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Military transport aircraft
Boeing C-40 is a military transport aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Boeing.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 33.63 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Military transport aircraft
United States
Boeing
In service
United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps
28
2001–2019
21 April 2001
April 2000
Boeing 737 Next Generation
Four, five or six: Pilot, co-pilot, crew chief and loadmaster, plus one 'second loadmaster' when carrying passengers or two when carrying over 100 passengers
C-40A passenger configuration: 121 passengers C-40A cargo configuration: 8 pallets C-40A combination configuration: 3 pallets, 70 passengers C-40B: 26 to 32 passengers C-40C: 42 to 111 passengers Payload: 40,000 lb (18,144 kg)
110 ft 4 in (33.63 m)
112 ft 7 in (34.32 m)
41 ft 2 in (12.55 m)
126,000 lb (57,153 kg)
171,000 lb (77,564 kg)
6,875 US gal (26,020 L; 5,725 imp gal)
2 × CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan engines, 27,300 lbf (121 kN) thrust each
534 kn (615 mph, 989 km/h)
3,200 nmi (3,700 mi, 5,900 km) (C-40A), 4,500–5,000 nmi (5,200–5,800 mi; 8,300–9,300 km) (C-40B/C)
41,000 ft (12,000 m)
root: BAC 449/450/451; tip: BAC 442 mod
0.407
40,000 lb (18,144 kg)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boeing C-40 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
US Air Force C-40 Total Aircraft Inventory holdings as of 30 September 2025, including Active Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. This covers the named source row only, not all variants in the family or all United States services. Inventory includes aircraft not immediately deployable; it is not a combat-readiness count.
United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps
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