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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

MD11-48446Scrapped

RegistrationUSN645FE

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 1991. Operated for Swissair, Swiss International Air Lines and FedEx Express. Scrapped.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 64,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines3× P & W PW4462

PropulsionJet

First flight1991

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerFederal Express Corp

MSN48446

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA87850

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

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 Bâle / Mulhouse it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,898 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,271 kmLIMLima10,595 km SINSingapore10,381 km NRTNarita9,629 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,640 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1991–2002Swissair airline network

Base

BSLBâle / MulhouseEAPGVAGeneva ZRHZurich

Main destinations

MLH

2002–2003Swiss International Air Lines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

ZRHZurich

Main destinations

GVAGeneva YULMontréal BRUZaventem DLADouala DOHDoha EWRNewark IADDulles JFKNew York NBONairobi NSIYaoundé YYZToronto

2003–2005VARIG airline base

Base

GIGRio De Janeiro GRUSão Paulo

since 2011FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

May 30, 1991

Delivered to Swissair

Delivered to Swissair as HB-IWD.

Mar 31, 2002

Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines

Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines.

Nov 14, 2003

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Apr 12, 2005

Transferred to Transmile Air Services

Transferred to Transmile Air Services.

Jan 21, 2011

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1991-05-30

Swissair

Registration HB-IWD

2002-03-31

Swiss International Air Lines

Registration HB-IWD

2003-11-14

VARIG

Registration PP-VTG

2005-04-12

Transmile Air Services

Registration 9M-TGQ

2011-01-21

FedEx Express

Registration N645FE · Lessor: FedEx

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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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