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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-857Stored

RegistrationIREP-IEC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorIran Air

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 1998 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for United Airlines, Blue Wings and Iran Air. Currently in storage.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2527-A5

PropulsionJet

Seats12 (Y12)

First flight1998

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationIrán

OwnerIran Air

MSN857

Hex / ICAO 24-bit7324A3

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N450UA · 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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima5,869 km AMSAmsterdam5,869 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)5,857 kmMADMadrid5,788 km LHRLondon5,562 km

Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main6,211 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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Seating layout

12Economy

12 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1998–2004United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IAHHouston ORDChicago DENDenver

Main destinations

SFOSan Francisco IADDulles LAXLos Angeles CLECleveland GUMHagåtña MIAMiami PTYTocumen CUNCancún

since 2004Blue Wings airline base

Base

DUSDüsseldorf

2011–2016Iran Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

THRTehran MHDMashhad

Main destinations

AWZAhvaz IFNIsfahan SYZShiraz BNDBandar Abbas IKATehran KWIKuwait City ZAHZahedan DXBDubai KIHKish Island TBZTabriz

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

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

Jun 18, 1998

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWBN.

Jul 29, 1998

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the A320 232 aircraft (registration N450UA), 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

Jul 2003

Placed in storage

In July 2003, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N450UA), operated by United Airlines, was placed in storage at Goodyear. Source: United Airlines.

Source: United Airlines

Mar 4, 2004

Transferred to Blue Wings

Transferred to Blue Wings.

Mar 12, 2004

Transferred to Blue Wings AG

Transferred to Blue Wings AG.

Mar 30, 2004

Transferred to Mahan Air

Transferred to Mahan Air.

Jul 1, 2004

Re-registered

Changed from D-ALEX to EP-MHJ (still with Mahan Air).

Sep 1, 2011

Transferred to Iran Air

Transferred to Iran Air.

Sep 2016

Placed in storage

In September 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration EP-IEC), operated by Iran Air, was placed in storage. Source: Iran Air.

Source: Iran Air

Operators

1998-06-18

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWBN · Lessor: Toulouse

1998-07-29

United Airlines

Registration N450UA · Lessor: Us Bank

2004-03-04

Blue Wings

Registration D-ALEX

2004-03-12

Blue Wings AG

Registration D-ALEX

2004-03-30

Mahan Air

Registration D-ALEX

2004-07-01

Mahan Air

Registration EP-MHJ

2011-09-01

Iran Air

Registration EP-IEC

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · EP-IEC · Iran Air}},
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  date         = {2026-10-16},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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