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Boeing 747-200F (747-228F)

B747-21576Scrapped

RegistrationUSN536MC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAtlas Air

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Boeing 747-200F (747-228F) built in 1978 in Everett. Operated for Air France, Air France Cargo, Atlas Air and Southern Air. Scrapped.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 116,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1978

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN21576

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N754SA · 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 Cincinnati / Covington it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland13,290 km BOMMumbai13,141 km HKGHong Kong12,923 km DELNew Delhi12,263 km DXBDubai11,747 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg13,710 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

since 2007Southern Air airline base

Base

CVGCincinnati / Covington

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1978

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Aug 9, 1978

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-BPVV.

Aug 9, 1978

Transferred to Air France Cargo

Transferred to Air France Cargo.

Oct 15, 1995

Incident at Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport, Quebec

On October 15, 1995, the Boeing 747-228F aircraft (registration F-BPVV), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport, Quebec (Canada) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

Feb 1, 1999

Transferred to Atlas Air

Transferred to Atlas Air.

Jul 7, 1999

Transferred to Air France Cargo

Transferred to Air France Cargo.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 747-228F aircraft (registration N536MC), operated by Atlas Air, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Jun 26, 2007

Transferred to Southern Air

Transferred to Southern Air.

Operators

1978-08-09

Air France

Registration F-BPVV

1978-08-09

Air France Cargo

Registration F-BPVV

1999-02-01

Atlas Air

Registration N536MC

1999-07-07

Air France Cargo

Registration F-GPVV · Lessor: Atlas Air

2007-06-26

Southern Air

Registration N754SA

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BibTeX

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