McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a stretched and modernized development of the DC-9 family. Longer fuselages, higher weights and fuel capacity, updated systems, and more efficient versions of the rear-mounted JT8D engine made it a widely used medium-range airliner. Passenger service has declined, but freighter conversions keep the design in active cargo work, including operations across Alaska and the Americas.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MD-80DC-9 Super 80MD-81MD-82MD-83MD-87MD-88MD-80 Freighter
- Family Name
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80
- Full Name
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series
- Roles
- airlinercargo
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a stretched and modernized development of the DC-9 family. Longer fuselages, higher weights and fuel capacity, updated systems, and more efficient versions of the rear-mounted JT8D engine made it a widely used medium-range airliner. Passenger service has declined, but freighter conversions keep the design in active cargo work, including operations across Alaska and the Americas.
- First Flight Year
- 1,979
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217 turbofans in the MD-81 aft fuselage engine installations; no other MD-80 branch is inferred.
- Name
- MD-81 exact JT8D-217 configuration
- Notes
- Applies only to the MD-81 branch within the broader McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series family. MD-82/JT8D-217A, MD-83/JT8D-219, MD-88, MD-87, freighter conversions, and other derivative/export configurations remain unmodeled until exact source-backed variants are prepared.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A turbofans in the MD-82 aft fuselage engine installations; no other MD-80 branch is inferred.
- Name
- MD-82 exact JT8D-217A configuration
- Notes
- Applies only to the MD-82 branch within the broader McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series family. MD-83/JT8D-219, MD-87, MD-88, freighter conversions, and other derivative/export configurations remain unmodeled until exact source-backed variants are prepared.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofans in the MD-83 aft fuselage engine installations; no other MD-80 branch is inferred.
- Name
- MD-83 exact JT8D-219 configuration
- Notes
- Applies only to the MD-83 branch within the broader McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series family. MD-87, MD-88, freighter conversions, and other derivative/export configurations remain unmodeled until exact source-backed variants are prepared.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217C turbofans in the MD-87 aft fuselage engine installations; no other MD-80 branch is inferred.
- Name
- MD-87 exact JT8D-217C configuration
- Notes
- Applies only to the MD-87 branch within the broader McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series family. MD-88, freighter conversions, and other derivative/export configurations remain unmodeled until exact source-backed variants are prepared.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:59:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 22:59:15 UTC