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Data through end of February 2021.
The following is a list of current commercial operators of Boeing 747, and any of its variants.
As of March 2024, there were 415 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100s, 3 747SPs, 20 747-200s, 3 747-300s, 236 747-400s, and 152 747-8s. [1] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
| Airline | 747-100 | 747SP | 747-200 | 747-300 [lower-alpha 1] | 747-400 [lower-alpha 2] | 747-400F [lower-alpha 3] | 747-8I | 747-8F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Aerostan | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Aerotranscargo | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Air Atlanta Europe | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| Air Atlanta Icelandic | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Air Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Air China | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | 10 |
| Air China Cargo | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| AirBridgeCargo | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 15 |
| Asiana Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| ASL Airlines Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Atlas Air | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | — | 9 | 49 |
| Bahrain Royal Flight | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Boeing | — | — | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | — | — | 4 |
| Brunei Government | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cargo Air Lines | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Cargolux | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 29 |
| Cathay Pacific | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 14 | 20 |
| Challenge Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| China Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| China Central Longhao Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Compass Cargo Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Dubai Royal Air Wing | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Egyptian Government | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Elitavia Malta | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Fars Air Qeshm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fly Pro | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| General Electric | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geo-Sky | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Global Jet Isle of Man | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Iran Air | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Iranian Air Force | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kalitta Air | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 21 |
| Kingdom Aircraft II LLC | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Korean Air | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| Korean Government | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lufthansa | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 19 | — | 27 |
| Mahan Air | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Martinair | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Moroccan Government | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| My Freighter | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| National Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Nippon Cargo Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| One Air | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Polar Air Cargo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Pratt & Whitney | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Qatar Amiri Flight | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rolls-Royce North America | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| ROM Cargo Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Rossiya Airlines | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Royal Flight of Oman | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Saha Airlines | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Saudi Arabian Government | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| SF Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Silk Way West Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 12 |
| Singapore Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Sky Lease Cargo | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| State of Kuwait | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stratolaunch | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Suparna Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Terra Avia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Transaviaexport Cargo Airline | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Turkey Government | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| UPS Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 29 | 42 |
| US Air Force | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| Western Global Airlines | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 40 | 196 | 47 | 105 | 415 |
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Data through end of February 2021.
Original operators - ♠
| Country | Organisation | Number of planes | Modification of B747 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | Imperial Iranian Air Force ♠, now Iran Air Force | 16 | 1 B747-100, 1 B747-200M, 10 B747-100F, 4 B747-200F |
 Morocco | Government of Morocco | 2 | 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I |
 Turkey | Government of Turkey | 1 | B747-8I |
 Japan | Government of Japan Japanese Air Force One♠ | 2 | B747-400 |
 Saudi Arabia | Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♠ | 2 | 1 B747-300, 1 B747-400 |
 Brunei | Brunei Government | 1 | B747-8I |
 United Arab Emirates | Dubai Royal Air Wing | 5 | 2 B747-400, 2 B747-400M, 1 B747-400F |
 Oman | The Royal Flight Sultanate of Oman (RFO) | 3 | 1 B747SP, 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I |
 Qatar | Qatar Amiri Flight | 2 | B747-8I |
 Kuwait | State of Kuwait | 1 | B747-8I |
 United States | Advanced Airborne Command Post operated by United States Air Force ♠ | 4 | E-4B (B747-200B) |
| United States | Air Force One operated by United States Air Force ♠ | 2 | VC-25A (B747-200B) |
| United States | NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy | 1 | B747SP |
| Model | First Delivery | Last Delivery | Total Delivered | ||
| Date | Customer | Date | Customer | ||
| 747-100 | December 13, 1969 | Pan American World Airways | July 2, 1976 | British Airways | 167 |
| 747-100SR | September 26, 1973 | Japan Airlines | April 2, 1975 | Japan Airlines | 7 |
| 747-100BSR | December 21, 1978 | All Nippon Airways | November 12, 1982 | All Nippon Airways | 20 |
| 747-100B | August 2, 1979 | Iran Air | April 2, 1982 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 9 |
| 747-100B SUD | March 24, 1986 | Japan Airlines | September 9, 1986 | Japan Airlines | 2 |
| Total 747-100 Series: | 205 | ||||
| 747-200B | January 16, 1971 | KLM | December 20, 1990 | United States Air Force | 233 |
| 747-200F (Freighter) | March 10, 1972 | Lufthansa | November 19, 1991 | Nippon Cargo Airlines | 73 |
| 747-200C (Convertble) | April 30, 1973 | World Airways | September 26, 1988 | Martinair | 13 |
| 747-200M (Combi) | March 7, 1975 | Air Canada | April 5, 1988 | Iberia Airlines | 74 |
| Total 747-200 Series: | 393 | ||||
| 747SP | March 5, 1976 | Pan American World Airways | December 9, 1989 | Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE) | 45 |
| Total 747SP: | 45 | ||||
| 747-300 | March 1, 1983 | Union de Transports Aériens | October 18, 1988 | Japan Asia | 56 |
| 747-300M (Combi) | March 5, 1983 | Swissair | September 25, 1990 | Sabena | 21 |
| 747-300SR | December 10, 1987 | Japan Airlines | February 19, 1988 | Japan Airlines | 4 |
| Total 747-300 Series: | 81 | ||||
| 747-400 | January 26, 1989 | Northwest Airlines | April 26, 2005 | China Airlines | 442 |
| 747-400M (Combi) | September 1, 1989 | KLM | April 10, 2002 | KLM | 61 |
| 747-400D | October 10, 1991 | Japan Airlines | December 11, 1995 | All Nippon Airways | 19 |
| 747-400F | November 17, 1993 | Cargolux | May 7, 2009 | Nippon Cargo Airlines | 126 |
| 747-400ERF | October 17, 2002 | Air France | November 10, 2009 | LoadAir Cargo (Cancelled) Kalitta Air | 40 |
| 747-400ER | October 31, 2002 | Qantas | July 30, 2003 | Qantas | 6 |
| Total 747-400 Series: | 694 | ||||
| 747-8F | October 12, 2011 | Cargolux | January 31, 2023 | Atlas Air | 107 |
| 747-8BBJ | February 28, 2012 | Govt. of Qatar | November 6, 2021 | Govt. of Egypt | 12 |
| 747-8I | April 26, 2012 | Lufthansa | July 7, 2017 | Korean Air | 36 |
| Total 747-8 Series: | 155 | ||||
| Total Delivered (All series): | 1,573 | ||||
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