Airbus A319

what is it?

The Airbus A319 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The A319 carries 124 to 156 passengers and has a maximum range of 3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi). Final assembly of the aircraft took place in Hamburg, Germany and Tianjin, China.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear

base stats

• range 6,900 kmwithout refuelling
• built 1,516made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 31 years ago, in 1995.
• 🌍Range of 6,900 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1995-08-25

introduced

1996

status

still flying

number built

1,516

role

narrow-body jet airliner

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Commercial Aircraft

engines

2× jet

length

33.8 m

height

11.8 m

top speed

—

range

6,900 km

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

A319

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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