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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

MD11-48431Written off

RegistrationDED-ALCQ

OperatorLufthansa

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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 1993 in Long Beach. Operated for Alitalia, Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo.

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Young · 11 years · ≈ 35,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1993

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN48431

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Figures for the MD-11 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 59% the length of a football pitch

Length61.6 m202 ft

Wingspan52.0 m171 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range12,455 km6,725 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed881 km/h476 ktMach 0.83

Service ceiling13,170 m43,209 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight285,990 kg630,499 lb

Maximum payload157,181 kg346,524 lbIts 323 passengers with baggage would weigh about 32.3 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity323 passengersUp to 410 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 08 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 12,455 km range, from Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,673 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,100 kmSINSingapore10,724 km LIMLima10,276 km NRTNarita9,710 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,944 km

The type first flew in 1990 (36 years ago) · About 200 units built · Production ended in 2000

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

1993–2004Alitalia network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)FCORome

Main destinations

AUHAbu Dhabi ATLAtlanta AMSAmsterdam JFKNew York MXPFerno (VA)DELNew Delhi MADMadrid NRTNarita LAXLos Angeles DXBDubai

since 2004Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

since 2004Lufthansa Cargo network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer in Long Beach, California (USA).

Apr 30, 1993

Delivered to Alitalia

Delivered to Alitalia as I-DUPB.

Sep 1, 2004

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Sep 1, 2004

Transferred to Lufthansa Cargo

Transferred to Lufthansa Cargo.

Operators

1993-04-30

Alitalia

Registration I-DUPB

2004-09-01

Lufthansa

Registration D-ALCQ

2004-09-01

Lufthansa Cargo

Registration D-ALCQ

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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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · D-ALCQ · Lufthansa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD11-48431}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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