Charter MD-11F
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F payload and cargo capacity
MD-11F · MD11
Aircraft information
This technical reference for McDonnell Douglas MD-11F includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.
Key figures
- Max payload
- 91,960 kg
- Cargo volume
- 576.5 m³
- Range at max payload
- 6,500 km
Charter
Specifications
Cargo & performance
- Max payload
- 91,960 kg
- Cargo volume
- 576.5 m³
- Containerized cargo volume
- 562.6 m³
- Range at max payload
- 6,500 km
- Ferry range
- 12,900 km
- Cruise speed
- 876 km/h
Dimensions
- Overall length
- 61.62 m
- Wingspan
- 51.66 m
- Main deck length
- 30.8 m
- Main deck width
- 4.5 m
- Main deck height
- 2.5 m
Cargo doors & loading notes
Main deck side cargo door 356 × 259 cm | Lower deck forward cargo door 178 × 168 cm | Lower deck aft cargo door 178 × 168 cm
Weights
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 273,295 kg
- Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
- 204,710 kg
- Maximum landing weight (MLW)
- 213,870 kg
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 112,750 kg
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Aircraft family
- MD11
- ICAO type code
- MD11
- Aircraft category
- Wide-body freighter
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Engines
- 3 × PW4462
- Recorded operational status
- Active
Airport planning
ICAO type classification
Current Doc 8643 record for MD11.
Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.
- ICAO type designator
- MD11
- Wake turbulence category
- H
- Wingtip clearance group
- C
- Aircraft configuration
- Land Plane · 3 × Jet
Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026
FAA airport planning characteristics
Mapped by ICAO type designator MD11. FAA source record: Boeing (Douglas) MD 11.
FAA aircraft-type data mapped by ICAO designator. It is intended for airport planning and design; it is not variant-specific operational approval or a complete compatibility assessment.
- FAA approach category
- D
- Airplane design group
- IV
- Taxiway design group
- 6
- Reference approach speed
- 158 kt
- Tail height
- 17.92 m
- Wheelbase
- 24.63 m
- Main gear width
- 12.59 m
- Reference MTOW
- 273,289 kg
Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset
Published pavement requirements
Aircraft ratings at a reference mass of 287,124 kg. These are airport-planning values, not a complete operational compatibility assessment.
ACR values apply to the MD-11 at 287,124 kg maximum taxi weight. Applicability to the MD-11F catalog record and performance profiles require independent review before compatibility can be published.
| System | Pavement | A | B | C | D | Tire pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACR | Flexible | 570 | 610 | 690 | 900 | X |
| ACR | Rigid | 670 | 780 | 880 | 990 | X |
Source: Boeing · ICAO ACR pavement rating — legacy Boeing aircraft · Revision 2022 method
Table references: ACR — 3