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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

OS-3c706dUnknown

RegistrationDED-ALCM

OperatorLufthansa Cargo

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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 2000 in Long Beach. Has operated for Lufthansa Cargo Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 83,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines3×

PropulsionJet

First flight2000

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa Cargo Airlines

MSN48805

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c706d

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Figures for the MD-11 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 59% the length of a football pitch

Length61.6 m202 ft

Wingspan52.0 m171 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range12,455 km6,725 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed881 km/h476 ktMach 0.83

Service ceiling13,170 m43,209 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight285,990 kg630,499 lb

Maximum payload157,181 kg346,524 lbIts 323 passengers with baggage would weigh about 32.3 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity323 passengersUp to 410 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 08 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 12,455 km range, from Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,100 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 km SINSingapore10,280 km GRUSão Paulo9,796 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 km

The type first flew in 1990 (36 years ago) · About 200 units built · Production ended in 2000

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 operatorLufthansa Cargo network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

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Aircraft chronology

2000

Built

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

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F aircraft (registration N6069R), 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

Jun 5, 2016

Incident at Ciudad de Mexico and Acapulco

On June 5, 2016, the aircraft (registration D-ALCM), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico and Acapulco. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

Nov 6, 2016

Incident at Shanghái

On November 6, 2016, the aircraft (registration D-ALCM), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

Nov 6, 2016

Incident at Shanghái-Pudong (PVG) International Airport

On November 6, 2016, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration D-ALCM), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an incident at Shanghái-Pudong (PVG) International Airport (China) due to a fuel problem. Source: Lufthansa Cargo.

Source: Lufthansa Cargo

Nov 10, 2016

Accident at Buenos Aires

On November 10, 2016, the aircraft (registration D-ALCM), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an accident at Buenos Aires. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

Operators

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Lufthansa Cargo Airlines

Registration D-ALCM · Lessor: Lufthansa Cargo Airlines

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Lufthansa Cargo

Registration D-ALCM · Lessor: Lufthansa Cargo

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · D-ALCM · Lufthansa Cargo}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-3c706d}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
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