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Boeing 747-400 (747-4H6)

B747-28427Scrapped

RegistrationESEC-MQK

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorGaruda Indonesia

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

8photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-4H6) in Everett. Operated for Malaysia Airlines, Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd and Wamos Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEspaña

OwnerGaruda Indonesia

MSN28427

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3453CE

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Andrzej Otrębski showing this registration on a 747 4H6

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 Sepang it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle12,985 km MADMadrid11,090 km LOSLagos10,898 km LHRLondon10,605 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)10,442 km

Beyond its rangeLAXLos Angeles14,163 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

1998–2017Malaysia Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

KULSepang

Main destinations

LHRLondon NRTNarita DFWDallas-Fort Worth BKKBangkok CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DOHDoha FRAFrankfurt am Main ORDChicago CMBColombo TASTashkent ADLAdelaide

since 2020Wamos Air airline base

Base

MADMadrid

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Mar 20, 1998

Delivered to Malaysia Airlines

Delivered to Malaysia Airlines as 9M-MPK.

Jan 5, 2017

Transferred to Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd

Transferred to Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd.

Feb 22, 2020

Transferred to Wamos Air

Transferred to Wamos Air.

Operators

1998-03-20

Malaysia Airlines

Registration 9M-MPK

2017-01-05

Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd

Registration 9M-MPK · Lessor: AerSale Inc.

2020-02-22

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MQK · Lessor: AerSale Inc.

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