{
  "reviewed": "2026-09-30",
  "basis": "Representative airport-planning configurations, not limits for every individual aircraft.",
  "variants": [
    {
      "variant": "747-400",
      "file": "747-400",
      "role": "Passenger",
      "manual": "four",
      "page": "2-2",
      "pdfPage": 19,
      "mtow": 875000,
      "mlw": 630000,
      "mzfw": 542500,
      "oew": 394088,
      "payload": 148412,
      "fuelGallons": 57065,
      "fuelLitres": 216014,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 5536,
      "bulkFt3": 835,
      "seats": 400,
      "configuration": "GE CF6-80C2B1 planning example at 875,000 lb MTOW, with optional 630,000 lb MLW, 542,500 lb MZFW and tail fuel. OEW assumes Boeing’s 400-seat three-class layout.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-400.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-1, Revision F (December 2024)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-400_Rev_F.pdf"
      }
    },
    {
      "variant": "747-400ER",
      "file": "747-400er",
      "role": "Passenger",
      "manual": "four",
      "page": "2-11",
      "pdfPage": 28,
      "mtow": 910000,
      "mlw": 652000,
      "mzfw": 555000,
      "oew": 406900,
      "payload": 148100,
      "fuelGallons": 63240,
      "fuelLitres": 239389,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 4550,
      "bulkFt3": 789,
      "seats": 416,
      "configuration": "GE-powered airport-planning example with two body fuel tanks. This is the planning option, not the single-tank configuration delivered to Qantas. OEW assumes 416 seats in three classes.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-400er.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-1, Revision F (December 2024)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-400_Rev_F.pdf"
      }
    },
    {
      "variant": "747-400F",
      "file": "747-400f",
      "role": "Freighter",
      "manual": "four",
      "page": "2-8",
      "pdfPage": 25,
      "mtow": 875000,
      "mlw": 666000,
      "mzfw": 635000,
      "oew": 363954,
      "payload": 271046,
      "fuelGallons": 57065,
      "fuelLitres": 216014,
      "mainContainerFt3": 18720,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 5536,
      "bulkFt3": 520,
      "configuration": "GE CF6-80C2B1 planning example at 875,000 lb MTOW, with optional 666,000 lb MLW, 635,000 lb MZFW and tail fuel. Main-deck volume uses 29 ten-foot containers.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-400f.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-1, Revision F (December 2024)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-400_Rev_F.pdf"
      }
    },
    {
      "variant": "747-400ERF",
      "file": "747-400erf",
      "role": "Freighter",
      "manual": "four",
      "page": "2-12",
      "pdfPage": 29,
      "mtow": 910000,
      "mlw": 666000,
      "mzfw": 611000,
      "oew": 362400,
      "payload": 248600,
      "fuelGallons": 53765,
      "fuelLitres": 203522,
      "mainContainerFt3": 18720,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 5600,
      "bulkFt3": 520,
      "configuration": "GE CF6-80C2B5-F planning example. Main-deck volume uses 29 ten-foot containers; lower-deck container volume uses LD-2s. OEW varies with equipment and operator.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-400erf.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-1, Revision F (December 2024)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-400_Rev_F.pdf"
      }
    },
    {
      "variant": "747-8I",
      "file": "747-8i",
      "role": "Passenger",
      "manual": "eight",
      "page": "2-3",
      "pdfPage": 14,
      "mtow": 987000,
      "mlw": 688000,
      "mzfw": 651000,
      "oew": 485300,
      "payload": 167700,
      "fuelGallons": 63034,
      "fuelLitres": 238609,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 5705,
      "bulkFt3": 640,
      "seats": 467,
      "configuration": "Passenger planning example with tail fuel. Boeing’s page 2-3 lists 63,034 US gal including tail-tank volume, while the same revision’s detailed tank table lists 59,734 US gal and no horizontal-stabilizer quantity; both figures and their source context are retained. Boeing’s estimated OEW assumes its standard equipment allowances and 467-seat three-class arrangement. Boeing also lists 167,700 lb payload, but its 651,000 lb MZFW minus 485,300 lb OEW gives 165,700 lb; the published payload is retained and flagged.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-8i.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-3, Revision E (January 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-8_Rev_E.pdf"
      },
      "payloadArithmeticDifferenceLb": 2000
    },
    {
      "variant": "747-8F",
      "file": "747-8f",
      "role": "Freighter",
      "manual": "eight",
      "page": "2-2",
      "pdfPage": 13,
      "mtow": 987000,
      "mlw": 763000,
      "mzfw": 727000,
      "oew": 434600,
      "payload": 292400,
      "fuelGallons": 59734,
      "fuelLitres": 226117,
      "mainContainerFt3": 24462,
      "lowerContainerFt3": 5850,
      "bulkFt3": 520,
      "configuration": "987,000 lb MTOW planning option. Boeing’s estimated OEW and structural payload depend on equipment and operator configuration. The freighter has no tail fuel tank.",
      "url": "/boeing_747_family/747-8f.php",
      "source": {
        "title": "Boeing D6-58326-3, Revision E (January 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/airports/acaps/747-8_Rev_E.pdf"
      }
    }
  ]
}