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Convair CV-340 payload and cargo capacity

CV-340 Cargo-Capable Configuration · CVLP

Aircraft information

This technical reference for Convair CV-340 includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.

Max payload
5,500 kg
Cargo volume
33 m³
Range at max payload
1,300 km

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Cargo & performance

Max payload
5,500 kg
Cargo volume
33 m³
Range at max payload
1,300 km
Ferry range
3,400 km
Cruise speed
450 km/h

Dimensions

Overall length
24.13 m
Wingspan
32.12 m
Main deck length
12.1 m
Main deck width
1.9 m
Main deck height
1.6 m

Cargo doors & loading notes

Main deck cargo door (LH): 180 × 140 cm

Weights

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
22,000 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
19,500 kg
Maximum landing weight (MLW)
21,092 kg
Operating empty weight (OEW)
14,000 kg

Aircraft

Manufacturer
Convair
Aircraft family
CV340
ICAO type code
CVLP
Aircraft category
Narrow-body freighter
Propulsion
Piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Recorded operational status
Current / unconfirmed

ICAO type classification

Current Doc 8643 record for CVLP.

Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.

ICAO type designator
CVLP
Wake turbulence category
M
Wingtip clearance group
E
Aircraft configuration
Land Plane · 2 × Piston

Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026

FAA airport planning characteristics

Mapped by ICAO type designator CVLP. FAA source record: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan.

FAA aircraft-type data mapped by ICAO designator. It is intended for airport planning and design; it is not variant-specific operational approval or a complete compatibility assessment.

FAA approach category
B
Airplane design group
III
Taxiway design group
3
Reference approach speed
107 kt
Tail height
8.5 m
Wheelbase
7.77 m
Main gear width
8.56 m
Reference MTOW
18,956 kg

Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset

Documents
FAA_all_cargo_landed_weights_CY2025.pdf · page 6, ID 151MLWICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type DesignatorsPropulsionKF Aerospace · Convair type certificate holder and conversion supportBase aircraft or family reference; conversion-specific specifications are not verified by this citation.