QANTAS Boeing 747-338 Taking Off from Auckland Airport AKL to Melbourne MEL

Sunday 16th November 2008

QF026
From Auckland New Zealand to Melbourne Australia
dep. AKL 07:50 AM
arr. MEL 09:40 AM

Boeing 747-338
Aircraft Registration: VH-EBY
City of Mildura
Built: 1987
PTVs Onboard
Delivery: 01st May 1987
Age of Aircraft: 21 Years
ICAO24: 7C147C
Engine Type: Rolls-Royce RB211-5 24D4U
This particular aircraft was delivered to Japan Airlines JAL on 01st March 1992 then again returned back to QANTAS on 01st April 1994.

Distance Covered: 2,650 KM
Flying Time: 03:50 Hours
Video was taken from the window of Economy Class Seat 66A.

Central Auckland could be seen from a distance shortly after taking off. Auckland Airport (formerly Auckland International Airport) (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with over 13 million (some 7 million international and 6 million domestic) passengers a year, expected to more than double by 2025. The airport is in Mangere, a western suburb of Manukau City, and is 21 km south of Auckland City centre. It is the central hub for Air New Zealand.

Auckland Airport is one of New Zealands most important infrastructure assets, providing thousands of jobs for the region, and is the country's second-largest cargo 'port' by value, contributing around $14 billion to the economy, and catering for over four million visitors each year, resulting in a 70% share of New Zealand's international travellers.

The airport is the fourth busiest in Australasia after Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports. However, internationally, the airport is the second busiest in Australasia, being a third busier than Melbourne Airport in terms of international passengers. The airport has also been rated in the top 3 worldwide for airports handling 5-15 million passengers annually.

It has a capacity of about 45 flight movements per hour, using a single runway which is fully CatIIIb capable (at a reduced rate of movements). A close by taxiway was upgraded for use as a runway when the main runway requires maintenance or for use during emergencies, but it does not have sufficient separation distance to operate simultaneously with the main runway. In November 2007 work began on a new northern runway, to be built in several stages and to be used mainly by smaller airplanes, freeing up capacity on the main runway.

This flight took off from Runway 05R.

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• 1987
• 7C147C

[JALAirNZQantas]

nice video great in HQ

[a380kik]

Thank you for your comment! Btw, what is HQ?

[captainalexnorthey]

It looked really heavy was there lots of people on it on just a short hop?

[a380kik]

It was a 3 hour flight, quite heavy.

[planes100]

great video

[a380kik]

Thank you for your comment!

[gloomyoutlook]

sloooooow climb

[holiday920]

@a380kik i believe it means high quality.

[GC97SPX]

@a380kik It stands for High Quality

[Boeing1995ER]

differnces: new engines, new cockpit, winglets, but the upperdeck is not bigger or smaller then the -300s

[Lachman0102]

Excellent video! I loved it!

[AirNZ777]

I Think the difference is that the upstairs of a 747-400 has more seating and a door

[ilovemypetrockbrian]

What is the difference between the 747-338's and the 747-400's?

[wstcyd2]

think they just grounded all of em

[JALAirNZQantas]

high quality