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Can An A320 Do A 9hour Flight Non-stop?

Mbj-11 From Jamaica, joined Aug 2000, 386 posts, RR: 1
Posted (12 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 1365 times:

I was shocked just a few minutes ago to see an Airtours A320 arriving at MBJ. Airtours flies into MBJ from Heathrow and uses A330,L 10-11's, 767 and even a 757. Is it possible for the A320 to make that 9 hour transatlantic flight non- stop?

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Tripl7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (12 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 1322 times:

Not with a load. An A320 has a range of 2500nm approx.

Crosswind From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 2572 posts, RR: 59
Reply 2, posted (12 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 1312 times:

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The aircraft you saw was probably an A320 that was operated by Skyservice of Canada, which leases A320s backwards and forwards to Airtours in each carriers peak season. They often are not repainted for the short leases.

Also, Airtours do not have any L1011s and they definately don't fly from Heathrow!

ILUV767 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3141 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (12 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 1287 times:

A fully loaded A320 can barly do 6 hours, so 9...if there were no passengers then its possible.

Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (12 years 5 months 1 day ago) and read 1279 times:

The A320-200IGW has a range up to 3065nm with 150 pax. LHR-MBJ is 4075nm. So, its not even possible.

Mbj-11 From Jamaica, joined Aug 2000, 386 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (12 years 5 months 23 hours ago) and read 1271 times:

Crosswind thank you for your information, but as for the L10-11 I got pictures taken a couple months ago with two at MBJ. Possibly they might have swapped them for the A330 but i know I saw them a couple months ago.(*they don't have MD-11's do they?)

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Crosswind From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 2572 posts, RR: 59
Reply 6, posted (12 years 5 months 22 hours ago) and read 1239 times:

No, they don't have MD-11s or L1011s, but they do have some DC-10s, they sometimes use them to MBJ...

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IndianGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (12 years 5 months 12 hours ago) and read 1184 times:

My cousin flies A320s for a local carrier and i put this question to her. An empty A320 can theoretically make the flight non-stop. But these ferry-flights make "technical stops" on the way.

Now dont ask me what that means!

J. S. Pearson From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 5 months 9 hours ago) and read 1165 times:

In essence, a "technical flight" means stopping briefly for refueling. So, in answer to the original question, an A320 cannot fly direct or non-stop to MBJ, without the need to make technical stops, thus refueling.

King767 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (12 years 5 months 3 hours ago) and read 1137 times:

Those DC-10s are now with JMC are'nt they?

Englandair From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 2228 posts, RR: 3
Reply 10, posted (12 years 5 months 2 hours ago) and read 1128 times:

King767- No, JMC got their DC-10s (next year to be replaced with A330s) from Caledonian Airways.

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