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Airbus A350

Airbus · Widebody · In production

Airbus's carbon-fibre long-range flagship.

Length73.79 m
Wingspan64.75 m
Range16,100 km
MTOW322 t
Typical seats369
Built650+
Our numbers

Derived metrics

Computed by aircraft.fyi from the core specification — see how we calculate these.

Seats per metre#7 of 35
5.00 seats/m typical seats ÷ fuselage length
Range per tonne#39 of 65
50.0 km/t maximum range ÷ MTOW in tonnes
Span-to-length ratio#35 of 68
0.88 wingspan ÷ fuselage length
Weight per metre#17 of 68
4.36 t/m MTOW ÷ fuselage length
Range in hours#2 of 65
17.0 h maximum range ÷ cruise speed
Weight per seat#14 of 35
873 kg MTOW ÷ typical seats
Sense of scale

How big is it, really?

The Airbus A350's wingspan, against things you already know the size of.

Airbus A35064.75 m
Football pitch (width)68 m
Blue whale25 m
New Routemaster bus11.2 m
You (probably)1.75 m
Specification

The numbers

Length (-1000)73.79 m
Wingspan64.75 m
Height17.08 m
MTOW322,000 kg
Range16,100 km
Typical seats350–410 (3-class)
Engines2 × Trent XWB-97
First flight (A350)14 June 2013
First flight (-1000)24 November 2016

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The story

What makes it different

The A350 is what an airliner looks like when you start again with carbon fibre: over half its structure is composite, the wing flexes visibly in flight and curves up into a raked sharklet, and the whole aircraft is built around burning dramatically less fuel per seat than the generation it replaced.

The -1000 is the stretch, aimed squarely at the 777-300ER, and the -900ULR flies the longest scheduled routes in the world — Singapore to New York, nearly nineteen hours nonstop. Qatar Airways launched the type in 2015 and remains one of its defining operators.

The spec shown here is the A350-1000; the freighter A350F is in development.

Common questions

Airbus A350 — the short answers

How fast is the Airbus A350?
The Airbus A350 cruises at about 945 km/h — roughly 510 knots, or 587 mph.
How far can the Airbus A350 fly?
The Airbus A350 has a maximum range of about 16,100 km (8,693 nautical miles, 10,006 miles). At its cruise speed that is roughly 17.0 hours in the air.
How many people does the Airbus A350 carry?
A typical Airbus A350 carries 369 passengers. Exact figures vary with the operator's chosen configuration.
Is the Airbus A350 still in production?
Status: In production. The Airbus A350 first flew in 2013, and about 650 have been built.
How big is the Airbus A350?
The Airbus A350 is 73.79 m long with a wingspan of 64.75 m and a height of 17.08 m. Its maximum takeoff weight is 322,000 kg.
Variants

The Airbus A350 line

A350-900
The baseline — including the ULR that flies the world's longest routes.
A350-1000
The stretch and 777 rival. Spec shown above.
A350F
The freighter, in development.
Operators

Who flies the Airbus A350

All 45 current operators, verified 2026-07-14. Fleet counts are approximate where marked ≈.

SQSingapore AirlinesLargest A350 operator in the world — sole operator of the ULR flying the longest routes on Earth.65 QRQatar AirwaysLaunch customer of both the -900 and -1000; largest -1000 operator.58 CXCathay PacificBoth variants; A350F freighters on order.48 AFAir France41 DLDelta Air LinesFirst operator in North America; -1000s arriving.37 CAAir China30 LHLufthansa-1000 deliveries from late 2026.30 TKTurkish Airlines110 on order in total — the largest A350 customer.25 JLJapan Airlines25
THThai Airways23
EKEmiratesA350-900s joining from late 2024 — the fleet's third type.23
ESIberia22
ETEthiopian AirlinesFirst operator in Africa.22
MUChina Eastern Airlines20 CZChina Southern Airlines20 BABritish AirwaysA350-1000s with the Club Suite cabin.18
FIFinnairFirst operator in Europe.17
OZAsiana Airlines15
TWChina Airlines15
VNVietnam Airlines14
GBVirgin Atlantic12
TWStarlux AirlinesTaiwan's premium startup — 18 -1000s ordered.12
CNSichuan Airlines9
CNHainan Airlines9
GPAir CaraïbesFirst operator in France.7
MYMalaysia Airlines7
RUAeroflotLong-haul widebody operator.≈7
FRFrench Bee6
ITITA Airways6
INAir India6
EYEtihad AirwaysA350-1000s reactivated and expanding.6
FJFiji AirwaysFirst operator in the South Pacific.4
MUAir Mauritius4
SEScandinavian Airlines4
ESWorld2Fly3
CHEdelweiss Air3
PHPhilippine AirlinesFirst -1000 in Southeast Asia, December 2025.3
ESIberojet2
NCAircalin2
KEKorean AirDeliveries began December 2024.2
KWKuwait Airways≈2
CHSwiss International Air LinesSwitzerland's first A350, October 2025.1
EGEgyptairFirst of 16 delivered in early 2026.1
NLCorendon Dutch AirlinesLeased from World2Fly.1
VEAerolíneas EstelarLeased from Iberojet.1
QFQantasA350-1000ULRs on order for Project Sunrise — nonstop Sydney to London and New York.

Coming to the type: United Airlines (45), IndiGo (60+), KLM (50), Riyadh Air (25), EVA Air (18), Air Europa (40), Air Canada (8), plus A350F freighter customers including Atlas Air, CMA CGM, Martinair and Silk Way West.