Newsletter
ES
Sign in

Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air

Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) illustration in Nile Air livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-2410Active
RegistrationEGSU-BQL
OperatorNile Air
0operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2005 in Hamburg. Operates for Nile Air.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld
Aging · 21 years · ≈ 71,400 flight hours (approx.)
Vuelopedia is a work in progress: it currently holds about 30% of the information we expect to have by the third quarter of 2027. Although we use only official, highly reliable sources, some aircraft data and history may still contain errors or inaccuracies. We work hard to clear every anomaly from the records using specialized verification tools.

Recent flights

Checking flight activity…

Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5A1
PropulsionJet
Seats204 (Y204)
First flight2005
Built inHamburgo, Alemania
Country of registrationEgipto
OwnerNile Air
MSN2410
Hex / ICAO 24-bit0101B2
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 Cairo it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi4,403 kmBOMMumbai4,342 kmLOSLagos3,930 kmLHRLondon3,533 kmMADMadrid3,351 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,264 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

204Economy

204 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorNile Air network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CAICairoHBEAlexandria
Main destinations
JEDJeddahELQQassimYNBYanbuKWIKuwait CityTIFTaifTUUTabuk

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2005
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.
Jul 18, 2024
Incident at Dammam
On July 18, 2024, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration SU-BQL), operated by Nile, was involved in an incident at Dammam. Source: Nile.
Source: Nile

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

Current position of the aircraft

Looking for a signal…
View on the adsb.lol live map

Real-time position via adsb.lol (ODbL license). There is a signal only while the aircraft is airborne and within coverage.

Cite

To cite this page in academic work, an article or Wikipedia, choose the style and copy the reference. The access date is today.

This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410

MLA

“Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_a321_2410,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-2410 |title=Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · SU-BQL · Nile Air |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-19 |language=en}}