Jumbo Passenger Jets
Airbus A380-900
ICAO: A389
Overview
The Airbus A340-300 formed the backbone of the early A340 family. Introduced in the 1990s, it provided airlines with a four-engine alternative for long-haul routes. The aircraft played a central role in Airbus’s expansion into intercontinental operations.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 4 × CFM International CFM56
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 4 × 34,000 lbf · 151 kN
- Avionics
- Thales – Smiths Avionics
- Wing tips
- Canted winglets
- Seats
- 290 economy · 267 business
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 17 ft 4 in · 5.28 m
- Cabin height
- 8 ft 4 in · 2.54 m
- Cabin length
- 165 ft 2 in · 50.35 m
- Exterior length
- 208 ft 8 in · 63.60 m
- Tail height
- 55 ft 9 in · 16.99 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 18 ft 6 in · 5.64 m
- Wing span
- 197 ft 10 in · 60.30 m
- Baggage volume
- 8,122 ft³ · 230.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 553,000 lb · 251,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- 384,000 lb · 174,000 kg
- Max payload
- 87,000 lb · 39,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 39,050 gal · 147,900 L · 118,300 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 470 kt · 541 mph · 870 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 7,300 nm · 8,400 mi · 13,520 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.19 nm/gal · 0.09 km/L
- Ceiling
- 41,000 ft · 12,500 m
- Rate of climb
- 5,700 ft/min · 29 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 9,050 ft · 2,770 m
- Landing distance
- 6,000 ft · 1,830 m
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Operational Context
Airbus A340-300 — long-range widebody airliner
The A340-300 first flew in 1991 and entered service in 1993. Sharing a common fuselage cross-section with the A330, it was optimized for extended range and international routes. Airlines valued its four-engine design for long overwater operations under earlier ETOPS limitations.
Powered by four CFM56 turbofan engines producing approximately 34,000 pounds of thrust (151 kN) each, the aircraft cruised at about Mach 0.82. Maximum takeoff weight exceeded 600,000 pounds (275,000 kg). Typical seating ranged between 250 and 300 passengers depending on layout.
The A340-300 served major global carriers for decades. As twin-engine aircraft became more efficient, airlines gradually retired the type. Despite that shift, it remains an important milestone in Airbus’s widebody development history.
Sources and references used for research and fact-checking.
- https://www.bringeraircargo.com/aircraft-types/a340-300-pax/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340
- https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/previous-generation-aircraft/a340-family/a340-300.html
- https://www.lufthansa.com/pe/en/34p
- https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/A343
- https://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/a340-200/