PlaneFox tracks 4 Boeing 747 aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
A Boeing 747 flies about 7,730 nm, roughly 14,316 km, which is about 15 h 37 min in still air at typical cruise.
The Boeing Boeing 747 is a four-engine, wide-body transport aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The original 747 first flew on 9 February 1969, entered airline service in 1970, and remained in production until 2023 across passenger, combi, VIP, and freighter versions. It is best known for its distinctive upper deck and nose-loading freighter capability on cargo models. For buyers, the 747 matters because it occupies a niche few aircraft can match: very high passenger capacity, outsized cargo volume, intercontinental range, and established global maintenance knowledge.
Performance depends strongly on variant. Typical long-range cruise is around Mach 0.84 to 0.86, roughly 490 to 500 knots at altitude. Published range spans from about 4,600 nautical miles for early passenger models to approximately 7,730 nautical miles for the 747-8 Intercontinental, while the 747-8 Freighter is optimized for heavy payload over about 4,120 nautical miles. Service ceiling is generally up to 45,100 feet. Powerplants include Pratt & Whitney JT9D, General Electric CF6, and Rolls-Royce RB211 engines on earlier generations, with General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the 747-8. Freighter payload capability varies by model, with the 747-8F offering a maximum revenue payload of about 292,400 lb.
Passenger layouts vary from premium VIP interiors to high-density airline configurations. A typical 747-400 passenger aircraft seats around 366 passengers in a three-class arrangement, while layouts can be significantly higher in denser service. The cabin is defined by a wide main deck, an upper deck often used for premium seating or crew rest, and substantial lower-hold cargo capacity. Avionics differ by generation: early 747s used three-crew flight decks with analog instrumentation, the 747-400 introduced a two-crew glass cockpit with EFIS, EICAS, and FMS, and the 747-8 uses a modern integrated flight deck with large displays and updated navigation and communication capability.
Used Boeing Boeing 747 aircraft are primarily evaluated by variant, engine type, remaining life limits, maintenance status, and mission fit. Key review items include heavy-check history, corrosion inspections, landing gear status, engine time and LLPs, cargo-door condition on freighters, avionics compliance such as ADS-B and CPDLC, and records quality. Common market choices include the 747-400 passenger aircraft for conversion or specialized use, the 747-400F for established cargo operations, and the 747-8F for operators needing newer production, higher payload, and better fuel efficiency. Values are typically driven more by cargo utility, maintenance exposure, and engine condition than by passenger-cabin configuration.