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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212) · JY-PTA · Petra Airlines

Airbus A320-200 (A320-212) illustration in Petra Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-212)

A320-459Written off
RegistrationJOJY-PTA
OperatorPetra Airlines
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212) built in 1994. Operated for Gulf Air and Petra Airlines.

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

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-5A3
First flight1994
Country of registrationJordania
MSN459
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 Manama it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing6,186 kmLOSLagos5,461 kmBKKBangkok5,386 kmMADMadrid5,189 kmLHRLondon5,094 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,302 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

1994–2010Gulf Air network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
BAHManama
Main destinations
LCALarnacaADDAddis AbabaAMMAmmanATHSpata-ArtemidaAUHAbu DhabiBEYBeirutBGWBaghdadBOMMumbaiCAICairoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)COKKochi
since 2010Petra Airlines airline base
Base
AMMAmman

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1994
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
May 26, 1994
Delivered to Gulf Air
Delivered to Gulf Air as A4O-EI.
Mar 1, 2008
Re-registered
Changed from A4O-EI to A9C-EI (still with Gulf Air).
Oct 7, 2010
Transferred to Petra Airlines
Transferred to Petra Airlines.

Operators

1994-05-26
Gulf Air
Registration A4O-EI
2008-03-01
Gulf Air
Registration A9C-EI
2010-10-07
Petra Airlines
Registration JY-PTA

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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