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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-2097Scrapped

RegistrationINVT-IHW

OperatorIndiGo

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0incidents

0accidents

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 2003 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Qatar Airways and IndiGo. Scrapped in 2021.

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Aging · 23 years · ≈ 75,900 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Seats144 (C12 · Y132)

First flight2003

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationIndia

OwnerQatar Airways

MSN2097

Hex / ICAO 24-bit800cd2

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 Doha it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing6,163 km LOSLagos5,528 km MADMadrid5,331 km BKKBangkok5,280 km LHRLondon5,241 km

Beyond its rangeSINSingapore6,207 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

Seating layout

12Business

132Economy

144 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2018Qatar Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DOHDoha

Main destinations

BKKBangkok JFKNew York BUDBudapest DARDar es Salaam EBBEntebbe ESBAnkara GYDBaku OTPOtopeni ADDAddis Ababa AMDAhmedabad ATHSpata-Artemida

2018–2026IndiGo network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DELNew Delhi BOMMumbai CCUKolkata BLRBengaluru

Main destinations

HYDHyderabad MAAChennai AMDAhmedabad GAUGuwahati COKKochi PNQPune BBIBhubaneswar NAGNagpur

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2003

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Oct 6, 2003

Delivered to Qatar Airways

Delivered to Qatar Airways as A7-ADF.

Apr 2018

Placed in storage

In April 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration A7-ADF), operated by Qatar Airways, was placed in storage. Source: Qatar Airways.

Source: Qatar Airways

Aug 17, 2018

Transferred to IndiGo

Transferred to IndiGo.

Oct 2021

Scrapped

In October 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VT-IHW), operated by IndiGo, was scrapped. Source: IndiGo.

Source: IndiGo

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A320-232 aircraft (registration A7-ADF), operated by Qatar Airways, was in the news. Source: Qatar Airways.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Qatar Airways.

Source: Qatar Airways

Operators

2003-10-06

Qatar Airways

Registration A7-ADF · Lessor: Doha Leasing

2018-08-17

IndiGo

Registration VT-IHW · Lessor: Castlelake

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Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft — lkarasawa · CC BY 2.0

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This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · VT-IHW · IndiGo. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097

MLA

“Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · VT-IHW · IndiGo.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · VT-IHW · IndiGo.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · VT-IHW · IndiGo. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · VT-IHW · IndiGo}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2097}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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