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Boeing 747-400 (747-406)

B747-28459Stored

RegistrationNLPH-BFT

OperatorKLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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Boeing 747-400 (747-406) built in 1997 in Everett. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 88,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

First flight1997

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationPaíses Bajos

OwnerKlm Royal Dutch Airlines

MSN28459

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4840CF

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 Amsterdam it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,003 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,462 kmLIMLima10,520 km SINSingapore10,514 km GRUSão Paulo9,774 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,659 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

1997–2019KLM Royal Dutch Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

AMSAmsterdam

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)JFKNew York LHRLondon AUHAbu Dhabi EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main NBONairobi SEASeattle TPETaoyuan

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

May 1, 1997

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as PH-BFT.

May 15, 1997

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Dec 27, 2011

Incident at New York

On December 27, 2011, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Feb 25, 2017

Incident

On February 25, 2017, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Apr 25, 2019

Incident at Seoul

On April 25, 2019, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Operators

1997-05-01

The Boeing Company

Registration PH-BFT

1997-05-15

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-BFT

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