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Boeing 747-400 (747-451)

B747-23821Scrapped

RegistrationUSN666US

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorDelta Air Lines

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

3logbook years

9photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-451) in Everett. Operated for Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerDelta Air Lines

MSN23821

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 Minneapolis it could fly non-stop as far as:

BKKBangkok13,352 km AKLAuckland12,942 km BOMMumbai12,764 km HKGHong Kong12,052 km DELNew Delhi11,791 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg14,457 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

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2007–2009Northwest Airlines · 2 years

Main base

MSPMinneapolis HNLHonolulu

Also flew to

ATLAtlanta LAXLos Angeles DTWDetroit

2015Delta Air Lines · 1 year

Main base

ATLAtlanta

Also flew to

HNLHonolulu MSPMinneapolis DTWDetroit

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2015

Delta Air Lines · 26 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Atlanta (ATL)

2009

Northwest Airlines · 18 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Atlanta (ATL)

2007

Northwest Airlines · 7 flights during the year · base Minneapolis (MSP)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Minneapolis (MSP)

Aircraft chronology

Aug 18, 1989

Delivered to Northwest Airlines

Delivered to Northwest Airlines as N666US.

Jul 24, 2014

Incident at Omaha

On July 24, 2014, the Boeing 747 451 aircraft (registration N666US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: Delta Air Lines.

Source: Delta Air Lines

Aug 21, 2018

Transferred to Delta Air Lines

Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Operators

1989-08-18

Northwest Airlines

Registration N666US

2018-08-21

Delta Air Lines

Registration N666US · Lessor: Delta

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