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McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F

DC10-46710Unknown

RegistrationUSN556FE

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

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McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F built in 1972. Has operated for National Airlines, Pan American World Airways and FedEx Express.

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Old · 54 years · ≈ 151,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1972

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN46710

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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 Honolulu, Oahu it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima9,563 km BOGBogota9,174 km HKGHong Kong8,947 km PTYTocumen8,463 km SYDSydney (Mascot)8,170 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok10,593 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

1997–2006Hawaiian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

HNLHonolulu, Oahu

Main destinations

OGGKahului LAXLos Angeles OAKOakland SEASeattle BNEBrisbane CTSSapporo FUKFukuoka HNDTokyo ICNSeoul JFKNew York KIXOsaka

2006–2026FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1972

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Oct 31, 1972

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N68NA.

Dec 12, 1972

Transferred to National Airlines

Transferred to National Airlines.

Jan 7, 1980

Transferred to Pan American World Airways

Transferred to Pan American World Airways.

Nov 1, 1983

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jan 9, 1997

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines.

Jan 11, 2006

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1972-10-31

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N68NA

1972-12-12

National Airlines

Registration N68NA

1980-01-07

Pan American World Airways

Registration N68NA

1983-11-01

American Airlines

Registration N160AA

1997-01-09

Hawaiian Airlines

Registration N160AA · Lessor: American Airlines

2006-01-11

FedEx Express

Registration N556FE

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