Airbus A-340-300
The Airbus A340-300 was the best-selling version of the four-engine A340 family, offering more capacity than the shorter -200 while keeping the same long range. Airlines valued its four-engine layout for the reassurance it offered on very long overwater and polar routes, before twin-engine jets were cleared to fly those same routes. Its extra pair of engines meant higher fuel costs than a twinjet of similar size, which eventually pushed airlines toward more efficient successors like the A330 and A350. A number of retired A340-300s have found second careers as VIP or government transports.
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The best-selling four-engine A340, the A340-300 offered reassurance on long overwater and polar routes before twinjets were cleared to fly them.
Specifications
| Length | 63.7 m (209 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 60.3 m (198 ft) |
| Height | 16.7 m (55 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 335 |
| Persons on board | 260-335 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 275 t |
| Range | 7,150 NM (13,242 km) |
| Maximum speed | 493 kt (913 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 41,000 ft (12,497 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) |
| Rate of climb | 3,500 ft/min (17.8 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 3,000 m (9,843 ft) |
| Landing distance | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 141,500 l |
| Engines | CFM56-5C |
| Units built | 218 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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