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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-47831Scrapped

RegistrationUSN450ML

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AROperatorArrow Air

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F. Operated for British Caledonian Airways, British Airways and Arrow Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN47831

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA5733A

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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita9,591 km BKKBangkok9,578 km GRUSão Paulo9,460 km GIGRio De Janeiro9,253 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,241 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong9,630 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

1988–2000British Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

LGWLondon MADMadrid ORDChicago JFKNew York MIAMiami ANUOsbourn CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth BCNBarcelona FCORome NASNassau

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jul 21, 1980

Delivered to British Caledonian Airways

Delivered to British Caledonian Airways as G-BHDI.

Apr 14, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Feb 10, 2000

Transferred to Cargo Lion

Transferred to Cargo Lion.

Jul 31, 2001

Transferred to FINOVA

Transferred to FINOVA.

Aug 3, 2001

Transferred to DAS Air Cargo

Transferred to DAS Air Cargo.

Feb 1, 2004

Re-registered

Changed from N402JR to 5X-JCR (still with DAS Air Cargo).

Sep 6, 2006

Transferred to Arrow Air

Transferred to Arrow Air.

Operators

1980-07-21

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-BHDI

1988-04-14

British Airways

Registration G-BHDI

2000-02-10

Cargo Lion

Registration LX-TLD

2001-07-31

FINOVA

Registration LX-TLD

2001-08-03

DAS Air Cargo

Registration N402JR

2004-02-01

DAS Air Cargo

Registration 5X-JCR

2006-09-06

Arrow Air

Registration N450ML · Lessor: dba Arrow Cargo

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