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McDonnell Douglas MD-82

MD80-49176Written off

RegistrationSTS9-TOA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

RAOperatorRAK Airways

4operators

0incidents

0accidents

1logbook years

0photos

McDonnell Douglas MD-82 built in 1983. Operated for Hewa Bora Airways, American Airlines, RAK Airways and Congo Airlines.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 67,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1983

Country of registrationSanto Tomé y Príncipe

MSN49176

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N226AA · Oct 8, 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 Dallas/Fort Worth it could fly non-stop as far as:

PTYTocumen3,210 km SEASeattle2,668 km JFKNew York2,235 km LAXLos Angeles1,983 km YYZToronto1,928 km

Beyond its rangeBOGBogota3,933 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

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006American Airlines · 1 year

Main base

DFWDallas/Fort Worth

Also flew to

ORDChicago STLSt. Louis LGANew York AUSAustin MCIKansas City LAXLos Angeles SATSan Antonio PHXPhoenix SFOSan Francisco SJCSan Jose BOSBoston DCAWashington TPATampa

since 2009RAK Airways airline base

Base

RKTRas Al Khaimah

–2009Congo Airlines airline base

Base

FIHKinshasa

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006

American Airlines · 1,129 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1983

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Oct 26, 1983

Delivered to American Airlines

Delivered to American Airlines as N226AA.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the MD-82 aircraft (registration N226AA), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Aug 1, 2009

Transferred to RAK Airways

Transferred to RAK Airways.

Operators

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Hewa Bora Airways

Registration 9Q-COQ

1983-10-26

American Airlines

Registration N226AA

2009-08-01

RAK Airways

Registration S9-TOA

—

Congo Airlines

Registration S9-TOA

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
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