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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · EC-KOU · Iberia

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

Airbus A340-300 (A340-313)

A340-88Scrapped
RegistrationESEC-KOU
OperatorIberia
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) built in 1995. Operated for Air Canada, Audeli Air Express and Iberia. Scrapped.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 53,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
First flight1995
Country of registrationEspaña
MSN88
Hex / ICAO 24-bit3430C5
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

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2008Air Canada network of its widebody aircraft
Base
YYZToronto
Main destinations
YVRVancouverYULMontréalBRUZaventemFRAFrankfurt am MainLHRLondonNRTNaritaYOWOttawaMUCMunichYYCCalgaryABJAbidjanOUAOuagadougou
since 2009Iberia network of its widebody aircraft
Base
LHRLondonMADMadrid
Main destinations
JFKNew YorkLGWLondonORDChicagoMIAMiamiCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort WorthANUOsbournBCNBarcelonaUVFVieux FortAUHAbu Dhabi

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1995
Built
Assembled by Airbus.
Jan 19, 1995
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWJV.
Jun 15, 1995
Transferred to Air Canada
Transferred to Air Canada.
Feb 20, 2008
Transferred to Audeli Air Express
Transferred to Audeli Air Express.
Aug 1, 2009
Transferred to Iberia
Transferred to Iberia.

Operators

1995-01-19
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WWJV · Lessor: Toulouse
1995-06-15
Air Canada
Registration C-FTNQ · Lessor: ILFC
2008-02-20
Audeli Air Express
Registration EC-KOU · Lessor: ILFC
2009-08-01
Iberia
Registration EC-KOU · Lessor: ILFC

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-313) · EC-KOU · Iberia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-88},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A340-88}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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