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McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83)

MD80-49844Unknown

RegistrationIREP-LCI

OperatorKish Air

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McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) in Long Beach.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationIrán

OwnerKish Air

MSN49844

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 Tehran it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main3,767 km BOMMumbai2,805 km DELNew Delhi2,545 km ISTIstanbul2,055 km CAICairo1,956 km

Beyond its rangeAMSAmsterdam4,066 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

current operatorKish Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

THRTehran KIHKish Island

Main destinations

IFNIsfahan MRXMahshahr DXBDubai MHDMashhad AWZAhvaz BNDBandar Abbas TBZTabriz GSMQeshm(Dayrestan)

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Aug 7, 2017

Incident at Abadan

On August 7, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-LCI), operated by Kish, was involved in an incident at Abadan. Source: Kish.

Source: Kish

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-LCI), operated by Kish Air, was in the news. Source: Kish Air.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Kish Air.

Source: Kish Air

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) · EP-LCI · Kish Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD80-49844},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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