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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) · SU-GBC · EgyptAir

Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) illustration in EgyptAir livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-231)

A320-178Stored
RegistrationEGSU-GBC
OperatorEgyptAir
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) built in 1991 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for EgyptAir. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 82,500 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× IAE V2500-A1
PropulsionJet
First flight1991
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationEgipto
OwnerEgypt Air
MSN178
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 Cairo it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi4,403 kmBOMMumbai4,342 kmLOSLagos3,930 kmLHRLondon3,533 kmMADMadrid3,351 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,264 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

1991–2016EgyptAir network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CAICairo
Main destinations
HBEAlexandriaISTIstanbulLXRLuxorADDAddis AbabaJEDJeddahKWIKuwait CityACCAccraCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DARDar es SalaamDMMAd DammamKGLKigali

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Jun 7, 1991
Delivered to EgyptAir
Delivered to EgyptAir as SU-GBC.
Sep 8, 2014
Incident at Juba
On September 8, 2014, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration SU-GBC), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Juba. Source: EgyptAir.
Source: EgyptAir
Sep 2016
Placed in storage
In September 2016, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration SU-GBC), operated by EgyptAir, was placed in storage. Source: EgyptAir.
Source: EgyptAir

Operators

1991-06-07
EgyptAir
Registration SU-GBC

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.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
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Aero Icarus · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Aero Icarus · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Aero Icarus · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

APA

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) · SU-GBC · EgyptAir}},
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  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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