Airliner

N481UA

2001 Airbus A320-232

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
1559
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Iae V2500SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N481UA on the FAA register

Type
2001 Airbus A320-232
Serial
1559
Engines
2 × Iae V2500SERIES
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2025-02-24
Airworthiness date
2002-02-04
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5EE13
Mode S (octal)
51367023
Seats (type)
200
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
5,250 nm
Cruise (type)
470 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N481UA.
  • 2002-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N481UA

N481UA is a 2001 Airbus A320-232, serial number 1559. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Iae V2500SERIES engines and 200 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 470 knots and a range of about 5,250 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 4, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N481UA.

Cruise
470 kt
Range
5,250 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
6,070 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,460 ft
Fuel burn
779 gph

Published figures for the Airbus A320-232 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N481UA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.