List of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operators

The following is a list of all current and former airlines operating the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.^[1]^[2] Note that, as of November 2025, all remaining DC-10 operators have grounded their fleets due to the crash of Flight 2976.^[3]

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Airline	10	30ER	40	10F	30F	30CF	40F	In service	Notes
10 Tanker	1	4						4	KDC-10 Aerial fire fighting tanker
Cargo Three					1			1	Converted to MD-10-30F by FedEx
Omega Aerial Refueling Services			1			2	2	2	All converted to KDC-10 1 DC-10-30CF and 2 DC-10-40F stored
Orbis International					1			1	Operated by FedEx Express Converted to MD-10-30F
Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos				1	2			1	1 active airframe converted to MD-10-30F by FedEx

Airline	10	15	30	30ER	40	10F	30F	30CF	40F	Notes
Aerocancun		1								Transferred to Sun Country Airlines
Aeroflot								1	4
Aeroperú		3	1							DC-10-15 leased from Mexicana de Aviacion DC-10-30 leased from Canadian Airlines
AeroLyon			3
Aeromexico		2	4
Aerowings		1								Leased from Skyjet
AfricaOne			1
African Safari Airways			2
Air Afrique		1	3
Air Algérie	2
Air Europe			1							Leased from ChallengAir
Air Florida								5		Leased from Transamerica Airlines, Flying Tiger Line and World Airways
Air France			5
Air Hawaii	2
Air Lib			11	1						Ceased operations in 2003
Air Liberté			5							Renamed to Air Lib in 2001
Air Martinique			1
Air New Zealand			8
Air Panamá Internacional	1				2					DC-10-40 leased from Jet 24
Air Pacific			1
Air Siam			1
Air Tchad			2
Air Zaïre			2
Airtours International Airways	3		1
Alitalia			8
Aloha Airlines			1
American Airlines	55		11
American Trans Air	1		4		1
AOM French Airlines			15							Merged into Air Liberté in 2001
Ariana Afghan Airlines			1
Arrow Air	5					2	3	1	2	Ceased operations in 2010
Astra Airlines		1								Leased from Skyjet
Austrian Airlines				3
Avcom Aviation							1
Avensa			3
Avient Aviation							2	1
Balair			1
Birgenair			1							Leased from Finnair
Biman Bangladesh Airlines			5	1
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı	2
Brasmex – Brasil Minas Express							1			Ceased operations in 2004
British Airways			8
British Caledonian			10
British Caledonian Charter	2									Rebranded as Cal Air International in 1985
Cal Air International	3									Renamed to Novair International Airways in 1988
Caledonian Airways			7
Cameroon Airlines		1								Leased from Skyjet
Canadian Airlines	3		9	5
Canadian Pacific Airlines	4		10
Capitol Air	5
Cargoitalia							1
CargoLion							1
ChallengAir			2				1
Cielos Airlines						1	7	2		Ceased operations in 2012
Condor			5
Continental Airlines	8		31				8
Continental Micronesia	5		1
Corsair International			2							Leased from ChallengAir
DAS Air Cargo							9
Delta Air Lines	15
DETA Air									2
Dominicana de Aviación	1		1		1					DC-10-10 leased from Arrow Air DC-10-30 leased from TAESA Lineas Aéreas DC-10-40 leased from Jet 24
Eastern Air Lines			3							Transferred to Continental Airlines
Ecuatoriana de Aviación			3
El Al		1
Electra Airlines		2					1
Emery Worldwide Airlines						5	3
Ethiopian Airlines							2
European Airlift	1		1
Excalibur Airways			1
Express One International			3
FedEx Express						89	24			Largest DC-10 freighter operator 64 converted to MD-10-10F 18 converted to MD-10-30F
Finnair			4	1
Garuda Indonesia	1		21				6			DC-10-10 leased from Key Airlines
Gemini Air Cargo							12			Ceased operations in 2010
Ghana Airways			7
Harlequin Air			1							Leased from Japan Air System
Hawaiian Airlines	20		5							DC-10-10 leased from American Airlines
Iberia			12
Icelandic Airlines							1			Leased from Seaboard World Airlines
Jat Airways			5					2
JALways					3
Japan Airlines					20
Japan Air Charter					4
Japan Air System			2
Japan Asia Airways					7					Transferred to Japan Airlines
Jet 24					2
JMC Airlines			2
Kenya Airways			1
Key Airlines			1
KF Cargo							4
KLM			10				1			DC-10-30CF leased from Martinair
Korean Air			5				1
Kras Air			2
Kuwait Airways			1							Leased from British Airways
Laker Airways	6		5
Laker Airways (USA)	1		3
LAN-Chile			5							Leased from Pan Am, Air New Zealand, and Laker Airways
LAM - Mozambique Airlines			1
Leisure Air	2		3
Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas			3
LOT Polish Airlines			3
Lufthansa			12				1
Malaysia Airlines	3		14				7
Mandala Airlines							1			Leased from Martinair
Martinair			1				4
Master Top Airlines							3			Ceased operations in 2011
Mexicana de Aviación	2	5
Minerve			3
Monarch Airlines			1
MyTravel Airways	3		1
National Airlines	11		5							Merged into Pan Am in 1980
Nigeria Airways	1	1	5					1		DC-10-10 leased from Turkish Airlines DC-10-30CF leased from Transamerica Airlines
Norse Atlantic Airways		1
Northwest Airlines			21	3	22
Novair International Airways	3									Ceased operations in 1990
Okada Air			1
Omni Air International	3		11	4			2
Overseas National Airways								5
Pacific East Air	1
Pakistan International Airlines			5
Pan Am	11		5
Philippine Airlines			5				1
PLUNA			2
Premiair	4		1
Qantas								1		Leased from Martinair
Sabena			7				6
Santa Barbara Airlines			2
Saudi Arabian Airlines		1								Leased from Skyjet
Scanair	6		1
Scandinavian Airlines			12
Scibe Airlift	1		1
Shabair	1		2
STAF Airlines							1			Leased from TAESA Lineas Aéreas
Singapore Airlines			6				1
Skyjet		3	2				1			Ceased operations in 2001
Skyjet Brasil			1
Skyservice USA	2
Sobelair			1							Leased from Skyjet
Solar Cargo							1
Spantax	2		1				2
Sudan Airways			1
Sun Country Airlines	6	4			1		1
Swissair			10	4
TAESA Lineas Aéreas			2					1
Taino Airlines			1							Leased from Scibe Airlift
TAROM			1							Leased from ChallengAir
Thai Airways International			6	3
The Hawaii Express	2									Ceased operations in 1983
Transaero			3
Trans International Airlines							3
Transmile Air Services			2							Leased from Laker Airways
Tunisair			1					1		DC-10-30 leased from Malaysia Airlines DC-10-30CF leased from World Airways
Turkish Airlines	3		1
Union de Transports Aériens			7
United Airlines	38		4	3		1	4
Varig			15
Varig Logística							3
VASP			6				1
Viasa			8					1		Ceased operations in 1997
Virgin Express			1							Used for charter flights for summer of 1998
Wardair			3
Western Airlines	13		1							Merged into Delta Air Lines in 1987
World Airways	11		20	1		1		4
Zambia Airways			2				1

List of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operators

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