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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax

Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado illustration in Spantax livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado

CV990-301030Unknown
RegistrationESEC-BZO
OperatorSpantax
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado. Has operated for American Airlines, MEA - Middle East Airlines and Spantax.

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Technical data

ManufacturerConvair
Country of registrationEspaña
MSN301030
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

With its 6,115 km range, from Gran Canaria Island it could fly non-stop as far as:

YYZToronto5,899 kmJFKNew York5,445 kmCAICairo4,524 kmISTIstanbul4,249 kmFRAFrankfurt am Main3,184 km
Beyond its rangeMIAMiami6,364 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1972–2026Spantax airline base
Base
LPAGran Canaria Island

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Jun 5, 1962
Delivered to American Airlines
Delivered to American Airlines as N5618.
Jun 20, 1969
Transferred to MEA - Middle East Airlines
Transferred to MEA - Middle East Airlines.
Dec 28, 1971
Transferred to American Airlines
Transferred to American Airlines.
Jan 28, 1972
Transferred to Spantax
Transferred to Spantax.

Operators

1962-06-05
American Airlines
Registration N5618
1969-06-20
MEA - Middle East Airlines
Registration OD-AFG · Lessor: American Airlines
1971-12-28
American Airlines
Registration N6843
1972-01-28
Spantax
Registration EC-BZO

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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030

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“Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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Vuelopedia. “Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · EC-BZO · Spantax}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-301030}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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