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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51

MD80-47713Unknown

RegistrationVEYV135T

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AEOperatorAeropostal Alas de Venezuela

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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 built in 1976. Has operated for Hawaiian Airlines, Alisarda, Meridiana and Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela.

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Old · 50 years · ≈ 130,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1976

MSN47713

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of BAZL (Switzerland) under its former registration HB-IKH · Oct 9, 2026

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 Olbia (SS) it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo2,305 km ISTIstanbul1,608 km LHRLondon1,401 km AMSAmsterdam1,319 km MADMadrid1,104 km

Beyond its rangeLOSLagos3,866 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1991–2001Meridiana network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

OLBOlbia (SS)NAPNapoli CTACatania

Main destinations

MXPFerno (VA)FCORome DUSDüsseldorf VRNCaselle (VR)TXLCAGCagliari MUCMunich STRStuttgart ZRHZurich

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Aircraft chronology

1976

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Mar 26, 1976

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N659HA.

May 3, 1976

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines

Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines.

May 18, 1981

Transferred to Alisarda

Transferred to Alisarda.

Jul 1, 1984

Re-registered

Changed from HB-IKH to I-SMEA (still with Alisarda).

Sep 1, 1991

Transferred to Meridiana

Transferred to Meridiana.

Aug 16, 2001

Transferred to Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Transferred to Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela.

Sep 1, 2005

Re-registered

Changed from YV-10C to YV135T (still with Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela).

Operators

1976-03-26

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N659HA

1976-05-03

Hawaiian Airlines

Registration N659HA

1981-05-18

Alisarda

Registration HB-IKH

1984-07-01

Alisarda

Registration I-SMEA

1991-09-01

Meridiana

Registration I-SMEA

2001-08-16

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Registration YV-10C

2005-09-01

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Registration YV135T

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · YV135T · Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD80-47713},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
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