9,757 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2004Aeroflot - Russian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

SVOMoscow

Main destinations

LEDSt. Petersburg TFSTenerife TLVTel Aviv AYTAntalya BCNBarcelona BKKBangkok CANGuangzhou (Huadu)DELNew Delhi HANHanoi (Soc Son)HAVHavana HKGHong Kong

2004–2008S7 Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow

Main destinations

PEKBeijing AUHAbu Dhabi BKKBangkok BOJBurgas HKGHong Kong LEDSt. Petersburg MUCMunich NRTNarita OVBNovosibirsk UGCUrgench VARVarna

since 2008Air Comet airline base

Base

MADMadrid

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1987

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Aug 11, 1987

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWCK.

Oct 5, 1987

Transferred to Pan American World Airways

Transferred to Pan American World Airways.

Nov 1, 1991

Transferred to Delta Air Lines

Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Aug 1, 1994

Transferred to Aerolineas Argentinas

Transferred to Aerolineas Argentinas.

May 1, 1999

Transferred to Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

Transferred to Aeroflot - Russian Airlines.

Jun 29, 2004

Transferred to S7 Airlines

Transferred to S7 Airlines.

Dec 2, 2008

Transferred to Air Comet

Transferred to Air Comet.

Operators

1987-08-11

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWCK · Lessor: Toulouse

1987-10-05

Pan American World Airways

Registration N817PA

1991-11-01

Delta Air Lines

Registration N817PA

1994-08-01

Aerolineas Argentinas

Registration F-OGYQ

1999-05-01

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines

Registration F-OGYQ

2004-06-29

S7 Airlines

Registration F-OGYQ

2008-12-02

Air Comet

Registration EC-KJL

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