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Boeing 747-400F (747-4B5F)

B747-32809Active

RegistrationUSN715CK

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorKalitta Air

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Boeing 747-400F (747-4B5F) built in 2002 in Everett. Operates for Kalitta Air.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 96,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4 x PW PW4056

PropulsionTurbofan

First flight2002

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerKalitta Air

MSN32809

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA98EDC

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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong12,960 km JNBJohannesburg12,865 km BOMMumbai12,546 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)11,860 kmDELNew Delhi11,765 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok13,947 km

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

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2018–2026Kalitta Air airline base

Base

EWRNewark

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Aircraft chronology

2002

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Aug 26, 2008

Incident at Bogota

On August 26, 2008, the Boeing 747-209B aircraft (registration N715CK), operated by Korean Air, was involved in an incident at Bogota (Colombia) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 26 August 2008, just after take-off from a high-altitude airport, while the landing gear was retracting, a loud bang came from the vicinity of the No. 3 engine. The exhaust gas temperature rose and three or four smaller bangs followed, all signs of a compressor surge. The crew secured the engine per the checklist, dumped fuel and returned to the airport without further incident. On the test stand with the engine installed, tests were run with newly overhauled fan blades and with a new fan case, to measure the effect of blade geometry and of blade-to-case clearance. It was found that blade contour and shape influenced surge margin and low compressor stability more than clearance variations: blades within limits — rounded leading edges, with little erosion and the correct chord — improved performance. It was concluded that no single factor caused the surge, but the combination of blade contour, variable vane rigging and high altitude. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Nov 2016

Placed in storage

In November 2016, the 747-4B5F aircraft (registration N715CK), operated by Kalitta Air, was placed in storage. Source: Kalitta Air.

Source: Kalitta Air

Aug 11, 2018

Delivered to Kalitta Air

Delivered to Kalitta Air as N715CK.

Operators

2018-08-11

Kalitta Air

Registration N715CK

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