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Boeing 747-200B (747-2D3B)

B747-22579Scrapped

RegistrationUSN279SG

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

JEOperatorJett8 Airlines Cargo

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Boeing 747-200B (747-2D3B) built in 1981. Operated for Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Jett8 Airlines Cargo. Scrapped.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 104,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1981

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN22579

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA2C982

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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 Osaka it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos13,217 km JNBJohannesburg13,093 km HAVHavana12,494 km CUNCancún12,409 km MIAMiami12,342 km

Beyond its rangePTYTocumen13,958 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2007Nippon Cargo Airlines airline base

Base

KIXOsaka NRTNarita OKANaha

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1981

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Mar 9, 1981

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as JY-AFS.

Mar 26, 1981

Transferred to Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines

Transferred to Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines.

Dec 15, 1986

Transferred to Royal Jordanian

Transferred to Royal Jordanian.

Jul 2, 1987

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia.

Sep 10, 1987

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.

Apr 14, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Nov 29, 1989

Transferred to ANA - All Nippon Airways

Transferred to ANA - All Nippon Airways.

Aug 1, 1997

Transferred to Nippon Cargo Airlines

Transferred to Nippon Cargo Airlines.

Apr 1, 2007

Transferred to Jett8 Airlines Cargo

Transferred to Jett8 Airlines Cargo.

Operators

1981-03-09

The Boeing Company

Registration JY-AFS

1981-03-26

Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines

Registration JY-AFS

1986-12-15

Royal Jordanian

Registration JY-AFS

1987-07-02

Garuda Indonesia

Registration JY-AFS

1987-09-10

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-CITB

1988-04-14

British Airways

Registration G-CITB

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British Airways

Registration G-CITB

1989-11-29

ANA - All Nippon Airways

Registration JA8192

1990-11-15

ANA - All Nippon Airways

Registration JA8192

1997-08-01

Nippon Cargo Airlines

Registration JA8192

2007-04-01

Jett8 Airlines Cargo

Registration 9V-JEA

2010-06-01

Jett8 Airlines Cargo

Registration 9V-JEA

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BibTeX

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