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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

DC10-47832Unknown

RegistrationSTS9-GAS

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

GLOperatorGlobal Aviation Operations

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 built in 1980. Has operated for Western Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Global Aviation Operations.

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Old · 46 years · ≈ 128,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1980

Country of registrationSanto Tomé y Príncipe

MSN47832

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transportstyrelsen (Sweden) under its former registration SE-DHU · 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 Manchester, Greater Manchester it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong9,620 km GRUSão Paulo9,538 km NRTNarita9,473 km GIGRio De Janeiro9,341 km JNBJohannesburg9,317 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok9,631 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

2000–2002Airtours International airline base

Base

MANManchester, Greater Manchester

2002–2004MyTravel Airways airline base

Base

BFSBelfast

2004–2006Aero Africa airline base

Base

MTS

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1980

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Feb 20, 1980

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N914WA.

May 12, 1980

Transferred to Western Airlines

Transferred to Western Airlines.

Apr 1, 1987

Transferred to Delta Air Lines

Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Nov 1, 1988

Transferred to Scanair

Transferred to Scanair.

May 1, 1995

Transferred to Premiair

Transferred to Premiair.

Aug 1, 2000

Transferred to Airtours International

Transferred to Airtours International.

Feb 1, 2002

Transferred to MyTravel Airways

Transferred to MyTravel Airways.

Oct 1, 2004

Transferred to Aero Africa

Transferred to Aero Africa.

Apr 1, 2006

Transferred to Global Aviation Operations

Transferred to Global Aviation Operations.

Dec 1, 2007

Re-registered

Changed from ZS-GAS to S9-GAS (still with Global Aviation Operations).

Operators

1980-02-20

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N914WA

1980-05-12

Western Airlines

Registration N914WA

1987-04-01

Delta Air Lines

Registration N914WA

1988-11-01

Scanair

Registration SE-DHU

1995-05-01

Premiair

Registration OY-CNU

2000-08-01

Airtours International

Registration G-TAOS

2002-02-01

MyTravel Airways

Registration G-TAOS

2004-10-01

Aero Africa

Registration 3D-MRS

2006-04-01

Global Aviation Operations

Registration ZS-GAS

2007-12-01

Global Aviation Operations

Registration S9-GAS

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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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