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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

MD11-48500Stored

RegistrationUSN575FE

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

3operators

2incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 1992. Operated for Garuda Indonesia, VARIG and FedEx Express. Currently in storage.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 89,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines3× GE CF6-80C2D1F

PropulsionJet

First flight1992

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerFederal Express Corp

MSN48500

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA7617E

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 Rio De Janeiro it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland12,261 km DXBDubai11,884 km DOHDoha11,526 km SEASeattle11,078 km ISTIstanbul10,272 km

Beyond its rangeBOMMumbai13,419 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

1997–2004VARIG airline base

Base

GIGRio De Janeiro GRUSão Paulo

2004–2020FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

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Aircraft chronology

1992

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

May 29, 1995

Delivered to Garuda Indonesia

Delivered to Garuda Indonesia as PK-GIH.

Oct 11, 1995

Re-registered

Changed from PK-GIH to EI-CDJ (still with Garuda Indonesia).

Apr 9, 1997

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Oct 25, 2004

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Oct 18, 2016

Incident at Memphis

On October 18, 2016, the aircraft (registration N575FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Nov 27, 2020

Incident at Memphis

On November 27, 2020, the aircraft (registration N575FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: FedEx Express.

Source: FedEx Express

Operators

1995-05-29

Garuda Indonesia

Registration PK-GIH · Lessor: GPA

1995-10-11

Garuda Indonesia

Registration EI-CDJ · Lessor: GPA

1997-04-09

VARIG

Registration PP-VPO · Lessor: GECAS

2004-10-25

FedEx Express

Registration N575FE · Lessor: FedEx

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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