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Boeing 747-400 (747-422)

B747-26892Scrapped

RegistrationUSN194UA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUnited Airlines

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

4logbook years

0photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-422) built in 1997 in Everett. Operated for Atlas Air and United Airlines. Scrapped.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld

Mature · 20 years · ≈ 80,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4× P&W PW4000 SER

PropulsionJet

First flight1997

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerUnited Airlines Inc

MSN26892

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA178CA

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 San Francisco it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai13,020 km DOHDoha12,994 km BKKBangkok12,751 km LOSLagos12,554 km DELNew Delhi12,382 km

Beyond its rangeBOMMumbai13,511 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

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006–2010United Airlines · 4 years

Main base

SFOSan Francisco2 years ORDChicago2 years

Also flew to

IADWashington LAXLos Angeles DENDenver HNLHonolulu KOAKona

2011–2012Atlas Air airline base

Base

MIAMiami

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2010

United Airlines · 201 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)

2009

United Airlines · 9 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)

2007

United Airlines · 7 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)

2006

United Airlines · 29 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Jan 1, 2011

Delivered to Atlas Air

Delivered to Atlas Air as N194UA.

Jan 1, 2012

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Mar 20, 2017

Transferred to UAM Universal Asset Management

Transferred to UAM Universal Asset Management.

Operators

2011-01-01

Atlas Air

Registration N194UA

2012-01-01

United Airlines

Registration N194UA

2013-04-01

United Airlines

Registration N194UA · Lessor: United

2017-03-20

UAM Universal Asset Management

Registration N194UA

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