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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · HL8265 · Asiana Airlines

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

Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-5287Unknown
RegistrationKRHL8265
OperatorAsiana Airlines
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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) in Hamburg.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2×
PropulsionJet
Seats174 (C12 · Y162)
Built inHamburgo, Alemania
Country of registrationCorea del Sur
OwnerAsiana Airlines
MSN5287
Hex / ICAO 24-bit71C265
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 Seoul it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,548 kmDELNew Delhi4,654 kmSINSingapore4,627 kmBKKBangkok3,669 kmHKGHong Kong2,069 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai6,729 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

12Business
162Economy

174 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorAsiana Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ICNSeoul
Main destinations
PUSBusanCJUJeju CityGMPSeoulISTIstanbulPEKBeijingFUKFukuokaKIXOsakaTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CJJCheongjuKPOPohang

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Oct 25, 2017
Incident at Seoul
On October 25, 2017, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration HL8265), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Asiana.
Source: Asiana

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Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · HL8265 · Asiana Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A321-5287 (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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