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Boeing 747-400 (747-458)

B747-26056Unknown

RegistrationIL4X-ELB

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorEl Al Israel Airlines

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Boeing 747-400 (747-458) in Everett.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationIsrael

OwnerEl Al

MSN26056

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Mitchul Hope showing this registration on a 747 458

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 Tel Aviv it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago13,219 km LIMLima12,777 km MEXMexico City12,482 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)12,247 kmLAXLos Angeles12,167 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)14,168 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

current operatorEl Al Israel Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

TLVTel Aviv

Main destinations

AMSAmsterdam BCNBarcelona BKKBangkok BOMMumbai CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DMEMoscow EWRNewark FCORome HKGHong Kong JFKNew York JNBJohannesburg

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Aircraft chronology

Jun 4, 2017

Incident at Tel Aviv

On June 4, 2017, the Boeing 747 458 aircraft (registration 4X-ELB), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: El Al.

Source: El Al

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the 747 458 aircraft (registration 4X-ELB), operated by El Al Israel Airlines, was in the news. Source: El Al Israel Airlines.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: El Al Israel Airlines.

Source: El Al Israel Airlines

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External photograph of the aircraft — EL AL Israel's Airlines · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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