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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · LN-RKP · SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) illustration in SAS Scandinavian Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-167Scrapped
RegistrationNOLN-RKP
OperatorSAS Scandinavian Airlines
4operators
2incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1997 in Toulouse. Operated for Air Canada, LAN Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines System and SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Scrapped.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 76,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4
PropulsionJet
Seats234 (C42 · W28 · Y164)
First flight1997
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationNoruega
OwnerScandinavian Airlines System
MSN167
Hex / ICAO 24-bit478eb9
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A340

Figures for the A340-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft
Wingspan60.3 m198 ft
Height16.9 m55 ft
Range13,705 km7,400 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 weight276,500 kg609,577 lb
Maximum payload146,300 kg322,536 lbIts 295 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity295 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout
Endurance15 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,705 km range, from Toronto it could fly non-stop as far as:

BKKBangkok13,637 kmJNBJohannesburg13,370 kmHKGHong Kong12,548 kmBOMMumbai12,494 kmDELNew Delhi11,640 km
Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland13,878 km

The type first flew in 1991 (35 years ago) · About 380 units built · Production ended in 2011

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 A340 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

42Business
28Premium
164Economy

234 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2007Air Canada network of its widebody aircraft
Base
YYZToronto
Main destinations
YVRVancouverYULMontréalBRUZaventemFRAFrankfurt am MainLHRLondonNRTNaritaYOWOttawaMUCMunichYYCCalgaryABJAbidjanOUAOuagadougou
2007–2013LAN Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
SCLSantiagoLIMLima
Main destinations
MADMadridMIAMiamiGRUSão PauloBOGBogotaGYEGuayaquilCCSMaiquetíaEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)AKLAucklandCUNCancúnSYDSydney (Mascot)
2014–2017SAS Scandinavian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
CPHCopenhagen
Main destinations
ARNStockholmBKKBangkokEWRNewarkJEDJeddahORDChicagoOSLOslo (Gardermoen)PEKBeijingADDAddis AbabaSINSingaporeHREHarareIADDulles

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1997
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Mar 14, 1997
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWJZ.
Mar 27, 1997
Transferred to Air Canada
Transferred to Air Canada.
Jul 6, 2007
Transferred to LAN Airlines
Transferred to LAN Airlines.
Nov 5, 2013
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System.
Mar 11, 2014
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Aug 10, 2014
Incident at Keflavik
On August 10, 2014, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration LN-RKP), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Apr 16, 2017
Incident at Goose Bay
On April 16, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration LN-RKP), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to a cabin cooling system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).
Source: TSB

Operators

1997-03-14
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WWJZ · Lessor: Toulouse
1997-03-27
Air Canada
Registration C-FYLC
2007-07-06
LAN Airlines
Registration CC-CQG · Lessor: Orix Mirak Corp
2013-11-05
2014-03-11
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Registration LN-RKP

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.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · LN-RKP · SAS Scandinavian Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-167},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-167}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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