Charter 747-400LCF
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Boeing 747-400LCF Dreamlifter payload and cargo capacity
747-400LCF · BLCF
Aircraft information
This technical reference for Boeing 747-400LCF Dreamlifter includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.
Key figures
- Max payload
- 119,405 kg
- Cargo volume
- 1,840 m³
- Range at max payload
- 7,800 km
Charter
Specifications
Cargo & performance
- Max payload
- 119,405 kg
- Cargo volume
- 1,840 m³
- Range at max payload
- 7,800 km
- Ferry range
- 12,500 km
- Cruise speed
- 878 km/h
Dimensions
- Overall length
- 71.69 m
- Wingspan
- 64.92 m
- Main deck length
- 35.3 m
- Main deck width
- 5.6 m
- Main deck height
- 3 m
Cargo doors & loading notes
Swing-tail main deck cargo door, rear-loading (dimensions not confirmed)
Weights
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 364,235 kg
- Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
- 288,030 kg
- Maximum landing weight (MLW)
- 295,742 kg
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 168,630 kg
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Aircraft family
- B747
- ICAO type code
- BLCF
- Aircraft category
- Very large freighter
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Engines
- 4 × CF6-80C2B1F
- Recorded operational status
- Active
Airport planning
ICAO type classification
Current Doc 8643 record for BLCF.
Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.
- ICAO type designator
- BLCF
- Wake turbulence category
- H
- Wingtip clearance group
- B
- Aircraft configuration
- Land Plane · 4 × Jet
Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026
FAA airport planning characteristics
Mapped by ICAO type designator BLCF. FAA source record: Boeing 747-400LCF Dreamlifter.
FAA aircraft-type data mapped by ICAO designator. It is intended for airport planning and design; it is not variant-specific operational approval or a complete compatibility assessment.
- FAA approach category
- D
- Airplane design group
- V
- Taxiway design group
- 4
- Reference approach speed
- 155 kt
- Tail height
- 21.55 m
- Wheelbase
- 27.04 m
- Main gear width
- 8.38 m
- Reference MTOW
- 364,235 kg
Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset