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Boeing 747SP (747SP-86)

B747-20999Unknown

RegistrationIREP-IAB

OperatorIran Air

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Boeing 747SP (747SP-86) built in 1976. Has operated for Iran Air and Conviasa.

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Old · 50 years · ≈ 200,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1976

Country of registrationIrán

MSN20999

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Tehran it could fly non-stop as far as:

MEXMexico City13,155 km SYDSydney (Mascot)12,919 kmPTYTocumen12,851 km BOGBogota12,782 km CUNCancún12,336 km

Beyond its rangeEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)13,766 km

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

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1976–2007Iran Air network of its widebody aircraft

Base

IKATehran

Main destinations

THRTehran MHDMashhad AWZAhvaz TBZTabriz BEYBeirut IFNIsfahan AMSAmsterdam ARNStockholm AZDYazd BOMMumbai BUZBushehr

since 2007Conviasa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CCSMaiquetía

Main destinations

EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)MADMadrid

current operatorIran Air network of its widebody aircraft

Base

IKATehran

Main destinations

THRTehran MHDMashhad AWZAhvaz TBZTabriz BEYBeirut IFNIsfahan AMSAmsterdam ARNStockholm AZDYazd BOMMumbai BUZBushehr

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1976

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Apr 22, 1976

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as EP-IAB.

May 10, 1976

Transferred to Iran Air

Transferred to Iran Air.

Mar 2, 2007

Transferred to Conviasa

Transferred to Conviasa.

Operators

1976-04-22

The Boeing Company

Registration EP-IAB

1976-05-10

Iran Air

Registration EP-IAB

2007-03-02

Conviasa

Registration EP-IAB · Lessor: Iran Air

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Iran Air

Registration EP-IAB

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 747SP (747SP-86) · EP-IAB · Iran Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20999},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20999}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
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