Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

A320-2498Active

RegistrationCNB-2415

OperatorChina Eastern Airlines

1operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

4photos

Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2005 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operates for China Eastern Airlines.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld

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

Vuelopedia is a work in progress: it currently holds about 30% of the information we expect to have by the third quarter of 2027. Although we use only official, highly reliable sources, some aircraft data and history may still contain errors or inaccuracies. We work hard to clear every anomaly from the records using specialized verification tools.

Recent flights

Checking flight activity…

Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5B4/P

PropulsionJet

Seats158 (C8 · Y150)

First flight2005

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerChina Eastern Airlines

MSN2498

Hex / ICAO 24-bit79A076

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 Shanghai (Pudong) it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,064 km DELNew Delhi4,293 km SINSingapore3,806 km BKKBangkok2,897 km NRTNarita1,796 km

Beyond its rangeDXBDubai6,448 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

8Business

150Economy

158 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2005–2026China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming

Main destinations

XIYXi'an SHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjing PEKBeijing TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2005

Built

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

Jul 30, 2005

Delivered to China Eastern Airlines

Delivered to China Eastern Airlines as B-2415.

Aug 27, 2006

Incident at Beijing-Capital (PEK) International Airport

On August 27, 2006, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration B-2415), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Beijing-Capital (PEK) International Airport (China) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: China Eastern Airlines.

Source: China Eastern Airlines

Operators

2005-07-30

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-2415

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.

Current position of the aircraft

Looking for a signal…

View on the adsb.lol live map

Real-time position via adsb.lol (ODbL license). There is a signal only while the aircraft is airborne and within coverage.

Gallery

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

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

Cite

To cite this page in academic work, an article or Wikipedia, choose the style and copy the reference. The access date is today.

This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498

MLA

“Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_a320_2498,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-2498 |title=Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · B-2415 · China Eastern Airlines |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-10 |access-date=2026-10-22 |language=en}}