N454PA

This airframe, registered as N454PA, is a Boeing-built freighter delivered in 2002 with manufacturer serial number 30812. It is operated in a main-deck freighter configuration and is owned by Atlas Air Inc, a corporation based in Purchase, NY, US, and carries a US registration. The airframe is a dedicated cargo conversion variant, notable in its fleet role for Atlas Air’s global heavy-lift operations. No other changes in ownership or registry actions are published for this airframe in the supplied data.

This specific 747 is configured with a main-deck freighter layout and a side cargo door (SCD), reflecting a dedicated cargo interior rather than a passenger cabin; seating is reported as 366, which in this context indicates the platform’s original or maximum certificated seating rather than its current freight-only layout. Typical missions for this airframe center on long-range, high-capacity cargo movements within Atlas Air’s network operating from its Purchase, New York corporate base and global hubs. Maintenance considerations for this airframe align with four-engine heavy freighter practices, driven by CF6-80C2B1F engine support and structural checks inherent to high-utilization freighter service.

The Boeing 747-46NF(SCD) occupies the heavy, long-range freighter niche, offering transcontinental to intercontinental lift capability with the reliability of four CF6-series engines. Its performance figures—range 4,455 nm and cruise 506 kts—make it suited to long-haul scheduled cargo, ACMI, and ad hoc charters requiring large main-deck capacity. Buyer and charter demand for this airframe type tends to favor operators needing proven payload capability; maintenance and resale considerations emphasize engine program enrollment and structural life remaining due to intensive freighter utilization.