How the A310-300 fits into the A310 story
A310-300 is the representative branch of the Airbus A310 family, capturing the extended-range branch that defined the family’s long-haul role.
This page isolates the A310-300 branch of the Airbus A310 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1985
Seating
220 to 280
Range
5,150 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The A310-300 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the extended-range branch that defined the family’s long-haul role.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- A313
- Designator references
- Engines
- CF6 or PW4000
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1985
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 220 to 280
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 5,150 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
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