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Airbus A320-200 (A320-216) · 9S-AKD · Congo Airways

Airbus A320-200 (A320-216) illustration in Congo Airways livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-216)

A320-3412Stored
RegistrationCD9S-AKD
OperatorCongo Airways
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-216) built in 2008 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Air One, Alitalia and Congo Airways. Currently in storage.

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Nearly new · 9 years · ≈ 29,700 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5B6/3
PropulsionJet
First flight2008
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationCongo RDC
MSN3412
Hex / ICAO 24-bit08cefc
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 Catania it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,919 kmDELNew Delhi5,765 kmDXBDubai4,025 kmDOHDoha3,696 kmLOSLagos3,634 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg7,206 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

2008–2010Air One network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CTACatania
Main destinations
PMOPalermoVCEVenezia (VE)LINSegrate (MI)TIARinasPSAPisa (PI)AMSAmsterdamCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)SVOMoscowTRNCaselle Torinese (TO)TXLVRNCaselle (VR)
2010–2015Alitalia network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ATLAtlantaFCORome
Main destinations
CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdamLINSegrate (MI)CTACataniaVCEVenezia (VE)MXPFerno (VA)AUHAbu DhabiTRNCaselle Torinese (TO)PMOPalermoSVOMoscow
2015–2017Congo Airways airline base
Base
FIHKinshasa

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2008
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Feb 28, 2008
Delivered to Air One
Delivered to Air One as EI-DSN.
Feb 1, 2010
Transferred to Alitalia
Transferred to Alitalia.
Jun 2015
Placed in storage
In June 2015, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DSN), operated by Alitalia, was placed in storage. Source: Alitalia.
Source: Alitalia
Sep 24, 2015
Transferred to Congo Airways
Transferred to Congo Airways.
Mar 31, 2017
Re-registered
Changed from 9Q-CKD to 9S-AKD (still with Congo Airways).

Operators

2008-02-28
Air One
Registration EI-DSN
2010-02-01
Alitalia
Registration EI-DSN · Lessor: Apf
2015-09-24
Congo Airways
Registration 9Q-CKD
2017-03-31
Congo Airways
Registration 9S-AKD · Lessor: Apf

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.

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This page was last updated on October 16, 2026

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Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-216) · 9S-AKD · Congo Airways. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-3412 (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-216) · 9S-AKD · Congo Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-3412},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-3412}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Wikipedia

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