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Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) · D-AIQN · Germanwings

Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) illustration in Germanwings livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-211)

A320-269Scrapped
RegistrationDED-AIQN
OperatorGermanwings
2operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Airbus A320-200 (A320-211) built in 1991 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Lufthansa and Germanwings. Scrapped in 2021.

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Old · 30 years · ≈ 99,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2×
PropulsionJet
First flight1991
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationAlemania
OwnerGermanwings
MSN269
Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c662e
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft
Wingspan35.8 m117 ft
Height11.8 m39 ft
Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78
Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb
Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout
Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

JFKNew York6,189 kmDELNew Delhi6,122 kmLOSLagos4,856 kmDXBDubai4,845 kmDOHDoha4,588 km
Beyond its rangeYYZToronto6,344 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 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.

The full story of the Airbus A320 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1992–2015Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichDUSDüsseldorfEWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburgZRHZurichBRUZaventemVIEViennaLHRLondonCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart
2015–2021Germanwings network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CGNKöln (Cologne)STRStuttgart
Main destinations
TXLHAMHamburgHAJHannoverDUSDüsseldorfPMIPalma de MallorcaSPUSplitHERHeraklionSAWPendik, IstanbulBCNBarcelonaCTACatania

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Nov 5, 1991
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWIC.
Jan 30, 1992
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Mar 2015
Placed in storage
In March 2015, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIQN), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa
Mar 1, 2015
Transferred to Germanwings
Transferred to Germanwings.
Nov 14, 2016
Incident at Colonia
On November 14, 2016, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQN), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Germanwings.
Source: Germanwings
Nov 2019
Placed in storage
In November 2019, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIQN), operated by Eurowings, was placed in storage. Source: Eurowings.
Source: Eurowings
May 2021
Scrapped
In May 2021, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIQN), operated by Eurowings, was scrapped. Source: Eurowings.
Source: Eurowings

Operators

1991-11-05
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WWIC · Lessor: Toulouse
1992-01-30
Lufthansa
Registration D-AIQN
2015-03-01
Germanwings
Registration D-AIQN
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Germanwings
Registration D-AIQN · Lessor: Germanwings

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The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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