N453PA

The airframe bearing tail number N453PA is a Boeing-built freighter completed in 2001, manufacturer serial number 30811. This airframe is a Boeing 747-46NF (SCD) that has been owned by ATLAS AIR INC, a corporate operator based in White Plains, NY, US, and is registered in the US. The aircraft’s configuration as a main-deck palletized freighter with a side cargo door and lack of a passenger cabin defines its commercial role and valuation profile within heavyweight cargo operators. Notable registry notes include its U.S. registration N453PA and continuous operation for a large ACMI/freighter specialist since delivery.

This specific 747-46NF (SCD) is fitted as a main-deck freighter with palletized roller-floor capability and a side cargo door, and it carries no passenger cabin. Typical mission profiles for this airframe are long-range, high-payload cargo routes where transoceanic range and high cruise speed are prioritized; operators commonly deploy such frames on scheduled ACMI, long-haul express freight, and outsized cargo services. Avionics and specific onboard system fit are operator-dependent and not published here, but maintenance programs focus on heavy-structure, door and roller-floor systems, main-deck cargo handling equipment, and the CF6-80 series engine support typical for a 2001-build freighter. Based at the owner’s operational hubs, the airframe’s lifecycle considerations emphasize structural checks and freighter-specific modifications.

The Boeing 747-400/-46NF freighter family occupies the heavy widebody cargo niche, offering large main-deck pallet capacity, long range, and four-engine redundancy suited for global logistics. Competing types include large freighter conversions of other widebodies and purpose-built heavies; demand is driven by charter and ACMI markets where palletized main-deck capacity and long legs are required. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe center on remaining structural life, CF6-80 engine support, and the commercial market for large quad-jet freighters as operators balance operating economics against payload and range advantages.