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Airbus A350-900 · TC-LGL · Turkish Airlines

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Airbus A350-900

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RegistrationTRTC-LGL
OperatorTurkish Airlines
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Airbus A350-900 built in 2022 in Toulouse. Operates for Turkish Airlines.

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New · 4 years · ≈ 19,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
ICAO type designatorA359
Engines2× 2 x RR Trent XWB-84
PropulsionJet
Seats316 (C28 · Y288)
First flight2022
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationTurquía
MSN493
Hex / ICAO 24-bit4bb0ec
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A350 XWB

Figures for the A350-900 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 64% the length of a football pitch

Length66.8 m219 ft
Wingspan64.8 m212 ft
Height17.1 m56 ft
Range15,742 km8,500 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,137 m43,100 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight283,000 kg623,907 lb
Maximum payload140,600 kg309,970 lbIts 315 passengers with baggage would weigh about 31.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity315 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout
Endurance17 h 26 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 15,742 km range, from Istanbul it could fly non-stop as far as:

SYDSydney (Mascot)14,973 kmSCLSantiago13,102 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)12,267 kmLIMLima12,205 kmMEXMexico City11,387 km
Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland17,069 km

The type first flew in 2013 (13 years ago) · About 700 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.

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Seating layout

28Business
288Economy

316 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2022–2026Turkish Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
ISTIstanbul
Main destinations
BKKBangkokICNSeoulADDAddis AbabaDLADoualaHKGHong KongJNBJohannesburgKULSepangMLEMaléSINSingaporeSSGMalaboSYDSydney (Mascot)

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2022
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Apr 4, 2022
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WZGY.
Aug 2, 2022
Transferred to Turkish Airlines
Transferred to Turkish Airlines.

Operators

2022-04-04
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WZGY · Lessor: Toulouse
2022-08-02
Turkish Airlines
Registration TC-LGL

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A350-900 · TC-LGL · Turkish Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A350-493},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A350-493}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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