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McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)

MD80-49969Unknown

RegistrationVEYV3097

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AEOperatorAeropostal

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1incidents

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McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82) built in 1990 in Long Beach. Has operated for Safair, ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani, Alitalia and Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela.

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Old · 36 years · ≈ 93,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

First flight1990

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationVenezuela

OwnerAeropostal

MSN49969

Hex / ICAO 24-bit0D822D

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N969AG · 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 Atlanta it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle3,505 km BOGBogota3,389 km LAXLos Angeles3,126 km PTYTocumen2,780 km MEXMexico City2,143 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima5,136 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

1994–2010Alitalia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

ATLAtlanta FCORome

Main destinations

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam LINSegrate (MI)CTACatania VCEVenezia (VE)MXPFerno (VA)AUHAbu Dhabi TRNCaselle Torinese (TO)PMOPalermo SVOMoscow

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Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California (USA).

Jun 14, 1990

Delivered to ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani

Delivered to ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani as I-DAVX.

Nov 1, 1994

Transferred to Alitalia

Transferred to Alitalia.

Dec 7, 2010

Transferred to Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Transferred to Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela.

May 1, 2015

Re-registered

Changed from YV445T to YV3097 (still with Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela).

Feb 12, 2017

Incident at Caracas

On February 12, 2017, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration YV3097), operated by Aeropostal, was involved in an incident at Caracas. Source: Aeropostal.

Source: Aeropostal

Operators

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Safair

Registration N969AG

1990-06-14

ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani

Registration I-DAVX

1994-11-01

Alitalia

Registration I-DAVX

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McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration I-DAVX

2010-12-07

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Registration YV445T

2015-05-01

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Registration YV3097

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