# List of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators

This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers.

## Operators

| Airline | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | Still in operation | Notes |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | | | | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Aeroflot-Cargo | | | | | 3 | | Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. |
| Air Canada | | | | | 1 | | Operated by World Airways. |
| Air Namibia | 2 | | | | | | |
| AirAsia | | | 1 | | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Alitalia | 3 | 5 | | | | | MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. |
| American Airlines | 19 | | | | | | Replaced with the Boeing 777. |
| AV Cargo Airlines | | | | | 3 | | Successor to Avient Aviation. |
| Avianca | | | | 1 | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Avient Aviation | | | | | 2 | | One written off as Flight 324. Ceased operations in 2013. |
| Cargoitalia | | | | | 3 | | Ceased operations in 2011. |
| Centurion Air Cargo | | | 2 | | 3 | | Ceased operations in 2018. |
| China Airlines | 5 | | | | | | |
| China Cargo Airlines | | | | | 9 | | |
| China Eastern Airlines | 5 | | | | | | All were later converted to freighters. |
| Cielos Airlines | | | 1 | | | | Leased from Gemini Air Cargo. |
| CityBird | 5 | | | | | | Ceased operations in 2001. |
| Delta Air Lines | 17 | | | | | | Replaced with the Boeing 777. |
| El Al | | | | 2 | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Ethiopian Airlines | 1 | | | | 2 | | Passenger variant leased from World Airways. |
| Etihad Airways | | | | | 2 | | Operated by World Airways. |
| EVA Air | 3 | | | | 9 | | All later converted to freighters. |
| FedEx Express | | | | | 74 | 34 | Most aircraft were acquired from American, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss. World's largest MD-11 operator. To be retired. |
| Finnair | 5 | | | | 2 | | Launch customer. Freighters converted from their own MD-11s. |
| Garuda Indonesia | 11 | | 2 | 5 | | | Several leased from World Airways. |
| Gemini Air Cargo | | | | | 4 | | Ceased operations in 2008. |
| Ghana Airways | 1 | | | | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Global Africa Aviation | | | | | 3 | | Ceased operations in 2019. |
| Japan Airlines | 10 | | | | | | All sold to UPS Airlines. |
| KLM | 10 | | | | | | Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. |
| Korean Air | 5 | | | | | | All later converted to freighter. |
| LTU International | 4 | | | | | | All sold to Swissair. |
| Lufthansa Cargo | | | | | 17 | | Last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced. |
| MASkargo | | | 2 | | 1 | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Malaysia Airlines | 3 | | | | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Mandarin Airlines | 5 | | | | | | |
| Martinair | | | 4 | | 2 | | |
| Monarch Airlines | 1 | | | 1 | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Nordic Global Airlines | | | | | 4 | | Company operations in 2015. |
| Philippine Airlines | | | 2 | 2 | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Sabena | 2 | | | | | | Leased from CityBird. |
| Saudia | 2 | | | | 4 | | Two MD-11s were in VIP configuration. |
| Shanghai Airlines Cargo | | | | | 4 | | Integrated into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. |
| SkyLease Cargo | | | 2 | | 7 | | |
| SonAir | | | | 1 | | | Leased from World Airways. |
| STAF | | | | | 1 | | Leased from World Airways. |
| Star Europe | 1 | | | | | | Operated by CityBird. |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 16 | | | | | | |
| Swissair | 22 | | | | | | One written off as Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation in 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines. |
| Swissair Asia | 2 | | | | | | Ceased operations in 2001 all aircraft transferred back to Swissair. |
| TAM Linhas Aéreas | 2 | | | 1 | | | |
| Thai Airways International | 4 | | | | | | All sold to UPS Airlines. |
| Transmile Air Services | | | | | 4 | | All sold to FedEx Express. |
| UPS Airlines | | | | | 43 | 31 | All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. To be retired. |
| USAfrica Airways | 2 | | | | | | Leased from American Airlines. |
| Varig | 23 | | | 3 | | | Largest MD-11 passenger operator. |
| Varig Logística | | | | | 2 | | |
| VASP | 9 | | | 1 | | | |
| Western Global Airlines | | | | | 17 | 17 | |
| World Airways | 9 | | | 2 | 9 | | Ceased operations in 2014. |
a.^ Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.

## Orders and deliveries

Orders and deliveries sortable, presorted by customer :
| Customer | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders | Orders |
| Customer | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | Total | GE | PW |
| Alitalia | 3 | 5 | | | | 8 | 8 | |
| American Airlines | 19 | | | | | 19 | 19 | |
| China Airlines | 4 | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| China Eastern Airlines | 5 | | | | 1 | 6 | | 6 |
| City Bird | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Delta Air Lines | 15 | | | | | 15 | | 15 |
| EVA Air | 3 | | | | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| FedEx Express | | | | | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| Finnair | 4 | | | | | 4 | 4 | |
| Garuda Indonesia | 6 | | | 3 | | 9 | 9 | |
| GATX | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Guinness Peat Aviation | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| ILFC | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | 6 | | 6 |
| Japan Airlines | 10 | | | | | 10 | | 10 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| KLM | 10 | | | | | 10 | 10 | |
| Korean Air | 5 | | | | | 5 | | 5 |
| Lufthansa Cargo | | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| LTU International | 4 | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| Martinair | | | 4 | | 2 | 6 | | 6 |
| Mitsui & Co. | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | |
| Saudia | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Swissair | 16 | | | | | 16 | | 16 |
| Thai Airways International | 4 | | | | | 4 | 4 | |
| Varig | 4 | | | | | 4 | 4 | |
| VASP | 4 | | | | | 4 | 4 | |
| World Airways | | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 |
| Total | 131 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 200 | 119 | 81 |