N808WA

This airframe, registered as N808WA, is a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) built in 1990 with manufacturer serial number 53044. Ownership is recorded to CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC, a corporation based in Miami, FL, US, and the registration is US. The airframe's public record shows a single identifiable corporate owner in Miami; no other ownership transfers or notable registry actions have been published. Condition and valuation details are not published for this specific airframe.

The aircraft is configured in a high-density single-class passenger layout consistent with the MD-83 family, described as typical MD-83 layout up to ~172 seats. Specifics of the installed avionics or any supplemental type certificates for cabin or avionics changes are not published. In operational terms, this airframe would be suited to short- to medium-haul trunk routes within a roughly 2,500 nm mission profile, supporting higher-frequency passenger flows typical of regional or leisure carriers based out of Miami. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe center on the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 powerplants and legacy systems common to late-production MD-80 series aircraft, with operator-specific heavy maintenance and overhaul records not published.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) sits within the MD-80 family as a stretched, higher-thrust derivative optimized for dense single-class passenger operations and short- to medium-range performance. With a cruise speed near 472 kts and a service ceiling of 37,000 ft, it was positioned against competing narrow-body types of its era for cost-effective seating capacity rather than long-range efficiency. Residual market demand historically favors buyers seeking lower acquisition cost and payload capacity for charter or secondary scheduled operations; however, maintenance, parts availability, and older JT8D-series engine considerations influence resale and long-term upkeep economics for airframes like N808WA.