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Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) · RA-73273 · Nordwind Airlines

Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) illustration in Nordwind Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A321-200 (A321-211)

A321-1219Active
RegistrationRURA-73273
OperatorNordwind Airlines
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Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) built in 2000 in Hamburg. Operates for Nordwind Airlines. Previously flew for Virgin Atlantic, LTE International Airways, Volar Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 88,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B3/P
PropulsionJet
Seats220 (Y220)
First flight2000
Built inHamburgo, Alemania
Country of registrationRusia
MSN1219
Hex / ICAO 24-bit151e39
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A321

Figures for the A321-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length44.5 m146 ft
Wingspan35.8 m117 ft
Height11.8 m39 ft
Range5,926 km3,200 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 weight93,500 kg206,132 lb
Maximum payload45,000 kg99,208 lbIts 185 passengers with baggage would weigh about 18.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity185 passengersUp to 230 in a high-density layout
Endurance7 h 09 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,926 km range, from Atlanta it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima5,136 kmSEASeattle3,505 kmBOGBogota3,389 kmLAXLos Angeles3,126 kmPTYTocumen2,780 km
Beyond its rangeLHRLondon6,761 km

The type first flew in 1993 (33 years ago) · About 3,400 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 A321 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

220Economy

220 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2000–2003Virgin Atlantic network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ATLAtlanta
Main destinations
LHRLondonDTWDetroitMSYNew OrleansABQAlbuquerqueABZAberdeenAUSAustinBHMBirminghamBNANashvilleBOSBostonCHSCharlestonCLTCharlotte
2005–2011Turkish Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ISTIstanbul
Main destinations
SAWPendik, IstanbulESBAnkaraAYTAntalyaADBGaziemirICNSeoulADASeyhanBGWBaghdadBJVBodrumBRUZaventemHAMHamburgVKOMoscow
2011–2026Nordwind Airlines airline base
Base
KHVKhabarovskSVOMoscow

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2000
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.
Apr 26, 2000
Delivered to Airbus Deutschland
Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVZB.
May 12, 2000
Transferred to Virgin Atlantic
Transferred to Virgin Atlantic.
Feb 24, 2003
Transferred to LTE International Airways
Transferred to LTE International Airways.
Jul 1, 2003
Transferred to Volar Airlines
Transferred to Volar Airlines.
Jun 20, 2005
Transferred to Turkish Airlines
Transferred to Turkish Airlines.
Dec 20, 2011
Transferred to Nordwind Airlines
Transferred to Nordwind Airlines.
Mar 12, 2022
Re-registered
Changed from VQ-BOE to RA-73273 (still with Nordwind Airlines).
May 6, 2024
Incident In the Arzamas area of the Nizhny Novgorod region
On May 6, 2024, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration RA-73273), operated by Nordwind Airlines, was involved in an incident In the Arzamas area of the Nizhny Novgorod region (Russia) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: Nordwind Airlines.
Source: Nordwind Airlines

Operators

2000-04-26
Airbus Deutschland
Registration D-AVZB · Lessor: Hamburg
2000-05-12
Virgin Atlantic
Registration G-VATH · Lessor: GECAS
2003-02-24
LTE International Airways
Registration EC-IMA · Lessor: MCAP
2003-07-01
Volar Airlines
Registration EC-IMA · Lessor: MCAP
2005-06-20
Turkish Airlines
Registration TC-JME
2011-12-20
Nordwind Airlines
Registration VQ-BOE · Lessor: MCAP
2022-03-12
Nordwind Airlines
Registration RA-73273

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) · RA-73273 · Nordwind Airlines. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-1219

MLA

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Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) · RA-73273 · Nordwind Airlines.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-1219.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) · RA-73273 · Nordwind Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-1219 (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A321-200 (A321-211) · RA-73273 · Nordwind Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-1219},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-1219}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Wikipedia

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