N853UA

2002 Airbus A319-131

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 1688

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2032.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Fleet: 1,220 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Airbus A319-131
Year built: 2002
Serial number: 1688
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbojet · Iae V2500SERIES · 25,000 lb thrust
Seats: 179
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 30, 2002)
Mode S code: ABB440 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 20, 2025 · last FAA action May 20, 2025

What a Airbus A320 family looks likePhoto of a Airbus A320 family, not this aircraft: Pedro Aragão, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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