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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-48290Unknown

RegistrationUSN612AX

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

TAOperator10 Tanker Air Carrier

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1987. Has operated for Thai Airways, Northwest Airlines, Omni Air International and 10 Tanker Air Carrier.

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Old · 39 years · ≈ 109,200 flight hours (approx.)

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ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1987

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN48290

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA7F642

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 Minneapolis it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita9,553 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)9,527 kmGIGRio De Janeiro9,071 km SCLSantiago8,994 km GRUSão Paulo8,952 km

Beyond its rangeCAICairo9,971 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

1998–2006Northwest Airlines airline network

Base

MSPMinneapolis

Main destinations

DTWDetroit HNLHonolulu, Oahu ATLAtlanta SEASeattle

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Aircraft chronology

1987

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Oct 16, 1987

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as HS-TMB.

Dec 22, 1987

Transferred to Thai Airways

Transferred to Thai Airways.

Apr 27, 1998

Transferred to Northwest Airlines

Transferred to Northwest Airlines.

Oct 6, 2006

Transferred to Omni Air International

Transferred to Omni Air International.

Nov 6, 2014

Transferred to 10 Tanker Air Carrier

Transferred to 10 Tanker Air Carrier.

Operators

1987-10-16

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration HS-TMB

1987-12-22

Thai Airways

Registration HS-TMB

1998-04-27

Northwest Airlines

Registration N239NW

2006-10-06

Omni Air International

Registration N612AX

2014-11-06

10 Tanker Air Carrier

Registration N612AX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
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