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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · SU-GCC · EgyptAir

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

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-2088Written off
RegistrationEGSU-GCC
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by Mehmet Mustafa Celik shows this registration on a Airbus A320 232.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorEgyptAir
1operators
1incidents
1accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 2003 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for EgyptAir.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 42,900 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× IAE V2527-A5
PropulsionJet
First flight2003
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationEgipto
OwnerEgyptair
MSN2088
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Mehmet Mustafa Celik showing this registration on a Airbus A320 232

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

2003–2016EgyptAir 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

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2003
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Nov 3, 2003
Delivered to EgyptAir
Delivered to EgyptAir as SU-GCC.
Jun 25, 2013
Incident near Cairo Airport
On June 25, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration SU-GCC), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident near Cairo Airport (Egypt) due to an engine failure. Source: EgyptAir.
Source: EgyptAir
May 19, 2016
Accident
On May 19, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SU-GCC), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an accident. Source: the BEA (France).
Source: BEA

Operators

2003-11-03
EgyptAir
Registration SU-GCC

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

Gallery

External photographs under a Creative Commons license. Click to enlarge in a new tab.

External photograph of the aircraft
Mehmet Mustafa Celik · CC BY-SA 4.0
External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
External photograph of the aircraft
Mehmet Mustafa Celik · CC BY-SA 4.0
External photograph of the aircraft
Bulent Kavakkoru · CC BY-SA 2.0

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This page was last updated on October 13, 2026

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Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · SU-GCC · EgyptAir. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2088 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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