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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · F-GTLY · AirLib

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

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RegistrationFRF-GTLY
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1976. Has operated for Air New Zealand, Malaysia Airlines and AirLib.

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Old · 50 years · ≈ 140,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
First flight1976
Country of registrationFrancia
MSN46954
Hex / ICAO 24-bit394D78
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transportstyrelsen (Sweden) under its former registration SE-DFH · Oct 11, 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 Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong9,618 kmBKKBangkok9,470 kmGRUSão Paulo9,372 kmPVGShanghai (Pudong)9,298 kmMEXMexico City9,197 km
Beyond its rangeNRTNarita9,744 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

1992–2001AOM French Airlines airline base
Base
ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)
–2001Cubana de Aviación network of its widebody aircraft
Base
HAVHavana
Main destinations
SCUSantiagoFCORomeMADMadridCCCCayo CocoEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)SVOMoscowCUNCancún

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Aircraft chronology

1976
Built
Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.
Apr 29, 1976
Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as ZK-NZS.
Jun 7, 1976
Transferred to Air New Zealand
Transferred to Air New Zealand.
Mar 1, 1978
Transferred to Malaysia Airlines
Transferred to Malaysia Airlines.
Apr 1, 1979
Transferred to National Airlines
Transferred to National Airlines.
Jun 29, 1982
Transferred to LAN Airlines
Transferred to LAN Airlines.
Aug 1, 1986
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System.
Oct 4, 1986
Transferred to Scanair
Transferred to Scanair.
Oct 10, 1990
Transferred to Air Outre Mer
Transferred to Air Outre Mer.
Mar 1, 1992
Transferred to AOM French Airlines
Transferred to AOM French Airlines.
Mar 1, 1992
Re-registered
Changed from F-GTLY to F-ODLY (still with AOM French Airlines).
Oct 1, 2001
Transferred to AirLib
Transferred to AirLib.

Operators

1976-04-29
1976-06-07
Air New Zealand
Registration ZK-NZS
1978-03-01
Malaysia Airlines
Registration ZK-NZS
1979-04-01
National Airlines
Registration ZK-NZS
1982-06-29
LAN Airlines
Registration CC-CJS
1986-08-01
1986-10-04
Scanair
Registration SE-DFH
1990-10-10
Air Outre Mer
Registration F-ODLY
1992-03-01
AOM French Airlines
Registration F-GTLY
1992-03-01
AOM French Airlines
Registration F-ODLY
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Cubana de Aviación
Registration F-ODLY · Lessor: AOM French Airlines
2001-10-01
AirLib
Registration F-GTLY

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · F-GTLY · AirLib. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46954

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · F-GTLY · AirLib}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46954},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46954}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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