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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · AP-BLJ · Shaheen Air International

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) illustration in Shaheen Air International livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-1497Scrapped
RegistrationPKAP-BLJ
OperatorShaheen Air International
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 2001 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Spanair and Shaheen Air. Scrapped in 2019.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× IAE V2527-A5
PropulsionJet
First flight2001
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationPakistán
OwnerShaheen Air International
MSN1497
Hex / ICAO 24-bit76098a
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft
Wingspan35.8 m117 ft
Height11.8 m39 ft
Range6,204 km3,350 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 weight78,000 kg171,960 lb
Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout
Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Barcelona it could fly non-stop as far as:

JFKNew York6,150 kmDXBDubai5,176 kmDOHDoha4,862 kmLOSLagos3,863 kmCAICairo2,906 km
Beyond its rangeYYZToronto6,418 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 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 A320 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2013Spanair airline base
Base
BCNBarcelonaTFNTenerife
2013–2019Shaheen Air network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
LHELahorePEWPeshawarKHIKarachiISBAttock
Main destinations
DXBDubaiAUHAbu DhabiMUXMultanUETQuettaMCTMuscat/SeebSHJSharjahDMMAd DammamSKTSialkot

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2001
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Jun 20, 2001
Delivered to Spanair
Delivered to Spanair as EC-HXA.
Feb 26, 2013
Transferred to Shaheen Air
Transferred to Shaheen Air.
Aug 2018
Placed in storage
In August 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration AP-BLJ), operated by Shaheen Air, was placed in storage. Source: Shaheen Air.
Source: Shaheen Air
Aug 2019
Scrapped
In August 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration AP-BLJ), operated by Shaheen Air, was scrapped. Source: Shaheen Air.
Source: Shaheen Air

Operators

2001-06-20
Spanair
Registration EC-HXA
2013-02-26
Shaheen Air
Registration AP-BLJ · Lessor: AerCap

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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This page was last updated on October 16, 2026

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · AP-BLJ · Shaheen Air International. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1497 (Accessed: 21 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · AP-BLJ · Shaheen Air International}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1497},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1497}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

Wikipedia

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