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Boeing 747-400F (747-412F)

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RegistrationCNB-2409

AIOperatorAir Central

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Boeing 747-400F (747-412F) built in 1995 in Everett. Operates for Air Central. Previously flew for Singapore Airlines and Air China.

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Old · 31 years · ≈ 124,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4× 4 x PW PW4056

PropulsionJet

First flight1995

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerAir China Cargo Airlines

MSN26560

Hex / ICAO 24-bit7BC009

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 Singapore it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle12,979 km MADMadrid11,383 km LOSLagos11,169 km LHRLondon10,883 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)10,724 km

Beyond its rangeLAXLos Angeles14,102 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2003Singapore Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

SINSingapore

Main destinations

BCNBarcelona BKKBangkok DMEMoscow DXBDubai FRAFrankfurt am Main HKGHong Kong ICNSeoul JNBJohannesburg MXPFerno (VA)RUHRiyadh SFOSan Francisco

2003–2026Air China network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PEKBeijing

Main destinations

PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am Main NRTNarita SHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuan HGHHangzhou ISTIstanbul MUCMunich TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

since 2026Air Central airline base

Base

NGOTokoname

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1995

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Feb 14, 1995

Delivered to Singapore Airlines

Delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SFC.

Oct 1, 2003

Transferred to Air China

Transferred to Air China.

Jan 2026

Placed in storage

In January 2026, the 747 412F aircraft (registration B-2409), operated by Air China, was placed in storage. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Aug 13, 2026

Transferred to Air Central

Transferred to Air Central.

Operators

1995-02-14

Singapore Airlines

Registration 9V-SFC

2003-10-01

Air China

Registration B-2409

2026-08-13

Air Central

Registration B-2409

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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