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The Boeing 747 is becoming a rarer aircraft to see flying, and particularly so for the original classic models.
Today, if you want to fly on a 747 you’ll be limited to a 747-400 and -8 model, with the former now quite rare.
The so-called Classic models, which include the 747-100, -200, -300 and 747SP, are now limited to cargo and VIP flying, and none are known to be flying passengers.
However, you may still want to see some of these older jets.
Here’s a current list of all surviving Classic Boeing 747s.
Boeing 747-100
| N7470 | 20235/1 | 747-121 | (Boeing) | Prototype. Preserved Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA, USA | |
| N747GE | 19651/25 | 747-121 | (General Electric) | Preserved Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA | |
| EP-CQB | 19667/5 | 747-121(SF) | (Iranian Air Force) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| 5-8106 | 19669/9 | 747-121(SF) | (Iranian Air Force) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| 5-8108 | 19669/9 | 747-121(SF) | (Iranian Air Force) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| EP-NHT | 19678/78 | 747-131(SF) | (Iranian Air Force) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| N601US | 19778/27 | 747-151 | (Northwest Airlines) | Forward section preserved National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC, USA | |
| N481EV | 19896/72 | 747-132(SF) | (Evergreen International) | Preserved Evergreen Museum, McMinnville, OR, USA | |
| 5-8103 | 20080/80 | 747-131(SF) | Iranian Air Force | Active | |
| 5-8105 | 20081/85 | 747-131(SF) | Iranian Air Force | Active | |
| 5-8107 | 20082/151 | 747-131(F) | Iranian Air Force | Active | |
| N905NA | 20107/86 | 747-123 | (NASA) | Preserved, Johnson Space Center, Houston Ellington Field, TX, USA | Shuttle Carrier |
| G-AWNG | 20269/150 | 747-136 | (British Airways) | Cockpit section preserved, Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA, USA | |
| F-BPVJ | 20541/200 | 747-128 | (Air France) | Preserved Musee de L’Air et de L’Espace, Paris Le Bourget, France | |
| N911NA | 20781/221 | 747-SR46 | (NASA) | Preserved Blackbird Air Park, Palmdale, CA, USA | Shuttle Carrier |
| HS-UTD | 21029/259 | 747-146A | Preserved Ban Lueam, Udon Thani | ||
| EP-IAM | 21759/381 | 747-168B | (Iran Air) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran |
Boeing 747-200
| ZS-SAL | 20237/154 | 747-244B | (South African Airways) | Cockpit section preserved, Flyers Café, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| ZS-SAN | 20239/160 | 747-244B | (South African Airways) | Preserved, SAA Museum, Rand Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| HS-UTB | 20529/192 | 747-246B | Preserved, Jesada Technik Museum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | ||
| 73-1676 | 20682/202 | E-4B BN | US Air Force | Active | |
| 73-1677 | 20683/204 | E-4B BN | US Air Force | Active | |
| 74-0787 | 20684/232 | E-4B BN | US Air Force | Active | |
| N485EV | 20712/218 | 747-212B(SF) | (US Air Force) | Preserved, North Kingstown, RI | Wears Air Force One colours |
| N482EV | 20713/219 | 747-212B(SF) | (Evergreen International) | Preserved Evergreen Museum, McMinnville, OR, USA | |
| HL7463 | 20770/213 | 747-2B5B | (Korean Air) | Preserved Jeongseok Airfield, South Korea | |
| SX-OAB | 20825/223 | 747-284B | (Olympic Airways) | Stored Athens Hellinikon, Greece | |
| EC-KRP | 20826/242 | 747-245F | (Pronair) | Stored Valencia, Spain | |
| N899TH | 20929/247 | 747-217B | Preserved Jomtien, Thailand | ||
| 75-0125 | 20949/257 | E-4B BN | US Air Force | Active | |
| XT-DMT | 21054/260 | 747-238B | (Esta Aviation) | Stored, Fujairah, UAE | |
| N981JM | 21162/283 | 747-212B | Jumbo Hostel | Preserved as hotel, Stockholm Arlanda, Sweden | |
| 5-8106 | 21180/287 | 747-270C | Iranian Air Force | Active | |
| EP-IAG | 21217/291 | 747-286B | (Iran Air) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| G-BDXB | 21239/302 | 747-236B | (British Airways) | Preserved Xiamen International, China | |
| EP-CQA | 21486/315 | 747-2J9F | (Iranian Air Force) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| EP-SIH | 21487/319 | 747-2J9F | (Saha Airlines) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| 5-8115 | 21507/340 | 747-2J9F | Iranian Air Force | Active | |
| EP-ICC | 21514/343 | 747-2J9F | (Iran Air) | Preserved, Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Center, Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| G-BDXG | 21536/328 | 747-236B | (British Airways) | Cockpit section preserved, South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan, UK | |
| PH-BUK | 21549/336 | 747-206BM (SUD) | (KLM) | Preserved, Aviodrome Museum, Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| SX-FIN | 21575/358 | 747-283B(SF) | (Sky Express) | Stored Chateauroux, France | |
| D-ABYM | 21588/342 | 747-230B | (Lufthansa) | Preserved, Technik Museum, Speyer, Germany | |
| CN-RME | 21615/338 | 747-2B6B | (Royal Air Maroc) | Preserved, RAM Academie, Casablanca, Morocco | |
| G-BDXH | 21635/365 | 747-236B | (European Air Charter) | Cockpit section preserved, South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan, UK | |
| G-BDXJ | 21831/440 | 747-236B | Preserved, Dunsfold, UK | ||
| N642NW | 21942/471 | 747-22B | Cockpit section preserved, Museum of Aeronautical Science, Narita, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 4X-ICM | 21965/438 | 747-271C | (Cargo Air Lines) | Stored Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, Israel | |
| N787RR | 21966/446 | 747-267B | (Rolls-Royce North America) | Stored Marana Pinal Airpark, AZ, USA | |
| VH-EBQ | 22145/410 | 747-238B | (QANTAS) | Preserved Founders Outback Museum, Longreach, QLD, Australia | |
| EC-JFR | 22272/463 | 747-258B | (C2FPA) | Stored Chateauroux, France | |
| N747KD | 22306/480 | 747-236F | (Cathay Pacific) | Cockpit section preserved, South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan, UK | |
| YI-AGP | 22366/565 | 747-270CM | (Iraqi Airways) | Stored Tozeur, Tunisia | |
| EC-IAF | 22455/515 | 747-256B | (Iberia) | Forward section preserved, Musuem Nacional de Ciencia Y Tecnologia, La Coruna, Spain | |
| HS-UTR | 22479/496 | 747-246B | Preserved as restaurant, Phai Hu Change, Thailand | ||
| G-MKCA | 22482/484 | 747-2B65B(SF) | (MK Airlines) | Cockpit section preserved, South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan, UK | |
| 4X-AXM | 22485/513 | 747-2B5B(SF) | (Korean Air) | Stored Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, Israel | |
| ER-BAR | 22545/545 | 747-243F | (Fly Pro) | Stored Bishkek Manas, Kyrgyzstan | |
| EP-IAI | 22670/550 | 747-230BM | (Iran Air) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| EX-47002 | 23111/594 | 747-251B(SF) | Aerostan | Active | |
| UK74088 | 23139/608 | 747-281F | My Freighter | Active? | |
| 9V-JEB | 23350/623 | 747-281F | Preserved Singapore Changi, Singapore | ||
| B-2448 | 23461/628 | 747-2J6B(SF) | (Uni-Top Airlines) | Stored Wuhan Tianhe, China | |
| SX-TID | 23502/649 | 747-281B | (Air Universal) | Stored Athens Eleftherios Venizelos, Greece | |
| SX-TIE | 23509/663 | 747-230B | (Air Universal) | Stored Karachi, Pakistan | |
| 4L-GEO | 23711/672 | 747-236B(SF) | Geo-Sky Airlines | Active | |
| 4L-GEN | 23735/674 | 747-236B(SF) | Geo-Sky Airlines | Active | |
| EX-47001 | 23737/675 | 747-222B(SF) | Aerostan | Active | |
| B-2450 | 23746/670 | 747-2J6B(SF) | (Uni-Top Airlines) | Stored Wuhan Tianhe, China | |
| G-BDXO | 23799/677 | 747-236B | Cockpit preserved Hoofddorp, Netherlands | ||
| ER-BAT | 23813/683 | 747-281B(SF) | (Fly Pro) | Stored Chisinau, Moldova | |
| 82-8000 | 23824/679 | 747 VC-25A | US Air Force | Active | Air Force One |
| 92-9000 | 23825/685 | 747 VC-25A | US Air Force | Active | Air Force Two |
| EP-ICD | 24134/712 | 747-21AC | Iran Air | Active | |
| UP-B7401 | 24399/750 | 747-281B(SF) | (Azee Air) | Stored Fujairah, UAE | |
| EP-FAA | 24576/818 | 747-281F | Fars Qeshm Air | Active | |
| 2-LERA | 24735/772 | 747-228F | (Eagle Aviation) | Stored Sharjah, UAE | |
| 2-INNA | 24879/822 | 747-228F | (Eagle Aviation) | Stored Sharjah, UAE | |
| B-2462 | 24960/814 | 747-2J6F | (Uni-Top Airlines) | Stored Wuhan Tianhe, China | |
| EP-FAB | 25171/886 | 747-281F | (Fars Qeshm Air) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| EX-47004 | 25266/878 | 747-228F | Aerostan | Active |
Boeing 747SP
| EP-IAB | 20999/278 | 747SP-86 | (Iran Air) | Stored, Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| EP-IAC | 21093/307 | 747SP-86 | (Iran Air) | Stored, Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran | |
| ZS-SPC | 21134/288 | 747SP-44 | (South African Airways) | Preserved, SAA Museum, Rand Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| F-GTOM | 21253/293 | 747SP-44 | (Corsair) | Stored, Chateauroux, France | |
| J2-SHF | 21300/304 | 747SP-09 | (Daallo Airlines) | Stored, Sharjah, UAE | |
| N747NA | 21441/306 | 747SP-21 | (NASA) | Preserved, Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA | SOFIA Observatory |
| N147UA | 21548/331 | 747SP-21 | (FAA) | Preserved, Atlantic City, NJ, USA | |
| N7477S | 21648/367 | 747SP-21 | Stored, Marana Pinal Airpark, AZ, USA | ||
| HZ-HM1B | 21652/329 | 747SP-68 | Saudi Arabian Government | Active | |
| EP-IAD | 21758/371 | 747SP-86 | (Iran Air) | Stored Tehran Mehrabad, Iran | |
| A4O-SO | 21785/405 | 747SP-27 | Oman Royal Flight | Active | |
| C-FPAW | 21934/467 | 747SP-J6 | (Pratt & Whitney Canada) | Stored, Montreal Trudeau, Quebec, Canada | |
| VP-BLK | 21961/415 | 747SP-31 | (Las Vegas Sands Corp) | Stored, Las Vegas McCarran, NV, USA | |
| P4-FSH | 21963/441 | 747SP-31 | (Ernest Angley Ministries) | Stored, Mojave, CA, USA | |
| C-GTFF | 22484/507 | 747SP-B5 | Pratt & Whitney Canada | Active | |
| HZ-AIF | 22503/529 | 747SP-68 | (Saudi Arabian Government) | Stored Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| HZ-HM1C | 22750/560 | 747SP-68 | Saudi Arabian Government | Active | |
| YI-ALM | 22858/567 | 747SP-70 | (Government of Iraq) | Stored Tozeur, Tunisia |
Boeing 747-300
Boeing 747-300 AP-BFV preserved in Pakistan. Photo (c) Shujaa Imran
| HZ-HM1A | 23070/592 | 747-3G1 | Saudi Arabian Government | Active? |
| HS-UTV | 23151/607 | 747-346 | (Orient Thai Airlines) | Stored U-Tapao, Thailand |
| VH-EBU | 23223/606 | 747-338 | (Avalon Airport) | Stored Melbourne Avalon, Australia |
| HS-VAN | 23245/626 | 747-312 | Preserved Surabaya City, Indonesia | |
| HZ-AIS | 23270/645 | 747-368 | (Saudia) | Preserved as restaurant, Abha, Saudi Arabia |
| YV3531 | 23413/632 | 747-3B3 | (Emtrasur Cargo) | Stored Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina |
| N3439F | 23439/646 | 747-329(F) | Fuselage stored, nr Marana Pinal Airpark, AZ, USA | |
| EP-MNE | 23480/641 | 747-3B3 | (Mahan Air) | Stored Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran |
| AP-BFV | 23534/659 | 747-367 | (Pakistan International) | Preserved as restaurant, Karachi, Pakistan |
| 5N-MBB | 24018/694 | 747-346 | (MaxAir) | Stored Kano, Nigeria |
| EW-465TQ | 24837/810 | 747-329(SF) | Trans Avia Export Cargo Airlines | Active |
Want More? 747-400s, -8s and Downloadable List!
We’ve also put together a downloadable spreadsheet of ALL surviving Boeing 747s, from the earliest 747-100s, to the currently active 747-8s.
The final 747 ever built was recently delivered, and the prototype from 1968 still survives. Find them all in this list, available exclusively to Airport Spotting Premium Members.
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