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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · N189AX · Centurion Cargo

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F illustration in Centurion Cargo livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-48277Written off
RegistrationUSN189AX
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OperatorCenturion Cargo
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1981. Operated for British Caledonian Airways, British Airways, Centurion Cargo and Omni Air International.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 58,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
First flight1981
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN48277
Hex / ICAO 24-bitA16231
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 kmBKKBangkok9,578 kmGRUSão Paulo9,460 kmGIGRio De Janeiro9,253 kmPVGShanghai (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.

The full story of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1988–2002British Airways network of its widebody aircraft
Base
LHRLondon
Main destinations
LGWLondonMADMadridORDChicagoJFKNew YorkMIAMiamiANUOsbournCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort WorthBCNBarcelonaFCORomeNASNassau

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1981
Built
Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.
Feb 11, 1981
Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as G-DCIO.
Apr 15, 1981
Transferred to British Caledonian Airways
Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.
Apr 1, 1988
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
Jun 3, 2002
Transferred to Centurion Cargo
Transferred to Centurion Cargo.

Operators

1981-02-11
1981-04-15
British Caledonian Airways
Registration G-DCIO
1988-04-01
British Airways
Registration G-DCIO
2002-06-03
Centurion Cargo
Registration N189AX
—
Omni Air International
Registration N189AX

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · N189AX · Centurion Cargo. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-48277 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · N189AX · Centurion Cargo}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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Wikipedia

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