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Airbus 340 AEW

A340-431Unknown

Registration1331

UNOperatorUnited Arab Emirates Air Force

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Airbus 340 AEW. Has operated for Iberia, Air X Charter and Air Atlanta Icelandic.

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Technical data

ManufacturerSaab

Engines4×

PropulsionTurboprop

OwnerUnited Arab Emirates Air Force

MSN431

Hex / ICAO 24-bit896C31

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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,653 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,137 kmSINSingapore10,883 km LIMLima10,150 km HKGHong Kong9,630 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,021 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2021Iberia network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon MADMadrid

Main destinations

JFKNew York LGWLondon ORDChicago MIAMiami CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth ANUOsbourn BCNBarcelona UVFVieux Fort AUHAbu Dhabi

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Jun 7, 2003

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWCI.

Jun 25, 2003

Transferred to Iberia

Transferred to Iberia.

Jun 22, 2021

Transferred to Air X Charter

Transferred to Air X Charter.

Nov 3, 2021

Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic

Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.

Operators

2003-06-07

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWCI · Lessor: Toulouse

2003-06-25

Iberia

Registration EC-INO

2021-06-22

Air X Charter

Registration 9H-FFC

2021-11-03

Air Atlanta Icelandic

Registration TF-MFC

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus 340 AEW · 1331 · United Arab Emirates Air Force}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-431},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-431}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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