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Airbus A310-300 (A310-308)

OS-706008Unknown

RegistrationKW9K-ALB

OperatorKuwait Airways

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Airbus A310-300 (A310-308) in Toulouse.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationKuwait

OwnerKuwait Airways

MSNOS-706008

Hex / ICAO 24-bit706008

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A310

Figures for the A310-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft

Wingspan43.9 m144 ft

Height15.8 m52 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,530 m41,109 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight164,000 kg361,558 lb

Maximum payload84,793 kg186,936 lbIts 220 passengers with baggage would weigh about 22.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity220 passengersUp to 280 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 20 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from Kuwait City it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita8,362 km ICNSeoul7,138 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)6,959 kmSINSingapore6,678 km HKGHong Kong6,565 km

Beyond its rangeJFKNew York10,202 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 255 units built · Production ended in 1998

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

current operatorKuwait Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

KWIKuwait City

Main destinations

BKKBangkok FCORome FRAFrankfurt am Main JFKNew York KULSepang LHRLondon AMMAmman BEYBeirut BOMMumbai CAICairo MNLManila (Pasay)

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 11, 2011

Incident at Dubai

On December 11, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A310 308 aircraft (registration 9K-ALB), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Kuwait.

Source: Kuwait

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the Airbus A310 308 aircraft (registration 9K-ALB), operated by Kuwait Airways, was in the news. Source: Kuwait Airways.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Kuwait Airways.

Source: Kuwait Airways

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A310-300 (A310-308) · 9K-ALB · Kuwait Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-706008},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-706008}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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Wikipedia

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