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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · N460BC · Delta Air Lines

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F illustration in Delta Air Lines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

MD11-48766Scrapped
RegistrationUSN460BC
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?We checked that this aircraft’s registration, serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorDelta Air Lines
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0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F. Operated for City Bird, Finnair, Cargoitalia and Delta Air Lines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN48766
Hex / ICAO 24-bitA599B7
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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,653 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,137 kmSINSingapore10,883 kmLIMLima10,150 kmHKGHong Kong9,630 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,021 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

2004–2010Finnair network of its widebody aircraft
Base
LHRLondon
Main destinations
HELHelsinki (Vantaa)JFKNew YorkORDChicagoMADMadridHKGHong KongMIAMiamiCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort WorthLGWLondonBCNBarcelonaBNEBrisbane
since 2016Delta Air Lines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
ATLAtlantaAMSAmsterdamJFKNew YorkLAXLos Angeles
Main destinations
CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)NRTNaritaDTWDetroitLHRLondonICNSeoulSEASeattleHNLHonolulu, OahuSFOSan Francisco

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Dec 13, 1996
Delivered to City Bird
Delivered to City Bird as OO-CTB.
Apr 4, 2004
Transferred to Finnair
Transferred to Finnair.
Jun 3, 2010
Transferred to Cargoitalia
Transferred to Cargoitalia.
Sep 16, 2016
Transferred to Delta Air Lines
Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Operators

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1996-12-13
City Bird
Registration OO-CTB · Lessor: MDFC
2004-04-04
Finnair
Registration OH-LGF · Lessor: Boeing Capital Corporation
2010-06-03
Cargoitalia
Registration EI-EMS · Lessor: Boeing Capital Corporation
2016-09-16
Delta Air Lines
Registration N460BC

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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