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Boeing 747-400 (747-406)

B747-24202Stored

RegistrationNLPH-BFF

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorKLM Royal Dutch Airlines

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

14photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-406) built in 1990 in Everett. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Asia. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 96,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

First flight1990

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationPaíses Bajos

OwnerKlm Royal Dutch Airlines

MSN24202

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Lord of the Wings© from Toronto, Canada showing this registration on a 747 406 SCD

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 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,462 kmLIMLima10,520 km SINSingapore10,514 km GRUSão 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

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

1990–2002KLM Royal Dutch Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

AMSAmsterdam

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)JFKNew York LHRLondon AUHAbu Dhabi EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main NBONairobi SEASeattle TPETaoyuan

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Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Jan 30, 1990

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N6046P.

Feb 23, 1990

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Mar 1, 2002

Transferred to KLM Asia

Transferred to KLM Asia.

Aug 4, 2014

Incident at Amsterdam

On August 4, 2014, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFF), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Operators

1990-01-30

The Boeing Company

Registration N6046P

1990-02-23

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-BFF · Lessor: ORIX

2002-03-01

KLM Asia

Registration PH-BFF · Lessor: ORIX

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