LX-VCN — 747 8F of Cargolux Airlines International
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Live status
Last seen on radar: July 14, 2026.
Facts
- Type
- 747 8F
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Operator
- Cargolux Airlines International
- Country
- Luxembourg
- ICAO hex
- 4D0118
Rarity & spotters
★★★★☆LX-VCN is one of 64 747 8F in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 7
- Airborne time
- 4 h
- Max altitude
- 38,925 ft
- Max speed
- 559 kt
- Typical cruise
- 23,788 ft · 461 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
Likely based at ELLX — judging by take-off and landing patterns over the last 30 days.
About the type: 747 Supertanker
The 747 Supertanker is a retired aerial firefighting airtanker derived from various Boeing 747 models. The aircraft is rated to carry up to 19,600 US gallons of fire retardant or water. It was the largest aerial firefighting aircraft in the world.
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