Boeing 747-400 Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 590 Boeing 747-400 airframes have been observed in commercial service.
  • Typical passenger configuration is 416 seats with a design range of 13,450 km.
  • The observed global fleet average age for this type is 5.9 years.
Boeing 747-400 commercial airliner
Boeing 747-400 British Airways commercial airliner Photo: File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Typical Seating 416 seats 2-class passenger configuration
Maximum Range 13,450 km 7,262 nautical miles
Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 396,890 kg 874,992 lbs

Global Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed Boeing 747-400 airframes across active airline operators.

18 0-4 yrs 57 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs
Boeing 747-400 Age Distribution
Age BracketCount
0-4 yrs18
5-9 yrs57
10-14 yrs0
15-19 yrs0
20+ yrs0

Observed Airframes (Boeing 747-400)

Tail Number Operator Mode S Hex Owner / Lessor Status Last Observed Airport Age
B-2472 Air China 7bc006 BOC Aviation ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
B-2473 China Southern Airlines 7bc007 CDB Aviation ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
B-2461 China Southern Airlines 7bc008 CDB Aviation ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
VH-OEB Qantas 7c4771 Qantas ACTIVE Unassigned 6.8 years
VH-OEE Qantas 7c4774 Qantas Airways Limited ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
VH-OEF Qantas 7c4775 Qantas Airways Limited ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
VH-OEG Qantas 7c4776 Qantas ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
VH-OEH Qantas 7c4777 Qantas Airways Limited ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
VH-OEI Qantas 7c4778 Qantas Airways Limited ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
VH-OEJ Qantas 7c4779 Qantas Airways Limited ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
VH-OJS Qantas 7c4836 Qantas ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
VH-OJT Qantas 7c4837 Qantas ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
VH-OJU Qantas 7c4838 Qantas ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
VT-ESO Air India Limited 80000c DAE Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
VT-ESP Air India Limited 800013 DAE Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.8 years
VT-EVA Air India Limited 800050 DAE Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
VT-EVB Air India Limited 80005a DAE Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
B-18701 China Airlines 899015 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
B-16406 EVA Air 89908c Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
B-16407 EVA Air 89908d Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
B-16408 EVA Air 89908e Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
B-16481 EVA Air 8990c0 Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
B-16482 EVA Air 8990c1 Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
B-16483 EVA Air 8990c2 Eva Air ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
B-18712 China Airlines 899100 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
B-18715 China Airlines 899101 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
B-18716 China Airlines 899102 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
B-18717 China Airlines 899103 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
B-18718 China Airlines 899104 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
B-18719 China Airlines 899105 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.8 years
B-18720 China Airlines 899106 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
B-18721 China Airlines 899107 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
B-18207 China Airlines 89910d China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
B-18208 China Airlines 89910e China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
B-18706 China Airlines 899111 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
B-18707 China Airlines 899112 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
B-18708 China Airlines 899113 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
B-18722 China Airlines 89911b China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
B-18723 China Airlines 89911c China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
B-18709 China Airlines 89911d China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
B-18710 China Airlines 89911e China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
B-18711 China Airlines 89911f China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
B-18210 China Airlines 8991a0 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
B-18211 China Airlines 8991a1 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
B-18212 China Airlines 8991a2 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
B-18215 China Airlines 8991a3 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
B-18725 China Airlines 8991a4 China Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
PK-GSG Garuda Indonesia 8a001a Nordic Aviation Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
PK-GSH Garuda Indonesia 8a001b Nordic Aviation Capital ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
PK-LHG Lion Mentari Airlines 8a01d1 Lion Air ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years
JA04KZ Nippon Cargo Airlines 841093 Nippon Cargo Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
JA05KZ Nippon Cargo Airlines 841427 Nippon Cargo Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
JA06KZ Nippon Cargo Airlines 8417bb Nippon Cargo Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
JA08KZ Nippon Cargo Airlines 841ee3 Nippon Cargo Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
HS-TGW Thai Airways International 88002d Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
HS-TGX Thai Airways International 88002e Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
HS-TGY Thai Airways International 88003a Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
HS-TGZ Thai Airways International 880041 Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
HS-TGA Thai Airways International 880050 Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
HS-TGB Thai Airways International 880051 Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
HS-TGF Thai Airways International 88006d Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
HS-TGG Thai Airways International 88006e Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
HS-STA Orient Thai Airlines 884e81 Orient Thai Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
HS-STB Orient Thai Airlines 884e82 Orient Thai Airlines ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
HS-TGO Thai Airways International 887801 Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
HS-TGP Thai Airways International 887802 Thai Airways International ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
N401KZ Kalitta Air a4b151 Kalitta Air Llc ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
N402KZ Kalitta Air a4b508 Kalitta Air ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
N403KZ Kalitta Air a4b8bf Kalitta Air ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
N404KZ Atlas Air a4bc76 BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
N405KZ Atlas Air a4c02d BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
N406KZ Atlas Air a4c3e4 BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 6.8 years
N407KZ Atlas Air a4c79b BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
N408MC Atlas Air a4cb6f BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
N409MC Atlas Air a4cf26 BBAM ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years

Recent Delivery Flights

No recent OEM factory delivery flights recorded for this model in the sample period.

Recorded Safety Occurrences

Zero major hull-loss safety occurrences on record for this type in the monitored dataset.