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Airbus A320-200 (A320-211)

A320-157Scrapped

RegistrationBMVP-BQZ

OperatorUral Airlines

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) built in 1991. Operated for Ansett Australia, Nouvelair Tunisie, Afriqiyah Airways and Ural Airlines. Scrapped in 2015.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 79,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-5A1

Seats189 (Y189)

First flight1991

Country of registrationBermudas

MSN157

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 Melbourne it could fly non-stop as far as:

SINSingapore6,033 km AKLAuckland2,637 km SYDSydney (Mascot)706 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok7,331 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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The full story of the Airbus A320 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

189Economy

189 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1991–2003Ansett Australia airline base

Base

MELMelbourne

since 2003Nouvelair Tunisie network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DJEMellita NBEEnfidha TUNTunis

Main destinations

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)LYSColombier-Saugnieu, Rhône MIRMonastir NTENantes MUCMunich DMEMoscow DUSDüsseldorf LILLesquin MRSMarignane, Bouches-du-Rhône

2003–2007Afriqiyah Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

TIPBENBenina

Main destinations

MRAISTIstanbul TUNTunis AMMAmman CAICairo CMNCasablanca SFASfax AKFKufra FCORome JEDJeddah

2007–2015Ural Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow SVXYekaterinburg

Main destinations

DYUDushanbe KRRKrasnodar LBDKhujand CEKChelyabinsk GOJNizhny Novgorod KUFSamara LEDSt. Petersburg TASTashkent DWCDubai(Jebel Ali)OVBNovosibirsk

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Mar 6, 1991

Delivered to Ansett Australia

Delivered to Ansett Australia as VH-HYK.

Sep 18, 2003

Transferred to Nouvelair Tunisie

Transferred to Nouvelair Tunisie.

Sep 20, 2003

Transferred to Afriqiyah Airways

Transferred to Afriqiyah Airways.

Mar 17, 2007

Transferred to Ural Airlines

Transferred to Ural Airlines.

Jan 2015

Scrapped

In January 2015, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration VP-BQZ), operated by Ural Airlines, was scrapped. Source: Ural Airlines.

Source: Ural Airlines

Feb 2015

Placed in storage

In February 2015, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration VP-BQZ), operated by Ural Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Ural Airlines.

Source: Ural Airlines

Operators

1991-03-06

Ansett Australia

Registration VH-HYK

2003-09-18

Nouvelair Tunisie

Registration TS-INH

2003-09-20

Afriqiyah Airways

Registration TS-INH

2007-03-17

Ural Airlines

Registration VP-BQZ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) · VP-BQZ · Ural Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-157},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-157}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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