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Boeing 747-200C (747-21AC) · SX-ASC · RayyanAir

Boeing 747-200C (747-21AC) illustration in RayyanAir livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-200C (747-21AC)

B747-23652Ex-flota
RegistrationGRSX-ASC
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (N652AP), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 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
OperatorRayyanAir
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1incidents
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Boeing 747-200C (747-21AC) built in 1987. Operated for Martinair, GirJet, PAFCO and RayyanAir.

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Old · 39 years · ≈ 156,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1987
Country of registrationGrecia
MSN23652
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N652AP · 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 Amsterdam it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,003 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,462 kmLIMLima10,520 kmSINSingapore10,514 kmGRUSão Paulo9,774 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,659 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

1987–2007Martinair airline base
Base
AMSAmsterdam
2007–2008GirJet airline base
Base
BCNBarcelona

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1987
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 5, 1987
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N6038E.
Feb 23, 1987
Transferred to Martinair
Transferred to Martinair.
May 29, 1998
Incident at Muscat (MCT) International Airport
On May 29, 1998, the Boeing 747-21AC (SCD) aircraft (registration PH-MCE), operated by Martinair, was involved in an incident at Muscat (MCT) International Airport (Oman) due to an engine failure. Source: Martinair.
Source: Martinair
May 19, 2007
Transferred to GirJet
Transferred to GirJet.
Apr 17, 2008
Transferred to PAFCO
Transferred to PAFCO.
May 21, 2009
Transferred to Pegasus Aviation
Transferred to Pegasus Aviation.
Sep 1, 2009
Transferred to RayyanAir
Transferred to RayyanAir.

Operators

1987-02-05
The Boeing Company
Registration N6038E
1987-02-23
Martinair
Registration PH-MCE
2007-05-19
GirJet
Registration EC-KEP
2008-04-17
PAFCO
Registration N652AP
2009-05-21
Pegasus Aviation
Registration N652AP
2009-09-01
RayyanAir
Registration AP-BIB · Lessor: Pegasus Aviation

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BibTeX

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