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Boeing 747-400 (747-428)

B747-32868Scrapped

RegistrationISTF-AAK

OperatorSaudia

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-428) built in 2003 in Everett. Operated for Air France and Air Atlanta Icelandic. Scrapped.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 52,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

First flight2003

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationIslandia

OwnerAir Atlanta Icelandic

MSN32868

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4CC3EF

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 Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,673 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,100 kmSINSingapore10,724 km LIMLima10,276 km NRTNarita9,710 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,944 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

2003–2015Air France network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta AMSAmsterdam JFKNew York LHRLondon ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)AUHAbu Dhabi DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main KULSepang LAXLos Angeles SEASeattle

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2003

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Mar 31, 2003

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-GITH.

Dec 1, 2015

Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic

Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.

Mar 12, 2016

Incident at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

On March 12, 2016, the Boeing 747-428 aircraft (registration TF-AAK), operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic, was involved in an incident at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (Chile) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Air Atlanta Icelandic.

Source: Air Atlanta Icelandic

Operators

2003-03-31

Air France

Registration F-GITH · Lessor: ILFC

2015-12-01

Air Atlanta Icelandic

Registration TF-AAK

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 747-400 (747-428) · TF-AAK · Saudia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-12},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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Wikipedia

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