Cargo Aircraft

Boeing 747-400ERF

N663CA

Three ways to load it. Including one most freighters don’t have. The 747-400ERF opens at the nose for the cargo that won’t clear a conventional door. 125 metric tons of payload, 665 cubic meters of volume, and the range to deliver across five continents nonstop.

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Cargo being loaded onto an airplane

Aircraft Specs

The numbers behind 
the mission

This is the long-range 747 freighter. Higher fuel capacity, reinforced main-deck floor, and full freighter systems integration. Purpose-built for the cargo missions that need to go farther without stopping. Questions about what these numbers mean for your shipment? Your charter expert has the answers.

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Cargo payload (net/gross)*

265,656 lbs / 275,578 lbs

Max Gross Takeoff Weight

910,330 lbs

Max Gross Landing Weight

652,985 lbs

*Remember to include the weight of pallets, nets, and straps. These items convert your cargo’s net payload to its gross payload.

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Cargo being loaded onto an airplane

Aircraft Specs

The numbers behind 
the mission

This is the long-range 747 freighter. Higher fuel capacity, reinforced main-deck floor, and full freighter systems integration. Purpose-built for the cargo missions that need to go farther without stopping. Questions about what these numbers mean for your shipment? Your charter expert has the answers.

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Cargo payload (net/gross)*

120,500 kgs. / 125,000 kgs.

Max Gross Takeoff Weight

412,769 kgs.

Max Gross Landing Weight

296,195 kgs.

*Remember to include the weight of pallets, nets, and straps. These items convert your cargo’s net payload to its gross payload.

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Cargo Specs

What goes where. And how much of it.

Main-deck and lower-lobe cargo layouts with position counts, pallet compatibility, and compartment breakdowns. Your special loads expert can walk through alternatives for non-standard cargo.

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Loadability

How it all fits

Seven pallet types on the main deck, including 463L military. Nine lower-deck positions forward and aft, plus an 852 ft³ bulk hold. 665 m³ of total cargo volume.


Main deck side door package length limitations

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Nose door package dimension limitations

Tilted Loading
Height In.9690807060504030201284
Length In.106108113132140143143147148148151154

Loadability

How it all fits

Seven pallet types on the main deck, including 463L military. Nine lower-deck positions forward and aft, plus an 852 ft³ bulk hold. 665 m³ of total cargo volume.


Main deck side door package length limitations

Width In.
102030405060708090100110120130134
Height In.Length In.
120470412367331302280259239219198179161
118470412367331302280259239219198179161144137
116495434386346314290268248228100110120151145
114536458404361326299277256237217196177158153
112546474417370334306282261242222202182163157
110573492429380342312287266246226207187168161
108600509441391350318293271251231212192173165
106600525455399356326297275254234215196176170
104600543468409363333303279258239219199181175
102600561481418373338309284263243224204185180
100600574492428378346313288267246227207188183
98600586505438386353318292270250230210192186
0-96600600517447395355323297275254232213196192


Nose door package dimension limitations

Tilted Loading
Height In.9690807060504030201284
Length In.106108113132140143143147148148151154

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Aircraft Details

The aircraft you call when the cargo won’t fit on anything else

Oil and gas equipment. Aerospace components. Oversized manufacturing machinery. The 747-400ERF exists for the shipments that other freighters have to turn down.

  • Nose-door loading accepts cargo of virtually any length, making this aircraft the go-to for oil and gas pipelines, wind turbine components, and aerospace assemblies
  • Purpose-built freighter airframe with a reinforced main-deck floor rated for concentrated heavy loads across 30 pallet positions
  • Certified for Hazmat, dangerous goods (DG), and ITAR-controlled shipments with full regulatory documentation
  • Extended range (4,970 nmi) reaches global energy, manufacturing, and defense hubs nonstop
  • Dedicated special loads team engineers custom loading solutions for non-standard cargo before your shipment arrives at the ramp
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cargo highlights

In its element

The 747-400ERF at work on the ramp. The freight speaks for itself.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Questions we hear on every first call

    These come up in nearly every cargo charter conversation about the 747-400ERF. If yours isn’t listed, ask us. Your charter expert will track down the answer or connect you with someone on our team who can.

    We handle a wide range of cargo including aerospace components, defense equipment, industrial machinery, energy infrastructure, high-value, oversized, and dangerous goods (with proper documentation and compliance).

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