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Up To 16h 55m: The US’s 10 Longest Boeing 747 Passenger Flights

Three carriers continue to have passenger-carrying services on the Queen of the Skies.

Investing in a jumbo jet doesn’t come cheap…

There have been various big changes to quadjet operations recently.

The carrier has removed the variant’s winter flights to New York JFK.

Lufthansa will use the 747-400, 747-8i (briefly), A340-300, A340-600, and A380 to Boston this year.

All of these aircraft have operated in excess of 144,000 flight hours!

During the summer season in 2025, Lufthansa has scheduled its Boeing 747-400s to several destinations, including New York-JFK.

The aircraft is owned and operated by Atlas Air, but was previously owned by a carrier based in Asia.

There have been many changes between April and December 2025.

The country has 9% more 747-operated passenger flights than last summer.