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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212)

A320-190Scrapped

RegistrationAUVH-YQA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Australia

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212) built in 1991. Operated for LACSA Costa Rica, Onur Air and Air Australia. Scrapped in 2012.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 69,300 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1991

Country of registrationAustralia

MSN190

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transportstyrelsen (Sweden) under its former registration SE-DVH · Oct 16, 2026

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 Stockholm it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos6,030 km DELNew Delhi5,583 km DXBDubai4,785 km DOHDoha4,617 km CAICairo3,437 km

Beyond its rangeBOMMumbai6,247 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

1998–2005Novair airline base

Base

ARNStockholm

–2009Volare Airlines airline base

Base

KBPMXPFerno (VA)

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Mar 15, 1991

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWDD.

Jun 14, 1991

Transferred to LACSA Costa Rica

Transferred to LACSA Costa Rica.

May 7, 1995

Transferred to Onur Air

Transferred to Onur Air.

Dec 27, 1995

Transferred to Excalibur Airways

Transferred to Excalibur Airways.

Mar 25, 1996

Transferred to Leisure International Airways

Transferred to Leisure International Airways.

Mar 27, 1998

Transferred to Novair

Transferred to Novair.

May 22, 2005

Transferred to Volareweb.com

Transferred to Volareweb.com.

Nov 8, 2009

Transferred to Strategic Airlines

Transferred to Strategic Airlines.

Nov 15, 2011

Transferred to Air Australia

Transferred to Air Australia.

Jul 2012

Scrapped

In July 2012, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration VH-YQA), operated by Air Australia, was scrapped. Source: Air Australia.

Source: Air Australia

Operators

1991-03-15

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWDD · Lessor: Toulouse

1991-06-14

LACSA Costa Rica

Registration N484GX · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1994-12-01

LACSA Costa Rica

Registration N484GX · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1995-02-01

LACSA Costa Rica

Registration N484GX · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1995-05-07

Onur Air

Registration N484GX · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1995-12-27

Excalibur Airways

Registration G-BWKN · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1996-03-25

Leisure International Airways

Registration G-UKLJ · Lessor: GATX Leasing

1998-03-27

Novair

Registration SE-DVH · Lessor: GATX Leasing

2005-05-22

Volareweb.com

Registration F-OHFU · Lessor: GATX Leasing

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Volare Airlines

Registration F-OHFU · Lessor: GATX Leasing

2009-11-08

Strategic Airlines

Registration VH-YQA · Lessor: Macquarie AirFinance

2011-11-15

Air Australia

Registration VH-YQA

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