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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado

CV990-301021Scrapped

RegistrationESEC-BTE

SPOperatorSpantax

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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado. Operated for American Airlines, Modern Air, Nordair Canada and Spantax. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerConvair

Country of registrationEspaña

MSN301021

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Convair 990 Coronado

Figures for the 990A (Model 30A) variant, the most representative of the family

Length42.4 m139 ft

Wingspan36.6 m120 ft

Height12.0 m40 ft

Range6,115 km3,302 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed896 km/h484 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling12,497 m41,001 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight114,759 kg253,000 lb

Maximum payload59,920 kg132,101 lbIts 97 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity97 passengersUp to 149 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 49 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1961 (65 years ago) · About 37 units built · Production ended in 1963

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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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Mar 20, 1962

Delivered to American Airlines

Delivered to American Airlines as N5609.

Feb 17, 1967

Transferred to Modern Air

Transferred to Modern Air.

Mar 16, 1970

Transferred to Spantax

Transferred to Spantax.

Operators

1962-03-20

American Airlines

Registration N5609

1967-02-17

Modern Air

Registration N5609

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Nordair Canada

Registration N5609 · Lessor: Modern Air

1970-03-16

Spantax

Registration EC-BTE

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BTE · Spantax}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301021},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301021}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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