What kind of mileage does a 747 get?

[ZmOz]

I flew down to LA again today with a $400 ticket. Makes me wonder how they can go bankrupt with each plane having hundreds of passengers paying that much or more. Does anyone know what kind of gas mileage a 747 gets? Just curious...<br /><br /><br />Yes, I'm that bored.

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: What kind of mileage does a 747 get?

$400!!! Isn't that like a short commuter run?

 

[BoatBuoy]

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.2 statute miles per gallon?<br /><br />"A 747-400 that flies 3,500 statute miles (5,630 km) and carries 126,000 pounds (56,700 kg) of fuel will consume an average of five gallons (19 L) per mile. "<br /><br /> http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_facts.html

 

[ZmOz]

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Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> $400!!! Isn't that like a short commuter run?

That's the "deal" I got getting the ticket online a month ago. I've paid over $550 in the past for the same flight. This time I got "bumped" to first class though. <br /><br />

Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br /> .2 statute miles per gallon?

So at $4/gallon for jet fuel (just guessing) we burned about $17,200 worth of fuel. Then again they probably got at least $100k from the passengers...

 

[rolmops]

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maybe you should check the price for an oil change on that baby and while you are at it the monthly payment.<br />All of that is still peanuts compared to the management's frequent million dollar days

 

[ztim]

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I know it seems like a lot, but once the overhead is calulated in it isn't. Well kept planes take well kept mechanics.

 

[technostingray]

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Is this a fuel economy question? I am not familiar with the term statute miles. Does it relate to Passenger miles? A motorcycle gets 60 miles to the gallon. With two riders that makes 120 passenger mpg. Cost of the conveyance not withstanding a bus gets much better mileage than a motorcycle.

 

[Dunaruna]

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A garden variety mile. Unlike a nautical or metric mile. <br /><br />Don't aviation use nautical?

 

[qaztwo]

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4 dollars a gallon would be high for an airline. they buy direct from suppliers then store it at the local gas guy(FBO) whom they then pay cents per gallon to pump for them. At least most do, some store it themself and pump it themself. Also several different models of 747, 100,200,300,400, sp. Each one different fuel burn.Think theres even a new one due out soon.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Originally posted by technocentsless:<br /> I am not familiar with the term statute miles.

In (contemporary) English contexts mile refers to the statute mile of 1760 yards, which is about 1609 m, or to the (international) nautical mile, being exactly 1852 m.

 

[ZmOz]

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Originally posted by ztim04:<br /> I know it seems like a lot, but once the overhead is calulated in it isn't.

That's the problem. Just like our government, they have plenty of money...they just waste it.<br /><br />

Originally posted by qaztwo:<br /> 4 dollars a gallon would be high for an airline.

I don't know how much they're paying, but I know jet fuel is more than gasoline, and I just paid $3.27 for a gallon of regular.

 

[roscoe]

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Jet A-1 (JP-8) is currently going for $4.45 a US gallon in quantities of 1000 gallons. This is the price the Rolling Stones pays.<br /><br />Obviously, the major airlines are all buying their fuel in much larger quantities , and likely on the futures market. I would expect it to be priced cheaper than gasoline.<br /><br />Edit:<br />Ah yes, I am right.<br />A reuters report from 2 weeks ago, states:<br />"On Wednesday (April 12, 2006), jet fuel prices on spot markets averaged between USD$2.06 and USD$2.10 per gallon ..."<br /><br />This is in reference to what the BIG airlines are currently paying.<br /><br /> http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1144917680.html

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br />

Originally posted by technocentsless:<br /> I am not familiar with the term statute miles.

In (contemporary) English contexts mile refers to the statute mile of 1760 yards, which is about 1609 m, or to the (international) nautical mile, being exactly 1852 m.

So defining the mile as "statute" does not really relate to the question at hand and the question is still not qualifed or answered. Thanks.

 

[Dave Abrahamson]

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Originally posted by technocentsless:<br />

Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br />

Originally posted by technocentsless:<br /> I am not familiar with the term statute miles.

In (contemporary) English contexts mile refers to the statute mile of 1760 yards, which is about 1609 m, or to the (international) nautical mile, being exactly 1852 m.

So defining the mile as "statute" does not really relate to the question at hand and the question is still not qualifed or answered. Thanks. <br />

A statute mile is 5,280 feet, whereas a nautical mile is slightly more than 6,076 feet. A nautical mile represents one minute of Latitude at the equator.<br />A mile was originally 1000 ("mille" in Latin) paces of a Roman <br />soldier. In latter years it has been standardized at 5280 feet. Since <br />the standardization was accomplished by law, it is more formally known <br />as a statute mile. <br /><br />The nautical mile has varied in the past. It is supposed to be the <br />length of one minute of arc at the equator. The actual value has been <br />6080 feet, 6080.20 feet, but now it is standardized at 6076.103 feet. <br />It is called a nautical mile because sailors have been using it for <br />many, many years. This is due to the use of spherical trigonometry in <br />navigation.<br />Howzat?

 

[technostingray]

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nice c&p

 

[Drybo]

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Answered back in 05.<br /> http://forums.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=011236#000000

 

[retnug]

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Don't forget. Everytime a plane lands at an airport there are airport fees. Gate fees. Insurance to pay crews to pay. Baggage handlers, groud crew, maintenance crew. etc etc.

 

[ZmOz]

Re: What kind of mileage does a 747 get?

Originally posted by retnug:<br /> Don't forget. Everytime a plane lands at an airport there are airport fees. Gate fees. Insurance to pay crews to pay. Baggage handlers, groud crew, maintenance crew. etc etc.

Yeah, they're nice enough to tack that on in addition to the normal fare. <br />