McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (MD83)
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 is a twin-engined jet aircraft built by McDonnell Douglas. It seats about 155 passengers, flies up to 4,635 km and spans 32.9 m. Its card in the Skydex collection is epic. No one has caught the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 in Skydex yet — the first catch is still open.
Heard by the network
15 different airframes of the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 picked up by 6 Skydex receivers (Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio), 350 sightings since 12 Sep 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.
- sdf-feed68 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Kentucky · run by @sdf-feed68 — 12 airframes, 161 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 12 airframes, 34 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Dexter — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Ohio · run by @nightlonk — 11 airframes, 58 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- station-1121 · run by @ej-adsb — 11 airframes, 43 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- ebc0045_auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @ebc1613 — 10 airframes, 23 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- BakerC - KACJ — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 10 airframes, 21 sightings, last 2026-11-09
Operators
- 🇲🇽 Aeronaves TSM (VTM) — 8 airframes
- 🇺🇲 World Atlantic Airlines (WAL) — 3 airframes
- 🇺🇸 Tatonduk Outfitters Limited dba Everts Air Alaska dba Everts Air Cargo (VTS) — 1 airframe
- 🇺🇲 USA Jet Airlines (JUS) — 1 airframe
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 1 private (not named), 1 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- MD83
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Typical seats
- 155
- Range
- 4,635 km
- Wingspan
- 32.9 m
- Length
- 45.0 m
- Card rarity
- epic