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N842US

Built 1992 · registered US

250 registered

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ActiveManufacturer McDonnell Douglas Model 81 Variant MD-88
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Representative photo of a Mcdonnell Douglas 81Type photo — not this specific aircraftPhoto: Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mcdonnell Douglas 81
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Performance specs

Performance
Range
2,620 nm
Cruise speed
440 kt
Max speed
550 kt
Service ceiling
37,000 ft
Takeoff distance
1859 m
Landing distance
1429 m
Weights
MTOW
67,800 kg
Empty weight
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Fuel capacity
22,100 L
Dimensions
Length
45.1 m
Wingspan
32.9 m
Height
9.0 m
Capacity
Seats
142
Max passengers
172

Flight activity

(32 tracking legs recorded)
Last 30 days
0
Last 90 days
0
Last seen
25 Jun 2026
Tracked since
28 May 2026

Frequent routes: KLRD → KLRD (3) · KLRD → KYIP (2)

  • … → KFSD25 Jun 2026 · 2h 03m
  • … → KYIP24 Jun 2026 · 4h 15m
  • … → KLRD17 Jun 2026 · 3h 50m
  • … → KLRD17 Jun 2026 · 7h 43m
  • … → KLRD17 Jun 2026 · 5h 33m
  • … → KLRD16 Jun 2026 · 17h 26m
  • … → KLRD12 Jun 2026 · 3h 46m
  • … → KLRD7 Jun 2026 · 1h 40m
  • Tracked flight7 Jun 2026 · 1h 38m
  • … → KLRD4 Jun 2026 · 8h 27m

Showing the 10 most recent distinct flights. The total counts every raw ADS-B tracking leg, including repeat observations and sub-5-minute artifacts.

From ADS-B observations collected since May 2026. Coverage depends on ground-receiver density; gaps do not mean the aircraft did not fly.

How common is this aircraft?
250Mcdonnell Douglas 81 registered worldwide

Common. More common than 86% of the aircraft models we track.

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Registration history

(1)
  • N842USUSACTIVE
    USA JET AIRLINES INC
    2021 – present

Owner names are published by the issuing civil registry (FAA / CCARCS / CASA / ANAC / NZ CAA). Owner addresses present in the source are not republished here. Registered owner? Request removal

Operator history

(1)
  • USA Jet Airlines
    Operator
    2026 – present