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Airbus A350-1000

Airbus · jet, 2 engines · ICAO A35K

The Airbus A350-1000 has the 5th-greatest length of the 364 types on this site, and the 2nd-longest wheelbase of the 360 types on this site with a published figure. It also has the 5th-highest maximum takeoff weight among the 216 twin-engine types with a published figure. Its wingspan stops 1.6 ft short of the 214 ft line where Design Group VI begins.

214 ft · Group VI starts171 ft · Group V starts212.4 ft
214 ft · Group VI starts171 ft · Group V starts212.4 ft
Wingspan
212.4 ft64.7 m
Length
241.4 ft73.6 m
Tail height
57.1 ft17.4 m
66 ft · Group VI starts60 ft · Group V starts57.1 ft
66 ft · Group VI starts60 ft · Group V starts57.1 ft

Overlay with the A340-600

Airport design codes

V

Design Group V. Set by the wingspan; the tail height alone would give Group IV.

D

Approach Category D. From its FAA reference approach speed of 147 kt (band 141 to 165 kt).

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear110.6 ft33.7 m
Max. takeoff weight696,661 lb316,000 kg
Max. landing weight513,677 lb233,000 kg
Main gear code3D
Taxiway Design Group6
ICAO wake categoryHeavy

Where it sits

The A350-1000 also has the 5th-longest wingspan among the 223 twin-engine types, and the 3rd-widest main gear among the 24 Airbus types. It also has the 2nd-highest FAA reference approach speed among the 24 Airbus types (the input for its Approach Category). By length it falls between the Boeing 777-300ER and the Airbus A380-800.

Main gear 42.1 ft wide (12.8 m), 20% of the span; wheelbase 106.6 ft (32.5 m), 44% of the length.

US records: 30,508 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; none on the US register.

One of 2 variants on the Airbus A350 page.

Closest in size on this site

Source: FAA Aircraft Characteristics Database, October 2024 release. How we measure.