Aircraft Data for: Airbus A330 300 | Updated: Nov. 22nd 2008 |
| Summary: | The A330 is a twin engined medium to long range wide-body airliner.The A330 family was developed alongside the A340 family, with much commonality, both were launched in 1997. Shares the fly-by-wire and electronic cockpit of the Airbus A320 series. The -300 was the first, standard version of the A330, with higher capacity, but shorter range than the -200. | | |
Country of origin: France
First flight: 1992
No. built: 247
No. in service: 243 (approx.)
Crew: 2
Passengers: 295
- 335
| | | | Power: | 2 x CFM CFM56 (18500 - 34000 lbf), Pratt & Whitney PW4000 (52000 - 99040 lbf) or Rolls Royce Trent 700 Series (72000 lbf) turbofan engines |
| | Engine thrusts range from 64500-73000lb. |
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| Dimensions: |
| Length: | | 208 ft. 10 in.
| | Wing Span: | | 197 ft. 10 in.
| | Height: | | 55 ft. 10 in.
| | Empty Weight: | | 268,000 lbs.
| | Max. Weight: | | 513,700 lbs.
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| | | Performance: |
| Max. speed: | | 475
kts | | Cruise speed: | | 464
kts | | Ceiling: | | 41,450 ft.
| | Normal range: | | 4,640
nm | | Max. range: | | 5,670
nm (Performance and weights for Rolls Royce Trent 772 engines.)
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Operator Data for: Qatar Airways (QR / QTR Callsign: Qatari) | Updated: Dec. 23rd 2008 |
| Summary: | Qatar Airways is he flag carrier airline of Qatar. The airline operates an extensive short and long-haul network of services with various Airbus and Boeing aircraft and will receive it's first Airbus A380 in 2012. | | |
Based in: Qatar
Headquarters: Doha
| | | | Statistics: |
Fleet Size: 64
Destinations: 83
Year Founded: 1993
| | | | Major Hubs: |
Doha - International Airport
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Location Data for: London Gatwick Airport (LGW / EGKK) | Updated: Jan. 23rd 2009 |
| Summary: | Gatwick is the busiest single-runway airport in the world, the 2nd largest airport in the UK and the 10th busiest international airport in the world. British Airways and Easyjet are the major scheduled operators together with many charter operators | | |
Class: Civil
Operator: BAA
Opened: 1958
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 260,420 (2007)
Passengers: 34.16 million (2008)
Cargo: 0.13 million tons (2007)
| | | | Location: |
Crawley,
West Sussex,
United Kingdom Elevation: 202 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 26L/08R | |
10364 ft. |
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| 26R/08L | |
8415 ft. |
| Asphalt | | (used only as a spare if main runway is unserviceable) |
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