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Boeing 747-400 (747-4J6) · B-2443 · Air China

Boeing 747-400 (747-4J6) illustration in Air China livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-400 (747-4J6)

B747-25881Scrapped
RegistrationCNB-2443
OperatorAir China
1operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Boeing 747-400 (747-4J6) built in 1993 in Everett. Operated for Air China. Scrapped in 2018.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 100,000 flight hours (approx.)
Vuelopedia is a work in progress: it currently holds about 30% of the information we expect to have by the third quarter of 2027. Although we use only official, highly reliable sources, some aircraft data and history may still contain errors or inaccuracies. We work hard to clear every anomaly from the records using specialized verification tools.

Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines4× 4 x PW PW4056
PropulsionJet
Seats344 (F10 · C42 · Y292)
First flight1993
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationChina / Taiwán
OwnerAir China
MSN25881
Hex / ICAO 24-bit78000E
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 Beijing it could fly non-stop as far as:

CUNCancún12,797 kmHAVHavana12,731 kmMIAMiami12,484 kmMEXMexico City12,436 kmJNBJohannesburg11,709 km
Beyond its rangePTYTocumen14,308 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

Seating layout

10First
42Business
292Economy

344 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1993–2018Air China network of its widebody aircraft
Base
PEKBeijing
Main destinations
PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am MainNRTNaritaSHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuanHGHHangzhouISTIstanbulMUCMunichTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).
Feb 24, 1993
Delivered to Air China
Delivered to Air China as B-2443.
Mar 2015
Placed in storage
In March 2015, the 747 4J6 aircraft (registration B-2443), operated by Air China, was placed in storage. Source: Air China.
Source: Air China
Oct 2018
Scrapped
In October 2018, the 747 4J6 aircraft (registration B-2443), operated by Air China, was scrapped. Source: Air China.
Source: Air China

Operators

1993-02-24
Air China
Registration B-2443

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

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.

Gallery

External photographs under a Creative Commons license. Click to enlarge in a new tab.

External photograph of the aircraft
Christian Junker | Photography · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
External photograph of the aircraft
caribb · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
External photograph of the aircraft
Martin Oertle · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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