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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · Z-AVT · Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F illustration in Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-46590Scrapped
RegistrationZWZ-AVT
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (N401JR), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorAvient Air Zimbabwe Ltd
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F. Operated for British Caledonian Airways, Continental Air Lines, DAS Air Cargo and Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
Country of registrationZimbabue
MSN46590
Hex / ICAO 24-bit00401E
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N401JR · Oct 8, 2026

The model · McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Figures for the DC-10-30 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 53% the length of a football pitch

Length55.4 m182 ft
Wingspan50.4 m165 ft
Height17.6 m58 ft
Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82
Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight267,619 kg589,998 lb
Maximum payload146,877 kg323,808 lbIts 255 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity255 passengersUp to 380 in a high-density layout
Endurance11 h 03 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from Houston it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main8,402 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)8,173 kmGIGRio De Janeiro8,088 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)8,072 kmAMSAmsterdam8,049 km
Beyond its rangeISTIstanbul10,231 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1987–2000Continental Air Lines airline network
Base
IAHHouston
Main destinations
EWRNewarkHNLHonolulu, Oahu

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jan 22, 1979
Delivered to British Caledonian Airways
Delivered to British Caledonian Airways as G-BFGI.
Jan 1, 1987
Transferred to Continental Air Lines
Transferred to Continental Air Lines.
Sep 1, 2000
Transferred to DAS Air Cargo
Transferred to DAS Air Cargo.
Sep 1, 2006
Transferred to Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd
Transferred to Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd.

Operators

1979-01-22
British Caledonian Airways
Registration G-BFGI
1987-01-01
Continental Air Lines
Registration N68065
2000-09-01
DAS Air Cargo
Registration N401JR
2006-09-01
Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd
Registration Z-AVT

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BibTeX

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