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McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30

MD80-53489Scrapped

RegistrationUSN901RA

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 built in 1996. Operated for Reno Air, American Airlines and Lion Air. Scrapped.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld

Nearly new · 9 years · ≈ 23,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1996

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN53489

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 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.

The full story of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2005American Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DFWDallas-Fort Worth MIAMiami CLTCharlotte

Main destinations

PHXPhoenix LHRLondon PHLPhiladelphia ORDChicago LAXLos Angeles JFKNew York SEASeattle DCAWashington BOSBoston

since 2005Lion Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CGKJakarta

Main destinations

BTHBatam SUBSurabaya UPGMakassar BPNBalikpapan JOGYogyakarta BDJBanjarbaru BDOBandung DPSKuta, Badung MDCManado PKUPekanbaru SRGSemarang

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1996

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Mar 15, 1996

Delivered to Reno Air

Delivered to Reno Air as N901RA.

Aug 1, 1999

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the MD-90-30 aircraft (registration N901RA), 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

May 9, 2005

Transferred to Lion Air

Transferred to Lion Air.

Operators

1996-03-15

Reno Air

Registration N901RA · Lessor: MDFC

1999-08-01

American Airlines

Registration N901RA

1999-08-31

American Airlines

Registration N901RA

2005-05-09

Lion Air

Registration PK-LIM · Lessor: MDFC

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/MD80-53489},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
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Wikipedia

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