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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) · 4R-ALE · SriLankan Airlines

Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) illustration in SriLankan Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

A330-336Written off
RegistrationLK4R-ALE
OperatorSriLankan Airlines
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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) built in 2000. Operated for SriLankan Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× 2 x RR Trent 772B-60
First flight2000
Country of registrationSri Lanka
MSN336
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Colombo it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland10,921 kmMADMadrid8,938 kmSYDSydney (Mascot)8,763 kmLHRLondon8,715 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)8,482 km
Beyond its rangeSEASeattle13,560 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.

The full story of the Airbus A330 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2000SriLankan Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
CMBColombo
Main destinations
BKKBangkokHRIMattalaJEDJeddahMAAChennaiPEKBeijingPVGShanghai (Pudong)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DMEMoscowDMMAd DammamHKGHong Kong

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2000
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Apr 28, 2000
Delivered to SriLankan Airlines
Delivered to SriLankan Airlines as 4R-ALE.

Operators

2000-04-28
SriLankan Airlines
Registration 4R-ALE

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) · 4R-ALE · SriLankan Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A330-336 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) · 4R-ALE · SriLankan Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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Wikipedia

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