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Boeing 747-200F (747-230F) · 4X-ICO · CAL Cargo Airlines

Boeing 747-200F (747-230F) illustration in CAL Cargo Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-200F (747-230F)

B747-23348Unknown
RegistrationIL4X-ICO
OperatorCAL Cargo Airlines
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Boeing 747-200F (747-230F) built in 1985. Has operated for Lufthansa, Atlas Air and CAL Cargo Airlines.

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Old · 41 years · ≈ 164,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1985
Country of registrationIsrael
MSN23348
Hex / ICAO 24-bit738C03
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

1997–2004Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichBRUZaventemLHRLondonEWRNewarkYYZTorontoYULMontréalIADDullesORDChicagoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdamBKKBangkok
2008–2010Saudi Arabian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
JEDJeddahRUHRiyadh
Main destinations
DMMAd DammamMEDMedinaBLRBengaluruCAICairoCCJCalicutCMBColomboDACDhakaISBAttockMAAChennaiMNLManila (Pasay)

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1985
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Oct 15, 1985
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N6005F.
Oct 25, 1985
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Nov 2, 1994
Transferred to Atlas Air
Transferred to Atlas Air.
Jan 8, 1997
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Jun 1, 2004
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.
Sep 1, 2007
Transferred to TESIS
Transferred to TESIS.
Nov 1, 2008
Transferred to Saudi Arabian Airlines
Transferred to Saudi Arabian Airlines.
Jul 1, 2010
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.
Sep 1, 2010
Transferred to CAL Cargo Airlines
Transferred to CAL Cargo Airlines.

Operators

1985-10-15
The Boeing Company
Registration N6005F
1985-10-25
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABZB
1994-11-02
Atlas Air
Registration N747MC
1997-01-08
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABZB
2004-06-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARP
2007-09-01
TESIS
Registration VP-BXD
2008-11-01
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registration TF-ARP
2010-07-01
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Registration TF-ARP
2010-09-01
CAL Cargo Airlines
Registration 4X-ICO

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 747-200F (747-230F) · 4X-ICO · CAL Cargo Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-23348 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 747-200F (747-230F) · 4X-ICO · CAL Cargo Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-23348}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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