N474UP

This airframe, registered as N474UP, is a Boeing-built freighter completed in 1999 with manufacturer serial number 28844. The airframe is a converted package freighter of the Boeing 757 series identified as a Boeing 757-24APF, and it is owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO (a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US). The aircraft is maintained and operated in a main-deck freighter configuration with a two-person flight deck, and it has remained within the UPS corporate registry since conversion and entry into service. Registered in the United States and principally operating from Louisville, KY, this airframe has been employed in scheduled cargo rotations rather than passenger transport.

The cabin of N474UP is configured as a main-deck freighter, with the entire main deck allocated to cargo loading and a flight deck suited for two crew members. Avionics and mission equipment conform to corporate cargo operation standards for the 757 freighter fleet, supporting day/night scheduled trunk routes and express package services. Typical mission profiles for this airframe include medium-haul domestic and transborder rotations within the aircraft’s published range, operating from UPS’s Louisville hub. Maintenance considerations for this specific aircraft follow operator-driven heavy check cycles typical of high-utilization freighters, with airframe and engine inspections paced to support frequent short- to medium-duration sectors.

As a Boeing 757-24APF, this airframe belongs to the 757 freighter family, which occupies a niche for high-capacity narrow-body cargo operations on routes up to roughly 3,000 nm with strong runway performance. Competing types for similar missions include reconfigured narrow-body freighters and smaller widebodies on higher-density routes. Demand among integrators and cargo operators favors well-maintained, lower-cycle examples; resale and maintenance considerations center on RB211 engine support and commonality with existing 757 freighter fleets.