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Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar · OD-CVD · Globe Jet Airlines

Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar illustration in Globe Jet Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar

L1011-1236Scrapped
RegistrationLBOD-CVD
OperatorGlobe Jet Airlines
6operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar built in 1982. Operated for Air Lanka, British Airways and JOASRO Aviation. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed
First flight1982
Country of registrationLíbano
MSN1236
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Montréal it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,533 kmPTYTocumen4,083 kmLAXLos Angeles3,973 kmMEXMexico City3,712 kmSEASeattle3,666 km
Beyond its rangeLHRLondon5,215 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.

The full story of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2000–2004Air Transat network of its widebody aircraft
Base
YULMontréalYYZToronto
Main destinations
YYCCalgaryYVRVancouverCUNCancúnLGWLondonYQBQuebecPUJPunta CanaYHZHalifaxCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MANManchester, Greater ManchesterLISLisbon

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1982
Built
Assembled by Lockheed.
Aug 1, 1982
Delivered to Air Lanka
Delivered to Air Lanka as 4R-ULB.
Mar 1, 1985
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
Mar 1, 1988
Transferred to Air Lanka
Transferred to Air Lanka.
Nov 1, 2000
Transferred to Air Transat
Transferred to Air Transat.
Jun 1, 2004
Transferred to Gee Bee Air
Transferred to Gee Bee Air.

Operators

1982-08-01
Air Lanka
Registration 4R-ULB
1985-03-01
British Airways
Registration G-BLUT
1988-03-01
Air Lanka
Registration 4R-ULB
2000-11-01
Air Transat
Registration C-GATM
2004-06-01
Gee Bee Air
Registration SX-CVA
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Globe Jet Airlines
Registration OD-CVD
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JOASRO Aviation
Registration OD-CVD

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar · OD-CVD · Globe Jet Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
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Wikipedia

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