Aircraft / Airbus
Airbus A320
A narrow-body jet airliner from Airbus, first flown in 1987. It typically seats about 150 passengers and can fly up to 6,150 km.
- Maker
- Airbus
- Family
- A320 family
- First flight
- 1987
- Typical seats
- 150
- Range
- 6,150 km3,321 nmi
- Length
- 37.6 m
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- A320
Other A320 family variants
- A321 (1993)
- A319 (1995)
- A318 (2002)
- A320neo (2014)
- A321neo (2016)
- A319neo (2017)
- A321LR (2018)
- A321XLR (2022)
Head to head
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Test yourself
1Does the A320 fly further or less far than the 727-200?
The A320 flies up to 6,150 km, 1,450 km further than the 727-200.
2Does the A320 seat more or fewer passengers than Concorde?
The A320 typically seats 150, 50 more than Concorde.
3Did the A320 first fly later or earlier than the 737 MAX 8?
The A320 first flew in 1987, 29 years earlier than the 737 MAX 8.
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