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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · PP-MTP · MTA - Master Top Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-46932Scrapped
RegistrationBRPP-MTP
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OperatorMTA - Master Top Airlines
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F. Operated for Air Zaïre, Air Tchad and MTA - Master Top Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
Country of registrationBrasil
MSN46932
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Brazil (Brazil) · Oct 9, 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 Miami it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul9,583 kmLOSLagos9,052 kmFRAFrankfurt am Main7,763 kmAMSAmsterdam7,443 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)7,372 km
Beyond its rangeCAICairo10,451 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.

The full story of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2004Gemini Air Cargo airline base
Base
MIAMiami

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 26, 1974
Delivered to Air Zaïre
Delivered to Air Zaïre as 9Q-CLT.
Nov 1, 1975
Transferred to Air Tchad
Transferred to Air Tchad.
Jan 1, 1976
Transferred to Air Zaïre
Transferred to Air Zaïre.
Jun 9, 1985
Transferred to British Caledonian Airways
Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.
Apr 14, 1988
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
May 27, 1992
Transferred to Kuwait Airways
Transferred to Kuwait Airways.
Oct 14, 1993
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
Aug 31, 1994
Transferred to Caledonian Airways
Transferred to Caledonian Airways.
Mar 30, 1997
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
Dec 13, 1999
Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo
Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo.
Oct 14, 2004
Transferred to Cielos del Peru
Transferred to Cielos del Peru.
Jan 27, 2010
Transferred to MTA - Master Top Airlines
Transferred to MTA - Master Top Airlines.

Operators

1974-06-26
Air Zaïre
Registration 9Q-CLT
1975-11-01
Air Tchad
Registration 9Q-CLT · Lessor: Air Zaïre
1976-01-01
Air Zaïre
Registration 9Q-CLT
1985-06-09
British Caledonian Airways
Registration G-NIUK
1988-04-14
British Airways
Registration G-NIUK
1992-05-27
Kuwait Airways
Registration G-NIUK · Lessor: British Airways
1993-10-14
British Airways
Registration G-NIUK
1994-08-31
Caledonian Airways
Registration G-NIUK · Lessor: 1988
1997-03-30
British Airways
Registration G-NIUK
1999-12-13
Gemini Air Cargo
Registration N609GC · Lessor: FINOVA
2004-10-14
Cielos del Peru
Registration N609GC
2010-01-27
MTA - Master Top Airlines
Registration PP-MTP

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APA

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Vuelopedia (2026) McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · PP-MTP · MTA - Master Top Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46932 (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · PP-MTP · MTA - Master Top Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-12},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
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Wikipedia

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