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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · N882SM · Global Aviation

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-46978Scrapped
RegistrationUSN882SM
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OperatorGlobal Aviation
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1incidents
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1978. Operated for Wardair Canada, Finnair and Global Aviation. Scrapped.

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Old · 34 years · ≈ 95,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
Engines3× 3 x GE CF6-50C2
First flight1978
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN46978
Hex / ICAO 24-bitAC26DF
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 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2012Gemini Air Cargo airline base
Base
MIAMiami
since 2012Global Aviation airline base
Base
JNBJohannesburgLGWLondonVNOVilnius

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1978
Built
Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.
Nov 3, 1978
Delivered to Wardair Canada
Delivered to Wardair Canada as C-GXRC.
Sep 27, 1988
Transferred to Finnair
Transferred to Finnair.
Oct 19, 1989
Incident at London-Luton (LTN) Airport
On October 19, 1989, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft (registration OH-LHE), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at London-Luton (LTN) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Finnair.
Source: Finnair
May 3, 1992
Transferred to World Airways
Transferred to World Airways.
May 3, 1992
Transferred to Garuda
Transferred to Garuda.
Aug 30, 1992
Transferred to Finnair
Transferred to Finnair.
May 3, 1993
Transferred to Turkish Airlines
Transferred to Turkish Airlines.
Jun 30, 1993
Transferred to Finnair
Transferred to Finnair.
May 26, 1994
Transferred to Air Liberte
Transferred to Air Liberte.
Nov 10, 1997
Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo
Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo.
Feb 1, 2012
Transferred to Global Aviation
Transferred to Global Aviation.

Operators

1978-11-03
Wardair Canada
Registration C-GXRC
1988-09-27
Finnair
Registration OH-LHE · Lessor: GPA
1992-05-03
World Airways
Registration OH-LHE · Lessor: Finnair
1992-05-03
Garuda
Registration OH-LHE
1992-08-30
Finnair
Registration OH-LHE · Lessor: GPA
1993-05-03
Finnair
Registration OH-LHE · Lessor: GPA
1993-05-03
Turkish Airlines
Registration OH-LHE
1993-06-30
Finnair
Registration OH-LHE · Lessor: GPA
1994-05-26
Air Liberte
Registration OH-LHE
1997-11-10
Gemini Air Cargo
Registration N607GC
2012-02-01
Global Aviation
Registration ZS-GAC

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · N882SM · Global Aviation}},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
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