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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · N416UA · United Air Lines

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) illustration in United Air Lines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-479Unknown
RegistrationUSN416UA
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OperatorUnited Air Lines
2operators
1incidents
0accidents
19logbook years
0photos

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232). Has operated for United Airlines and United Air Lines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN479
Hex / ICAO 24-bita4ec2d
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Chicago it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima6,105 kmBOGBogota4,364 kmPTYTocumen3,753 kmLAXLos Angeles2,802 kmSEASeattle2,762 km
Beyond its rangeLHRLondon6,344 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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Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006–2024United Airlines · 19 years
Main base
ORDChicago11 yearsDENDenver7 yearsEWRNewark
Also flew to
SFOSan FranciscoIAHHoustonIADWashingtonLAXLos AngelesLGANew YorkLASLas VegasSEASeattleSANSan DiegoBOSBostonSNASanta AnaPDXPortlandTPATampaDCAWashingtonMCOOrlandoPHLPhiladelphiaBWIBaltimorePHXPhoenixDFWDallas/Fort WorthAUSAustinMSYNew Orleans

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2024
United Airlines · 524 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)
2023
United Airlines · 952 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Fort Myers (RSW) → Newark (EWR)
31 days inactive
2022
United Airlines · 1,079 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2021
United Airlines · 769 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN)
38 days inactive
2020
United Airlines · 759 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2019
United Airlines · 1,126 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)
Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → New York (LGA)
32 days inactive
2018
United Airlines · 1,176 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)
Main route of the year: Houston (IAH) → Phoenix (PHX)
2017
United Airlines · 1,016 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)
69 days inactive

Aircraft chronology

Sep 2, 1994
Delivered to United Airlines
Delivered to United Airlines as N416UA.
Sep 2, 1994
Transferred to United Air Lines
Transferred to United Air Lines.
Sep 11, 2001
Grounded after 9/11
On September 11, 2001, the A320-232 aircraft (registration N416UA), operated by United Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).
What happened
On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).
Source: FAA
Apr 14, 2017
Incident at Chicago
On April 14, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N416UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.
Source: United Airlines
Jul 16, 2019
Transferred to United Airlines
Transferred to United Airlines.
Jul 2024
Placed in storage
In July 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N416UA), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: United Airlines.
Source: United Airlines

Operators

1994-09-02
United Airlines
Registration N416UA
1994-09-02
United Air Lines
Registration N416UA
2019-07-16
United Airlines
Registration N416UA · Lessor: United

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BibTeX

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