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Boeing 747-100 (747-128)

B747-20799Unknown

RegistrationFRF-BPVM

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAir France

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Boeing 747-100 (747-128) built in 1973 in Everett. Has operated for Air France.

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Old · 53 years · ≈ 212,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1973

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN20799

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N63305 · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,446 km range, from Houston it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong13,413 km DXBDubai13,125 km DOHDoha12,933 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)12,167 kmAKLAuckland11,944 km

Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi13,456 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

1973–2026Air France network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta AMSAmsterdam JFKNew York LHRLondon ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)AUHAbu Dhabi DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main KULSepang LAXLos Angeles SEASeattle

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2009

Continental Airlines · 1,185 flights during the year · base Houston (IAH)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → Houston (IAH)

2008

Continental Airlines · 1,123 flights during the year · base Houston (IAH)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → Houston (IAH)

2007

Continental Airlines · 1,049 flights during the year · base Houston (IAH)

Main route of the year: Austin (AUS) → Houston (IAH)

38 days inactive

2006

Continental Airlines · 1,174 flights during the year · base Houston (IAH)

Main route of the year: Austin (AUS) → Houston (IAH)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1973

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Nov 30, 1973

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N63305.

Dec 21, 1973

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Apr 1, 1982

Re-registered

Changed from N63305 to F-BPVM (still with Air France).

Operators

1973-11-30

The Boeing Company

Registration N63305

1973-12-21

Air France

Registration N63305

1982-04-01

Air France

Registration F-BPVM

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BibTeX

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