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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

MD80-47088Unknown

RegistrationKE5Y-AXD

AFOperatorAfrican Express Airways

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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32. Has operated for Iberia, Binter Canarias and African Express Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Country of registrationKenia

MSN47088

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · McDonnell Douglas MD-80

Figures for the MD-82 variant, the most representative of the family

Length45.1 m148 ft

Wingspan32.9 m108 ft

Height9.2 m30 ft

Range3,797 km2,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed807 km/h436 ktMach 0.76

Service ceiling11,280 m37,008 ftIt flies above Everest (1.3 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight67,812 kg149,500 lb

Maximum payload32,443 kg71,524 lbIts 155 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity155 passengersUp to 172 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 42 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 3,797 km range, from Barcelona it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo2,906 km ISTIstanbul2,218 km AMSAmsterdam1,241 km LHRLondon1,148 km FRAFrankfurt am Main1,093 km

Beyond its rangeLOSLagos3,863 km

The type first flew in 1979 (47 years ago) · About 1,191 units built · Production ended in 1999

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

1997–2002Iberia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BCNBarcelona

Main destinations

MADMadrid AGPMálaga ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)LHRLondon BIOBilbao PMIPalma de Mallorca ALCAlicante BRUZaventem SVQSeville FCORome FLRFirenze (FI)

2002–2026African Express Airways airline base

Base

NBONairobi

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 28, 1967

Delivered to Iberia

Delivered to Iberia as EC-BIM.

Jan 1, 1995

Transferred to Binter Canarias

Transferred to Binter Canarias.

Aug 1, 1997

Transferred to Iberia

Transferred to Iberia.

Feb 1, 2002

Transferred to African Express Airways

Transferred to African Express Airways.

Aug 1, 2002

Re-registered

Changed from 9L-LDF to 5Y-AXD (still with African Express Airways).

Operators

1967-10-28

Iberia

Registration EC-BIM

1995-01-01

Binter Canarias

Registration EC-BIM

1997-08-01

Iberia

Registration EC-BIM

2002-02-01

African Express Airways

Registration 9L-LDF

2002-08-01

African Express Airways

Registration 5Y-AXD

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · 5Y-AXD · African Express Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD80-47088},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD80-47088}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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