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Airbus A319-100 (A319-112)

A319-654Scrapped

RegistrationDED-AKNG

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorGermanwings

3operators

0incidents

1accidents

0logbook years

8photos

Airbus A319-100 (A319-112) built in 1997 in Hamburg. Operated for Eurowings, Germanwings and Lufthansa. Scrapped.

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Mature · 16 years · ≈ 49,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

First flight1997

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerGermanwings

MSN654

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c6dc7

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Charles from Port Chester, New York showing this registration on a Airbus A319 112

The model · Airbus A319

Figures for the A319-100 variant, the most representative of the family

Length33.8 m111 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,945 km3,750 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight75,500 kg166,449 lb

Maximum payload34,700 kg76,500 lbIts 124 passengers with baggage would weigh about 12.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity124 passengersUp to 160 in a high-density layout

Endurance8 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,945 km range, from Amsterdam it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai6,860 km ORDChicago6,612 km DELNew Delhi6,364 km YYZToronto5,990 km JFKNew York5,848 km

Beyond its rangeATLAtlanta7,066 km

The type first flew in 1995 (31 years ago) · About 1,550 units built · Still in production

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

2003–2011Germanwings network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CGNKöln (Cologne)STRStuttgart

Main destinations

TXLHAMHamburg HAJHannover DUSDüsseldorf PMIPalma de Mallorca SPUSplit HERHeraklion SAWPendik, Istanbul BCNBarcelona CTACatania

since 2011Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich DUSDüsseldorf EWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburg ZRHZurich BRUZaventem VIEVienna LHRLondon CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart

–2013Germanwings network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CGNKöln (Cologne)STRStuttgart

Main destinations

TXLHAMHamburg HAJHannover DUSDüsseldorf PMIPalma de Mallorca SPUSplit HERHeraklion SAWPendik, Istanbul BCNBarcelona CTACatania

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Feb 19, 1997

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVYX.

Feb 28, 1997

Transferred to Eurowings

Transferred to Eurowings.

Jan 1, 2003

Transferred to Germanwings

Transferred to Germanwings.

Oct 29, 2011

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jun 21, 2013

Accident at Colonia

On June 21, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNG), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an accident at Colonia. Source: Germanwings.

Source: Germanwings

Operators

1997-02-19

Airbus Deutschland

Registration D-AVYX · Lessor: Hamburg

1997-02-28

Eurowings

Registration D-AKNG

2003-01-01

Germanwings

Registration D-AKNG

2011-10-29

Lufthansa

Registration D-AKNG

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Germanwings

Registration D-AKNG · Lessor: Germanwings

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