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NAMC YS-11A-205 · N922AX · ABX Air

NAMC YS-11A-205 illustration in ABX Air livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

NAMC YS-11A-205

YS11-2120Scrapped
RegistrationUSN922AX
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OperatorABX Air
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NAMC YS-11A-205 built in 1969. Operated for Piedmont Airlines, Airborne Express and ABX Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerNAMC
First flight1969
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN2120
Hex / ICAO 24-bitACC5AE
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · NAMC YS-11

Figures for the YS-11A-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length26.3 m86 ft
Wingspan32.0 m105 ft
Height9.0 m29 ft
Range2,110 km1,139 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed469 km/h253 ktMach 0.44
Service ceiling6,982 m22,907 ft
Maximum take-off weight24,500 kg54,013 lb
Maximum payload9,104 kg20,071 lbIts 64 passengers with baggage would weigh about 6.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity64 passengers
Endurance4 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 2,110 km range, from Cincinnati / Covington it could fly non-stop as far as:

CUNCancún2,013 kmHAVHavana1,798 kmMIAMiami1,529 kmDFWDallas-Fort Worth1,305 kmJFKNew York946 km
Beyond its rangeMEXMexico City2,582 km

The type first flew in 1962 (64 years ago) · About 182 units built · Production ended in 1973

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

since 2013ABX Air airline base
Base
CVGCincinnati / CovingtonMIAMiami

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1969
Built
Assembled by NAMC.
Aug 28, 1969
Delivered to NAMC
Delivered to NAMC as JA8749.
Dec 1, 1969
Transferred to Piedmont Airlines
Transferred to Piedmont Airlines.
Aug 1, 1979
Transferred to Airborne Express
Transferred to Airborne Express.
May 1, 1981
Re-registered
Changed from N268P to N922AX (still with Airborne Express).
Mar 26, 2013
Transferred to ABX Air
Transferred to ABX Air.

Operators

1969-08-28
NAMC
Registration JA8749
1969-12-01
Piedmont Airlines
Registration N268P
1979-08-01
Airborne Express
Registration N268P
1981-05-01
Airborne Express
Registration N922AX
2013-03-26
ABX Air
Registration N922AX

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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