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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-4819Active

RegistrationDED-AIDK

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorLufthansa

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2incidents

0accidents

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2011 in Hamburg. Operates for Lufthansa.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 51,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x IAE V2533-A5

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats200 (Y200)

First flight2011

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN4819

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C648B

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by André Gerwing showing this registration on a A321-231

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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,856 km DXBDubai4,845 km DOHDoha4,588 km CAICairo2,922 km ISTIstanbul1,837 km

Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi6,122 km

The type first flew in 1993 (33 years ago) · About 3,400 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

200Economy

200 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2011–2026Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich DUSDüsseldorf EWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburg ZRHZurich BRUZaventem VIEVienna LHRLondon CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart

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Aircraft chronology

2011

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Aug 11, 2011

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVZQ.

Aug 25, 2011

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jul 29, 2012

Incident at Riga

On July 29, 2012, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jun 1, 2018

Incident at Frankfurt

On June 1, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

2011-08-11

Airbus Deutschland

Registration D-AVZQ · Lessor: Hamburg

2011-08-25

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIDK

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