Airbus A340
4 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Airbus A340 ask?
Not published
4 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Airbus A340 fly?
Across its 8 catalog variants, book ranges run 6,700–8,500 nm; the A340-541 flies furthest, about 18 h 53 min at 450 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Airbus A340 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- A340-5418,500 nm · 450 kt cruise · high confidence
- A340-6427,500 nm · 450 kt cruise · medium confidence
- A340-2117,400 nm · 475 kt cruise · high confidence
- A340-2127,400 nm · 475 kt cruise · high confidence
- A340-2137,400 nm · 475 kt cruise · medium confidence
- A340-3116,700 nm · 475 kt cruise · high confidence
- A340-3126,700 nm · 475 kt cruise · medium confidence
- A340-3136,700 nm · 475 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Airbus A340 in brief
4 Airbus A340 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1996–2008.
How the Airbus A340 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 475 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 8,500 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 550 passengers.
Buying a Airbus A340
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Airbus A340
- Manufacturer
- Airbus, France
- Category
- Jet airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 8: A340-211, A340-212, A340-213, A340-311, A340-312, A340-313, A340-541, A340-642
- Passengers, at most
- 550
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 8,500 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 475 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 41,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 365,000 kg (804,686 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Airbus A340 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 334
- Median age
- 23 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 1
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Airbus A340 type certificates
- A340-211 FAA A43NM
- approved May 27, 1993 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- A340-311 FAA A43NM
- approved May 27, 1993 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- A340-312 FAA A43NM
- approved Jul 7, 1994 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- A340-313 FAA A43NM
- approved Oct 2, 1997 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- A340-642 FAA A43NM
- approved Jul 22, 2002 · 14 CFR part 25, dated February 1, 1965 as amended by Amendments 25-1 through Amendment 25-95 inclusive plus Amendments 25-97, 25-98 and 25-104 with the following exceptions: · MTOW 365,000 kg · 440 passengers · Four Rolls-Royce– Trent 556-61 turbojet engines · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- A340-541 FAA A43NM
- approved Jan 27, 2003 · 14 CFR part 25, dated February 1, 1965 as amended by Amendments 25-1 through Amendment 25-95 inclusive plus Amendments 25-97, 25-98 and 25-104 with the following exceptions: · MTOW 368,000 kg · 375 passengers · Four Rolls-Royce- Trent 553-61 turbojet engines · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $40,083
- A flight hour, all in
- $1,924
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $325,000
- Fixed
- $156,000
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a jet: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.