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Airbus A320-200 (A320-211)

A320-161Scrapped

RegistrationDED-AIPY

OperatorLufthansa

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2incidents

0accidents

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) built in 1991. Operated for Lufthansa, Germanwings and Tarmac Aerosave. Scrapped in 2022.

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Old · 31 years · ≈ 102,300 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1991

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN161

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C6619

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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

JFKNew York6,189 km DELNew Delhi6,122 km LOSLagos4,856 km DXBDubai4,845 km DOHDoha4,588 km

Beyond its rangeYYZToronto6,344 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

1991–2014Lufthansa 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

2014–2017Germanwings 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 2017Lufthansa 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

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Jan 22, 1991

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWIA.

Mar 20, 1991

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Dec 2014

Placed in storage

In December 2014, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPY), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Dec 12, 2014

Transferred to Germanwings

Transferred to Germanwings.

Oct 26, 2015

Incident at Berlin

On October 26, 2015, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPY), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Germanwings.

Source: Germanwings

Mar 26, 2017

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Apr 23, 2018

Incident at Dublin

On April 23, 2018, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

May 2020

Placed in storage

In May 2020, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPY), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jan 2022

Scrapped

In January 2022, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPY), operated by Lufthansa, was scrapped. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

1991-01-22

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWIA · Lessor: Toulouse

1991-03-20

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIPY

2014-12-12

Germanwings

Registration D-AIPY

2015-01-01

Germanwings

Registration D-AIPY

2017-03-26

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIPY

2020-03-09

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIPY

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Lufthansa

Registration D-AIPY · Lessor: Lufthansa

—

Tarmac Aerosave

Registration D-AIPY

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) · D-AIPY · Lufthansa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-161},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-161}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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