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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

A330-287Scrapped

RegistrationBHA9C-KD

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorGulf Air

2operators

2incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) in Toulouse. Operated for TAM Linhas Aéreas and Gulf Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationBaréin

OwnerGulf Air

MSN287

Hex / ICAO 24-bit89402c

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Brazil (Brazil) under its former registration PTMSE · Oct 9, 2026

The model · Airbus A330

Figures for the A330-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.8 m55 ft

Range11,760 km6,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight242,000 kg533,518 lb

Maximum payload112,600 kg248,240 lbIts 277 passengers with baggage would weigh about 27.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity277 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance13 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 11,760 km range, from São Paulo it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle10,910 km ISTIstanbul10,557 km CAICairo10,216 km LAXLos Angeles9,919 km FRAFrankfurt am Main9,796 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha11,858 km

The type first flew in 1992 (34 years ago) · About 1,800 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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2007TAM Linhas Aéreas network of its widebody aircraft

Base

GRUSão Paulo

Main destinations

MIAMiami GIGRio De Janeiro JFKNew York LIMLima CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth FRAFrankfurt am Main MADMadrid MAOManaus PEKBeijing SCLSantiago

2007–2026Gulf Air network of its widebody aircraft

Base

BAHManama

Main destinations

LHRLondon BKKBangkok ISBAttock JEDJeddah KHIKarachi LHELahore MNLManila (Pasay)PEWPeshawar DFWDallas-Fort Worth

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 21, 1999

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWKM.

Jun 1, 2001

Transferred to TAM Linhas Aéreas

Transferred to TAM Linhas Aéreas.

Dec 18, 2007

Transferred to Gulf Air

Transferred to Gulf Air.

Mar 1, 2015

Incident at Lahore

On March 1, 2015, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A9C-KD), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Gulf.

Source: Gulf

Apr 4, 2017

Incident at Peshawar

On April 4, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A9C-KD), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Peshawar. Source: Gulf.

Source: Gulf

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A330 243 aircraft (registration A9C-KD), operated by Gulf Air, was in the news. Source: Gulf Air.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Gulf Air.

Source: Gulf Air

Operators

1999-06-21

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWKM · Lessor: Toulouse

2001-06-01

TAM Linhas Aéreas

Registration PT-MSE · Lessor: Gulf Air

2007-12-18

Gulf Air

Registration A9C-KD

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