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Boeing 747-200B (747-230B) · JY-AUA · Air Universal

Boeing 747-200B (747-230B) illustration in Air Universal livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-200B (747-230B)

B747-22670Unknown
RegistrationJOJY-AUA
OperatorAir Universal
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Boeing 747-200B (747-230B) built in 1982 in Everett. Has operated for Lufthansa, Air Universal and Iran Air.

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Old · 44 years · ≈ 176,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1982
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationJordania
MSN22670
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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,100 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 kmSINSingapore10,280 kmGRUSão Paulo9,796 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 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.

The full story of the Boeing 747 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1982–2004Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichBRUZaventemLHRLondonEWRNewarkYYZTorontoYULMontréalIADDullesORDChicagoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdamBKKBangkok
2006–2026Iran Air network of its widebody aircraft
Base
IKATehran
Main destinations
THRTehranMHDMashhadAWZAhvazTBZTabrizBEYBeirutIFNIsfahanAMSAmsterdamARNStockholmAZDYazdBOMMumbaiBUZBushehr

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 1, 1981
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABYX.
1982
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).
Feb 25, 1982
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Mar 1, 2004
Transferred to Air Universal
Transferred to Air Universal.
Sep 15, 2006
Transferred to Iran Air
Transferred to Iran Air.
Apr 1, 2008
Re-registered
Changed from EP-AUA to EP-IAI (still with Iran Air).

Operators

1981-12-01
The Boeing Company
Registration D-ABYX
1982-02-25
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABYX
2004-03-01
Air Universal
Registration JY-AUA
2006-09-15
Iran Air
Registration EP-AUA
2008-04-01
Iran Air
Registration EP-IAI

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Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 747-200B (747-230B) · JY-AUA · Air Universal. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-22670 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 747-200B (747-230B) · JY-AUA · Air Universal}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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Wikipedia

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