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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-47889Scrapped

RegistrationUSN306FV

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

CEOperatorCenturion Cargo

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F. Operated for PIA Pakistan International Airlines, CP Air and Centurion Cargo. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN47889

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA3362D

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 Calgary it could fly non-stop as far as:

PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,365 kmISTIstanbul9,125 km PEKBeijing8,748 km ICNSeoul8,542 km NRTNarita7,946 km

Beyond its rangeSCLSantiago10,304 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 units built · Production ended in 1989

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2005Canadian Airlines International airline base

Base

YYCCalgary

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Aug 25, 1976

Delivered to PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Delivered to PIA Pakistan International Airlines as AP-AYM.

Oct 28, 1986

Transferred to CP Air

Transferred to CP Air.

Nov 5, 1991

Transferred to VASP

Transferred to VASP.

Oct 30, 1993

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International.

Dec 9, 1994

Transferred to Aeroperu

Transferred to Aeroperu.

Feb 15, 1995

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International.

Sep 22, 2005

Transferred to Centurion Cargo

Transferred to Centurion Cargo.

Operators

1976-08-25

PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Registration AP-AYM

1986-10-28

CP Air

Registration C-FCRD

1991-11-05

VASP

Registration PP-SOV

1993-10-30

Canadian Airlines International

Registration C-FCRD

1994-12-09

Aeroperu

Registration N6150Z · Lessor: Canadian Airlines International

1995-02-15

Canadian Airlines International

Registration C-FCRD

2005-09-22

Centurion Cargo

Registration N306FV

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