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BAC One-Eleven 500 (1-11-501EX)

BAC111-214Scrapped

RegistrationNG5N-OAL

OROperatorOriental Airlines

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BAC One-Eleven 500 (1-11-501EX) built in 1970. Operated for Air Malawi, BUA British United Airways and Oriental Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

First flight1970

Country of registrationNigeria

MSN214

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · BAC One-Eleven

Figures for the One-Eleven 500 variant, the most representative of the family

Length32.6 m107 ft

Wingspan28.5 m94 ft

Height7.5 m25 ft

Range2,744 km1,482 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed742 km/h401 ktMach 0.70

Service ceiling10,668 m35,000 ftIt flies above Everest (1.2 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight47,400 kg104,499 lb

Maximum payload22,642 kg49,917 lbIts 97 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity97 passengersUp to 119 in a high-density layout

Endurance3 h 42 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1963 (63 years ago) · About 244 units built · Production ended in 1989

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1970

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Mar 17, 1970

Delivered to BUA British United Airways

Delivered to BUA British United Airways as G-AXJM.

Apr 1, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Operators

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Air Malawi

Registration 7Q-YKI

1970-03-17

BUA British United Airways

Registration G-AXJM

1988-04-01

British Airways

Registration G-AXJM

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British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-AXJM

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Oriental Airlines

Registration 5N-OAL

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{BAC One-Eleven 500 (1-11-501EX) · 5N-OAL · Oriental Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BAC111-214},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/BAC111-214}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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