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Douglas DC-8-62F · 9Q-CJL · Trans Air Cargo Service

Douglas DC-8-62F illustration in Trans Air Cargo Service livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Douglas DC-8-62F

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RegistrationCD9Q-CJL
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OperatorTrans Air Cargo Service
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Douglas DC-8-62F. Has operated for Alitalia, Braniff International and Trans Air Cargo Service.

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MSN45909
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N802BN · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Douglas DC-8

Figures for the DC-8-63 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 54% the length of a football pitch

Length57.1 m187 ft
Wingspan45.2 m148 ft
Height12.9 m42 ft
Range7,408 km4,000 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed895 km/h483 ktMach 0.84
Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight161,025 kg354,999 lb
Maximum payload89,022 kg196,260 lbIts 259 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.9 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity259 passengers
Endurance8 h 17 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,408 km range, from Maiquetía it could fly non-stop as far as:

MADMadrid7,006 kmSEASeattle6,570 kmLAXLos Angeles5,817 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)5,129 kmSCLSantiago4,909 km
Beyond its rangeLHRLondon7,471 km

The type first flew in 1958 (68 years ago) · About 556 units built · Production ended in 1972

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

–2006VIASA airline base
Base
CCSMaiquetía

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Oct 28, 1967
Delivered to Alitalia
Delivered to Alitalia as I-DIWN.
Nov 15, 1978
Transferred to Braniff International
Transferred to Braniff International.
Dec 1, 1983
Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines
Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines.
Sep 15, 1986
Transferred to Aeroméxico
Transferred to Aeroméxico.
Oct 1, 1990
Transferred to Arrow Air
Transferred to Arrow Air.
Feb 1, 1998
Transferred to Trans Continental Airlines
Transferred to Trans Continental Airlines.
Mar 10, 1999
Transferred to Arrow Air
Transferred to Arrow Air.
Jun 1, 2006
Transferred to Trans Air Cargo Service
Transferred to Trans Air Cargo Service.

Operators

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Douglas Aircraft Company
Registration N1505U
1967-10-28
Alitalia
Registration I-DIWN
1978-11-15
Braniff International
Registration N802BN
1983-12-01
Hawaiian Airlines
Registration N802BN · Lessor: IAL
1986-09-15
Aeroméxico
Registration XA-AMT · Lessor: IAL
1990-10-01
Arrow Air
Registration N802BN · Lessor: IAL
1995-06-09
Arrow Air
Registration N802BN · Lessor: IAL
1998-02-01
Trans Continental Airlines
Registration N802BN · Lessor: 1993
1999-03-10
Arrow Air
Registration N802BN · Lessor: Agro Air Associates
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Zambia Airways
Registration N802BN · Lessor: IAL
—
VIASA
Registration N802BN · Lessor: IAL
2006-06-01
Trans Air Cargo Service
Registration 9Q-CJL · Lessor: TACS

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