Aircraft Data for: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - | Updated: Feb. 16th 2009 |
| Summary: | The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world and is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet. Primary users are the United States Air Force, Royal Air Force, Canadian Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force | | |
Country of origin: United States
First flight: 1991
No. built: 197
No. in service: 196 (approx.)
Crew: 3
| | | | Power: | 4 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series (3700 - 4300 lbf) turbofan engines |
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| Dimensions: |
| Length: | | 174 ft. 0 in.
| | Wing Span: | | 169 ft. 8 in.
| | Height: | | 55 ft. 8 in.
| | Empty Weight: | | 282,500 lbs.
| | Max. Weight: | | 585,000 lbs.
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| | | Performance: |
| Max. speed: | | 450
kts | | Cruise speed: | | 400
kts | | Ceiling: | | 45,000 ft.
| | Normal range: | | 2,200
nm | | Max. range: | | 2,420
nm |
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Location Data for: Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN / EDDK) | Updated: Jan. 9th 2009 |
| Summary: | Cologne Bonn Airport is situated midway between the cities of Cologne and Bonn. It is a major airport for freight operation with UPS having a hub here. Also many low cost carriers operate from here. | | |
Class: Military/Civil
Operator: Cologne/Bonn Airport GmbH
Opened: 1938
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 151,029 (2007)
Passengers: 10.47 million (2007)
Cargo: 0.72 million tons (2007)
| | | | Location: |
Cologne,
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany Elevation: 302 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 06/24 | |
8067 ft. |
| Concrete | |
| 14R/32L | |
6112 ft. |
| Asphalt | |
| 14L/32R | | 12516 ft. | | Asphalt | |
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