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Airbus A340-300 (A340-312)

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RegistrationSYYK-AZA

OperatorSyrian Arab Airlines

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Airbus A340-300 (A340-312) in Toulouse.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Seats243 (C20 · Y223)

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationSiria

OwnerSyrianair

MSNOS-778741

Hex / ICAO 24-bit778741

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A340

Figures for the A340-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.9 m55 ft

Range13,705 km7,400 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight276,500 kg609,577 lb

Maximum payload146,300 kg322,536 lbIts 295 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity295 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,705 km range, from Damascus it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago13,420 km LIMLima12,924 km MEXMexico City12,484 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)12,455 kmLAXLos Angeles12,081 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)14,079 km

The type first flew in 1991 (35 years ago) · About 380 units built · Production ended in 2011

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

20Business

223Economy

243 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorSyrian Arab Airlines airline base

Base

DAMDamascus

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A340 312 aircraft (registration YK-AZA), operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, was in the news. Source: Syrian Arab Airlines.

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: Syrian Arab Airlines.

Source: Syrian Arab Airlines

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Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A340-300 (A340-312) · YK-AZA · Syrian Arab Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-778741 (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A340-300 (A340-312) · YK-AZA · Syrian Arab Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-778741},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-778741}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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Wikipedia

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