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Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar

L1011-1230Unknown

RegistrationUSN194AT

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Charter Express

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Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar built in 1982. Has operated for TWA Trans World Airlines, American Trans Air and Air Charter Express.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1982

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN1230

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Figures for the L-1011-1 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.2 m178 ft

Wingspan47.4 m155 ft

Height16.9 m55 ft

Range4,963 km2,680 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed892 km/h482 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling12,802 m42,001 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight195,045 kg430,000 lb

Maximum payload85,412 kg188,301 lbIts 256 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity256 passengersUp to 400 in a high-density layout

Endurance5 h 34 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,963 km range, from Singapore it could fly non-stop as far as:

ICNSeoul4,627 km PEKBeijing4,491 km DELNew Delhi4,159 km BOMMumbai3,922 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)3,806 km

Beyond its rangeNRTNarita5,358 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 250 units built · Production ended in 1984

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

2003–2007ATA Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

SINSingapore

Main destinations

TPETaoyuan TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)BKKBangkok HKGHong Kong ICNSeoul NKGNanjing NRTNarita OOLGold Coast PERPerth SHEShenyang SYDSydney (Mascot)

2007–2009Med-View Airline airline base

Base

LOSLagos

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1982

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Mar 8, 1982

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as N8034T.

Mar 22, 1982

Transferred to TWA Trans World Airlines

Transferred to TWA Trans World Airlines.

Mar 18, 1994

Transferred to American Trans Air

Transferred to American Trans Air.

Mar 19, 2003

Transferred to ATA Airlines

Transferred to ATA Airlines.

Sep 28, 2007

Transferred to Bourtuqalieh Air

Transferred to Bourtuqalieh Air.

Nov 19, 2007

Transferred to Tajik Air

Transferred to Tajik Air.

Dec 1, 2007

Transferred to Med-View Airline

Transferred to Med-View Airline.

Aug 7, 2009

Transferred to Air Charter Express

Transferred to Air Charter Express.

Operators

1982-03-08

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Registration N8034T

1982-03-22

TWA Trans World Airlines

Registration N8034T

1994-03-18

American Trans Air

Registration N194AT

2003-03-19

ATA Airlines

Registration N194AT

2007-09-28

Bourtuqalieh Air

Registration N194AT

2007-11-19

Tajik Air

Registration N194AT · Lessor: Bourtuqalieh Air

2007-12-01

Med-View Airline

Registration N194AT · Lessor: Bourtuqalieh Air

2009-08-07

Air Charter Express

Registration N194AT

2015-11-19

Air Charter Express

Registration N194AT

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