MD-80 SERIES AIRPLANE CHARACTERISTICS FOR AIRPORT PLANNING 1990 To Whom It May Concer This document is intended for airport planning purposes. Specific aircraft performance and operational requirements are established by the airline that will use the airport under consideration. (Questions concerning the use of this document should be addressed (0: Airport Compatibility Group Douglas Aircraft Company 3855 Lakewood Blvd Long Beach, CA 90846 USA MCDONNELL DOUGLASMD-80 AIRPLANE CHARACTERISTICS REVISIONS PAGE DATE PAGE DATE Original 1984 218 Dec 1989) a [Second Printing} 1986 46 Dec 1989) (Purple Cover) 5-7 Dec 1989 Third Printing | 1986 Sel Dec 1989 (Green Cover) | 1987 5-14 Dec 1989 Fourth Printing) _ 1988 1s Dec 1989 (Brown Cover) PAGE DATE Title Page [July 1989 Return Card |.July 1989 Revisions [July 1989 1 July 1989 1-2 July 1989) 28 July 1989 29 July 1989) 2-13 July 1989} 41 July 1989 5-1 July 1989 52 July 1989 58 July 1989 5-14 July 1989) 96 July 1989 9-7 July 1989 99 July 1989 23 Dee 1989 25 Dec 1989 24 Dee 1989 212 | Dec 19891.0 20 3.0 40 5.0 CONTENTS Page SCOPE coveete eee oo oi 1.1 Purpose Speeneonsenon peooseocboonG . bl 1.2 Introduction 12 AIRPLANE DESCRIPTION 2d 2.1 General Airplane Characteristics 24 2.2. General Airplane Dimensions . 23 2.3. Ground Clearances . ee 500 peteeeeeeeeeesees 25 2.4 Interior Arrangements .......... seveeeestseetsees 27 2.4.1 Passengers . 5 BoooceeuG tevetteesteeeeeeee 27 2.5. Passenger Cabin Cross Section... Beonoopnnon = 2.5.1 Coach ...... cite eetteetteeetenesenees 29 2.5.2 First Class vets es feveteee 210 2.6 Lower Compartment (No Containers). 211 2.7. Door Clearances . 212 2.7.1 Lower Forward, Mid and Aft Cargo Door Clearances 212 2.7.2 Passenger Entrance and Service Door Clearances 2.13 2.7.3 Main Entrance Stairway Clearances 214 2.7.4 Forward Passenger Door Opening Clearances - 215 2.7.5 Aft Service Door Clearances 216 2.7.6 Aft Pressure Bulkhead Door Opening Clearances seve D7 2.7.7 Ventral Stair Clearances ...... Gogeyooag 218) AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE . «00... 060000000 eee eee ceeeeeeee 3 3.1 General Information 0.2.0... 00... 00000 eal 3.2 Payload Range 3.2 3.3 FAR Takeoff Runway Length Requirements 3-10 3.4 FAR Landing Runway Length Requirements 3.15 GROUND MANEUVERING : 5 : ceveeeeeeee 41 4.1 General Information ............ piodbe cevetes eee 41 4.2 Turning Radii, No Slip Angle Beonbannpanas 42 4.3. Minimum Turning Radi . . ‘i cettttetteeeteeees 4M 4.4 Visibility from Cockpit in Static Position ........... ceveten ees 4-6 4.9 Runway and Taxiway Turn Paths Bebseops605 47 4.5.1 More Than 90-Degree Turn — Runway to Taxiway ........ 47 4.5.2 90-Degree Turn — Runway to Taxiway . 49 4.5.3 90-Degree Turn — Taxiway to Taxiway — Nose Gear Tracking Beyond Taxiway Centerline ...... ceveteeeeteeeeees 411 4.5.4 90-Degree Turn — Taxiway to Taxiway — Cockpit Tracks Centerline to Centerline Goo0g 4.13 4.6 Runway Holding Bay (Apron) .. 415 TERMINAL SERVICING Sel 5.1 Airplane Servicing Arrangement (Typical) . Sel 5.2 Terminal Operations, Turnaround Station 53 5.3. Terminal Operations, En Route Si 55