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Airbus A319-100 (A319-131) · N826UA · United Airlines

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Airbus A319-100 (A319-131)

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Airbus A319-100 (A319-131) built in 1999 in Hamburg. Operates for United Airlines.

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Old · 27 years · ≈ 83,700 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
First flight1999
Built inHamburgo, Alemania
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerUnited Airlines
MSN989
Hex / ICAO 24-bitAB48E8
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Chicago it could fly non-stop as far as:

MADMadrid6,744 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)6,665 kmAMSAmsterdam6,612 kmLHRLondon6,344 kmLIMLima6,105 km
Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main6,971 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.

The full story of the Airbus A319 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006–2025United Airlines · 20 years
Main base
ORDChicago11 yearsDENDenver8 yearsSFOSan Francisco
Also flew to
IAHHoustonEWRNewarkIADWashingtonLAXLos AngelesLGANew YorkDFWDallas/Fort WorthDCAWashingtonBOSBostonMSYNew OrleansAUSAustinPHLPhiladelphiaATLAtlantaMSPMinneapolisSANSan DiegoSEASeattleSNASanta AnaPDXPortlandBNANashvillePHXPhoenixLASLas Vegas

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025
United Airlines · 1,114 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Atlanta (ATL)
2024
United Airlines · 1,290 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)
2023
United Airlines · 981 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)
98 days inactive
2022
United Airlines · 1,290 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)
2021
United Airlines · 1,031 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → New York (LGA)
2020
United Airlines · 754 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Fort Myers (RSW) → Washington (IAD)
103 days inactive
2019
United Airlines · 1,184 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)
30 days inactive
2018
United Airlines · 1,434 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1999
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.
Mar 17, 1999
Delivered to Airbus Deutschland
Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVYU.
Mar 30, 1999
Transferred to United Airlines
Transferred to United Airlines.
Jul 21, 2015
Incident at Los Angeles
On July 21, 2015, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N826UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: United Airlines.
Source: United Airlines

Operators

1999-03-17
Airbus Deutschland
Registration D-AVYU · Lessor: Hamburg
1999-03-30
United Airlines
Registration N826UA

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BibTeX

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