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Airbus A310-200 (A310-222)

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RegistrationUSN453FE

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

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Airbus A310-200 (A310-222) built in 1983 in Toulouse. Operates for FedEx Express.

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Old · 43 years · ≈ 129,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× P & W JT9D SERIES

PropulsionJet

First flight1983

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerFederal Express Corp

MSN267

Hex / ICAO 24-bita57dc3

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Memphis it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul9,477 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)8,427 kmGIGRio De Janeiro8,102 km GRUSão Paulo7,956 km SCLSantiago7,868 km

Beyond its rangeLOSLagos9,887 km

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

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Airports

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1999–2026FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

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Aircraft chronology

1983

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Sep 2, 1999

Delivered to FedEx Express

Delivered to FedEx Express as N453FE.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the A310-222 aircraft (registration N453FE), operated by FedEx Express, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1999-09-02

FedEx Express

Registration N453FE · Lessor: FedEx

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