Charter B747-8F
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Boeing B747-8F payload and cargo capacity
B747-8F · B748
Aircraft information
This technical reference for Boeing B747-8F includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.
Key figures
- Max payload
- 132,630 kg
- Cargo volume
- 854.9 m³
- Range at max payload
- 7,900 km
Charter
Specifications
Cargo & performance
- Max payload
- 132,630 kg
- Cargo volume
- 854.9 m³
- Containerized cargo volume
- 843.7 m³
- Range at max payload
- 7,900 km
- Ferry range
- 17,850 km
- Cruise speed
- 908 km/h
Dimensions
- Overall length
- 76.25 m
- Wingspan
- 68.45 m
- Main deck length
- 38.1 m
- Main deck width
- 5.6 m
- Main deck height
- 3 m
Cargo doors & loading notes
Nose cargo door 249 × 305 cm | Main deck side cargo door 340 × 312 cm | Lower deck forward cargo door 264 × 168 cm | Lower deck aft cargo door 264 × 168 cm
Weights
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 447,695 kg
- Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
- 329,760 kg
- Maximum landing weight (MLW)
- 346,090 kg
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 197,130 kg
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Aircraft family
- B747
- ICAO type code
- B748
- Aircraft category
- Very large freighter
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Engines
- 4 × GEnx-2B67
- Recorded operational status
- Active
Airport planning
ICAO type classification
Current Doc 8643 record for B748.
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
- B748
- 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 B748. FAA source record: Boeing 747-8.
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
- VI
- Taxiway design group
- 6
- Reference approach speed
- 159 kt
- Tail height
- 19.57 m
- Wheelbase
- 29.66 m
- Main gear width
- 12.74 m
- Reference MTOW
- 447,696 kg
Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset
Published pavement requirements
Aircraft ratings at a reference mass of 443,613 kg. These are airport-planning values, not a complete operational compatibility assessment.
ACR values apply to the 747-8F at 443,613 kg maximum taxi weight. Performance charts are for airport planning and require independent review before compatibility can be published.
| System | Pavement | A | B | C | D | Tire pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACN | Flexible | 63 | 70 | 87 | 110 | X |
| ACN | Rigid | 64 | 76 | 89 | 101 | X |
| ACR | Flexible | 550 | 610 | 720 | 1,030 | X |
| ACR | Rigid | 710 | 830 | 920 | 1,010 | X |
Source: Boeing · D6-58326-3 · Revision E · Jan 1, 2026
Table references: ACN — 7-24 · ACR — 7-31