Aircraft / Airbus
Airbus A340-500
A wide-body jet airliner from Airbus, first flown in 2002. It typically seats about 313 passengers and can fly up to 16,670 km.
- Maker
- Airbus
- Family
- A340
- First flight
- 2002
- Typical seats
- 313
- Range
- 16,670 km9,001 nmi
- Length
- 67.9 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- A345
Other A340 variants
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Test yourself
1Does the A340-500 fly further or less far than the A330-300?
The A340-500 flies up to 16,670 km, 4,920 km further than the A330-300.
2Does the A340-500 seat more or fewer passengers than the 777-9?
The A340-500 typically seats 313, 113 fewer than the 777-9.
3Did the A340-500 first fly later or earlier than the 787-9?
The A340-500 first flew in 2002, 11 years earlier than the 787-9.
Similar in size and range
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