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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-46999Scrapped

RegistrationUSN524MD

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AROperatorArrow Air

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1979. Operated for Singapore Airlines, VARIG and Arrow Air. Scrapped.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 70,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1979

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN46999

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA698E1

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 Moscow it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana9,577 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth9,234 km MIAMiami9,200 km JNBJohannesburg9,172 km ATLAtlanta8,638 km

Beyond its rangeLAXLos Angeles9,757 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

1995–2004Aeroflot Russian International Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

SVOMoscow

Main destinations

LEDSt. Petersburg TFSTenerife TLVTel Aviv AYTAntalya BCNBarcelona BKKBangkok CANGuangzhou (Huadu)DELNew Delhi HANHanoi (Soc Son)HAVHavana HKGHong Kong

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1979

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Jun 6, 1979

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as 9V-SDE.

Aug 29, 1979

Transferred to Singapore Airlines

Transferred to Singapore Airlines.

Mar 27, 1980

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Jan 13, 1992

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Apr 16, 1992

Transferred to World Airways

Transferred to World Airways.

Apr 16, 1992

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Jul 20, 1993

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Nov 4, 1994

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Transferred to McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Sep 7, 1995

Transferred to Aeroflot Russian International Airlines

Transferred to Aeroflot Russian International Airlines.

Nov 19, 2004

Transferred to Arrow Air

Transferred to Arrow Air.

Operators

1979-06-06

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration 9V-SDE

1979-08-29

Singapore Airlines

Registration 9V-SDE

1980-03-27

VARIG

Registration PP-VMZ

1992-01-13

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N518MD

1992-04-16

World Airways

Registration N114WA

1992-04-16

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N114WA

1993-07-20

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Registration S2-ADA

1994-11-04

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N524MD

1995-09-07

Aeroflot Russian International Airlines

Registration N524MD

2004-11-19

Arrow Air

Registration N524MD

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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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