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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861)

A380-166Scrapped

RegistrationAEA6-APA

OperatorEtihad Airways

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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) in Toulouse. Operated for Etihad Airways. Scrapped in 2025.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Seats486 (F9 · C70 · Y407)

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

OwnerEtihad Airways

MSN166

Hex / ICAO 24-bit8963CD

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A380

Figures for the A380-800 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 69% the length of a football pitch

Length72.7 m239 ft

Wingspan79.8 m262 ft

Height24.1 m79 ft

Range14,800 km7,991 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight575,000 kg1,267,657 lb

Maximum payload298,000 kg656,977 lbIts 525 passengers with baggage would weigh about 52.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity525 passengersUp to 853 in a high-density layout

Endurance16 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,800 km range, from Abu Dhabi it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima14,765 km SCLSantiago14,672 km MEXMexico City14,367 km AKLAuckland14,220 km PTYTocumen13,792 km

The type first flew in 2005 (21 years ago) · About 251 units built · Production ended in 2021

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

9First

70Business

407Economy

486 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2014–2025Etihad Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

AUHAbu Dhabi

Main destinations

HKGHong Kong BRUZaventem JFKNew York BKKBangkok BOMMumbai CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CGKJakarta DELNew Delhi PEKBeijing SINSingapore YYZToronto

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Dec 16, 2014

Delivered to Etihad Airways

Delivered to Etihad Airways as A6-APA.

Nov 2020

Placed in storage

In November 2020, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-APA), operated by Etihad Airways, was placed in storage. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Nov 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In November 2020, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-APA), operated by Etihad Airways, was parked. Source: Etihad Airways.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Jul 2025

Scrapped

In July 2025, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-APA), operated by Etihad Airways, was scrapped. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Operators

2014-12-16

Etihad Airways

Registration A6-APA

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Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft — Clément Alloing - CAphotography · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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