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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · SU-BQM · Nile Air

Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) illustration in Nile Air livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

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RegistrationEGSU-BQM
OperatorNile Air
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2010 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operates for Nile Air. Previously flew for Air Arabia and Air Arabia Maroc.

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Mature · 16 years · ≈ 52,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
PropulsionJet
Seats164 (C8 · Y156)
First flight2010
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationEgipto
OwnerNile Air
MSN4310
Hex / ICAO 24-bit0101b4
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 kmHKGHong Kong5,903 kmSINSingapore5,835 kmPEKBeijing5,829 kmMADMadrid5,658 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.

The full story of the Airbus A320 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

8Business
156Economy

164 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2010Air Arabia network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
SHJSharjah
Main destinations
AHBAbhaALAAlmatyAMDAhmedabadAMMAmmanATZAsyutBAHManamaBEYBeirutBGWBaghdadBLRBengaluruBOMMumbaiBSRBasra
2010–2011Air Arabia Maroc network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CMNCasablanca
Main destinations
NDRAl AarouiTNGTangierBCNBarcelonaBRUZaventemMPLMontpellier/MéditerranéeAMSAmsterdamLGWLondonBGYOrio al Serio (BG)BLQBolognaCGNKöln (Cologne)CUFLevaldigi (CN)
2011–2016Air Arabia network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
SHJSharjah
Main destinations
AHBAbhaALAAlmatyAMDAhmedabadAMMAmmanATZAsyutBAHManamaBEYBeirutBGWBaghdadBLRBengaluruBOMMumbaiBSRBasra
2016–2026Nile Air network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CAICairoHBEAlexandria
Main destinations
JEDJeddahELQQassimYNBYanbuKWIKuwait CityTIFTaifTUUTabuk

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2010
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
May 27, 2010
Delivered to Air Arabia
Delivered to Air Arabia as A6-ABU.
Oct 28, 2010
Transferred to Air Arabia Maroc
Transferred to Air Arabia Maroc.
Sep 16, 2011
Transferred to Air Arabia
Transferred to Air Arabia.
Aug 24, 2015
Incident at Isfahan
On August 24, 2015, the aircraft (registration A6-ABU), operated by Air Arabia, was involved in an incident at Isfahan. Source: Air Arabia.
Source: Air Arabia
May 2016
Placed in storage
In May 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration A6-ABU), operated by Air Arabia, was placed in storage. Source: Air Arabia.
Source: Air Arabia
Jun 1, 2016
Transferred to Nile Air
Transferred to Nile Air.

Operators

2010-05-27
Air Arabia
Registration A6-ABU
2010-10-28
Air Arabia Maroc
Registration CN-NMD
2011-09-16
Air Arabia
Registration A6-ABU · Lessor: Avolon
2016-06-01
Nile Air
Registration SU-BQM · Lessor: Avolon

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This page was last updated on October 16, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 16). Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · SU-BQM · Nile Air. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-4310

MLA

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Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · SU-BQM · Nile Air.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 16, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-4310.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · SU-BQM · Nile Air. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-4310 (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · SU-BQM · Nile Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-4310},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-4310}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Wikipedia

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