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Airbus A340-300 (A340-311)

A340-33Scrapped

RegistrationLK4R-ADB

OperatorSriLankan Airlines

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-311) built in 1994. Operated for Air Lanka and SriLankan Airlines. Scrapped in 2016.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 83,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4× 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C2

Seats314 (C18 · Y296)

First flight1994

Country of registrationSri Lanka

MSN33

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 Colombo it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle13,560 km AKLAuckland10,921 km MADMadrid8,938 km SYDSydney (Mascot)8,763 kmLHRLondon8,715 km

Beyond its rangeGIGRio De Janeiro13,705 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

18Business

296Economy

314 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2016SriLankan Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CMBColombo

Main destinations

BKKBangkok HRIMattala JEDJeddah MAAChennai PEKBeijing PVGShanghai (Pudong)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DMEMoscow DMMAd Dammam HKGHong Kong

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1994

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Oct 6, 1994

Delivered to Air Lanka

Delivered to Air Lanka as 4R-ADB.

Jul 15, 1999

Transferred to SriLankan Airlines

Transferred to SriLankan Airlines.

Feb 14, 2011

Incident at Male

On February 14, 2011, the aircraft (registration 4R-ADB), operated by Sri Lankan, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: Sri Lankan.

Source: Sri Lankan

Jun 2015

Placed in storage

In June 2015, the A380 861 aircraft (registration 4R-ADB), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

Mar 2016

Scrapped

In March 2016, the A380 861 aircraft (registration 4R-ADB), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was scrapped. Source: SriLankan Airlines.

Source: SriLankan Airlines

Operators

1994-10-06

Air Lanka

Registration 4R-ADB

1999-07-15

SriLankan Airlines

Registration 4R-ADB

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-311) · 4R-ADB · SriLankan Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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Wikipedia

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