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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

A320-2278Stored

RegistrationRURA-73804

OperatorUral Airlines

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2004 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Air Arabia and Ural Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 72,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Seats162 (C12 · Y150)

First flight2004

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationRusia

OwnerUral Airlines

MSN2278

Hex / ICAO 24-bit15204C

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 Sharjah it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos5,913 km HKGHong Kong5,903 km SINSingapore5,835 km PEKBeijing5,829 km MADMadrid5,658 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,428 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.

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Seating layout

12Business

150Economy

162 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2004–2012Air Arabia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

SHJSharjah

Main destinations

AHBAbha ALAAlmaty AMDAhmedabad AMMAmman ATZAsyut BAHManama BEYBeirut BGWBaghdad BLRBengaluru BOMMumbai BSRBasra

2012–2026Ural Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow SVXYekaterinburg

Main destinations

DYUDushanbe KRRKrasnodar LBDKhujand CEKChelyabinsk GOJNizhny Novgorod KUFSamara LEDSt. Petersburg TASTashkent DWCDubai(Jebel Ali)OVBNovosibirsk

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2004

Built

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

Oct 13, 2004

Delivered to Air Arabia

Delivered to Air Arabia as A6-ABC.

Mar 19, 2012

Transferred to Ural Airlines

Transferred to Ural Airlines.

Mar 17, 2017

Incident at Simferopol Airport (SIP/URFF) -

On March 17, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VP-BBQ), operated by Ural Airlines, was involved in an incident at Simferopol Airport (SIP/URFF) - due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Ural Airlines.

Source: Ural Airlines

Mar 23, 2022

Re-registered

Changed from VP-BBQ to RA-73804 (still with Ural Airlines).

Jul 2026

Placed in storage

In July 2026, the Airbus 320-214 aircraft (registration RA-73804), operated by Ural Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Ural Airlines.

Source: Ural Airlines

Operators

2004-10-13

Air Arabia

Registration A6-ABC · Lessor: ILFC

2012-03-19

Ural Airlines

Registration VP-BBQ · Lessor: AerCap

2022-03-23

Ural Airlines

Registration RA-73804

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · RA-73804 · Ural Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2278}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
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