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Boeing 747-300 (747-357) · TF-ARS · Air Atlanta Icelandic

Boeing 747-300 (747-357) illustration in Air Atlanta Icelandic livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-300 (747-357)

B747-22996Scrapped
RegistrationISTF-ARS
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (HB-IGF), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: BAZL (Switzerland), data as of Oct 9, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorAir Atlanta Icelandic
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Boeing 747-300 (747-357) built in 1983. Operated for Swissair, South African Airways and Air Atlanta Icelandic. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 84,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1983
Country of registrationIslandia
MSN22996
Hex / ICAO 24-bit4CC3BB
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of BAZL (Switzerland) under its former registration HB-IGF · Oct 9, 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 Bâle / Mulhouse it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,898 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,271 kmLIMLima10,595 kmSINSingapore10,381 kmNRTNarita9,629 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,640 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

1983–2000Swissair airline network
Base
BSLBâle / MulhouseEAPGVAGenevaZRHZurich
Main destinations
MLH
2000–2004South African Airways network of its widebody aircraft
Base
JNBJohannesburg
Main destinations
DXBDubaiDKRDakarACCAccraCPTCape TownADDAddis AbabaABJAbidjanAUHAbu DhabiBKKBangkokBKOBamakoBOMMumbaiCAICairo

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1983
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Sep 12, 1983
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as HB-IGF.
Nov 30, 1983
Transferred to Swissair
Transferred to Swissair.
Sep 9, 1992
Re-registered
Changed from N221GF to HB-IGF (still with Swissair).
Sep 1, 2000
Transferred to South African Airways
Transferred to South African Airways.
Jan 1, 2004
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.

Operators

1983-09-12
The Boeing Company
Registration HB-IGF
1983-11-30
Swissair
Registration N221GF · Lessor: GATX
1992-09-09
Swissair
Registration HB-IGF
2000-09-01
South African Airways
Registration ZS-SKA
2004-01-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARS · Lessor: Saudia
2004-06-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARS · Lessor: Iberia
2004-08-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARS · Lessor: Air Algérie
2005-03-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARS
2006-08-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARS · Lessor: Saudia

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 747-300 (747-357) · TF-ARS · Air Atlanta Icelandic}},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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