Airbus A320 is the basis for a whole family of airliners, now including the A318, A319 and A321.The A320 was the first narrow body airliner from Airbus.

• Role: Narrow-body jet airliner
• National origin: European Multi-national
  
• Manufacturer: EADS/Airbus
• Production line: Toulouse – Blagnac, France
• First flight: 22 February 1987 F-WWAI
• Introduction: 18 April 1988 with Air France
• Status: In service
• Produced: 1986–present
• Number built: 3,867 February 2015
  

Variants A320 family

• A318
• A319
• A320
• A321

Specifications

General characteristics

• Cockpit crew: 2
• Seating capacity: – 156 one class
• Overall length: 33.84 m (111 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 34.10 m (111 ft 11 in) (35.8 m (117 ft 5 in) with sharklets)
• Overall height: 11.76 m (38 ft 7 in)
• Fuselage width: 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
• Fuselage Height: 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Operating empty weight: 40,800 kg (89,900 lb)
• Maximum landing weight: 62.5 t (138,000 lb)
• Maximum take-off weight: 75.5 t (166,000 lb)
• Engine (× 2):
• – CFM International CFM56-5A1 rated 111.2 kN.
• – CFM International CFM56-5A3 rated 117.88 kN.
• – CFM International CFM56-5B4 rated 117.9 kN.
• – International Aero Engines V2500-A1 rated 111.2 kN.
• – International Aero Engines V2527-A5 rated 117.9 kN.

Performance

• Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
• Cruising speed: Mach 0.78 (828 km/h/511 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
• Maximum speed: Mach 0.82 (871 km/h/537 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
• Range fully loaded: 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi), 3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) with sharklets