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Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia

Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) illustration in Terra Avia livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444)

B747-25152Active
RegistrationMDER-BYK
OperatorTerra Avia
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Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) in Everett. Operates for Terra Avia. Previously flew for Air Hong Kong.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines4×
PropulsionJet
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationChina / Taiwán
OwnerAir Hong Kong
MSN25152
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 Hong Kong it could fly non-stop as far as:

DFWDallas-Fort Worth13,053 kmJFKNew York12,970 kmYYZToronto12,548 kmORDChicago12,522 kmLOSLagos11,814 km
Beyond its rangeATLAtlanta13,498 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

–2026Air Hong Kong airline base
Base
HKGHong Kong

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 7, 2014
Accident at Hong Kong
On June 7, 2014, the Boeing 747 444BCF aircraft (registration B-HUS), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an accident at Hong Kong. Source: Hong Kong.
Source: Hong Kong
Sep 3, 2026
Incident near Sharjah
On September 3, 2026, the Boeing 747-444 (BCF) aircraft (registration ER-BYK), operated by Terra Avia, was involved in an incident near Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) due to an engine failure. Source: Terra Avia.
Source: Terra Avia
Sep 3, 2026
Delivered to Terra Avia
Delivered to Terra Avia as ER-BYK.

Operators

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Air Hong Kong
Registration B-HUS
2026-9-3
Terra Avia
Registration ER-BYK

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-25152

MLA

“Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-25152. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-25152.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-25152 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 747-400BCF (747-444) · ER-BYK · Terra Avia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-25152}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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Wikipedia

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