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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-4990Stored

RegistrationKRHL8309

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAir Busan

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1incidents

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 2011 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for South African Airways and Air Busan. Currently in storage.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 23,100 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2500-A1

PropulsionJet

Seats186 (Y186)

First flight2011

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationCorea del Sur

OwnerSouth African Airways

MSN4990

Hex / ICAO 24-bit71c309

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of MOLIT (South Korea) · Oct 9, 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 Johannesburg it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,524 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha6,243 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

186Economy

186 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2012–2018South African Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

JNBJohannesburg

Main destinations

CPTCape Town BFNBloemfontein DURDurban GRJGeorge LBVLibreville MQPMbombela PLZGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)PNRPointe Noire ADDAddis Ababa BKOBamako BLZBlantyre

since 2018Air Busan network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PUSBusan

Main destinations

CEBCebu City/Lapu-Lapu City CSXChangsha (Changsha)FUKFukuoka HKGHong Kong KHHKaohsiung (Xiaogang)KIXOsaka MFMNossa Senhora do Carmo NRTNaritaREPTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)TPETaoyuan

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Aircraft chronology

2011

Built

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

Jan 13, 2012

Delivered to South African Airways

Delivered to South African Airways as ZS-SZZ.

Jul 10, 2014

Incident near Port Elizabeth (PLZ) Airport

On July 10, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration ZS-SZZ), operated by South African Airways - SAA, was involved in an incident near Port Elizabeth (PLZ) Airport (South Africa) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: South African Airways - SAA.

Source: South African Airways - SAA

Sep 2017

Placed in storage

In September 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration ZS-SZZ), operated by South African Airways, was placed in storage. Source: South African Airways.

Source: South African Airways

Jul 4, 2018

Transferred to Air Busan

Transferred to Air Busan.

Operators

2012-01-13

South African Airways

Registration ZS-SZZ · Lessor: BOC Aviation

2018-07-04

Air Busan

Registration HL8309 · Lessor: BOC Aviation

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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