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Boeing C-40

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1999· military transport aircraft

💼 business jet 2× jet ✓ still flying
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. C-40C DC ANG in flight 2008: USAF· Public domain
  2. 2. A U.S. Air Force C-40C prepares to taxi down the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 8, 2023: Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon· CC0
  3. 3. C-40A Clipper VR-59 041127-N-4518M-007 US Navy: US Navy· Public domain
  4. 4. USN C-40A Clipper: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  5. 5. US Navy 071024-N-0696M-343 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife Deborah board an Air Force C-40 aircraft at Manhattan regional airport at the conclusion of a two-day tour of Army bases: U.S. Navy photo· Public domain
  6. 6. US Navy 111021-N-GO535-756 The Navy's newest C-40A Clipper transport aircraft is backed into the hangar at Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 57: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Kuzlik· Public domain
  7. 7. USA - Navy Boeing C-40A Clipper (737-7AFC) BuNo 165836 - 836 (cn 33836-1604) (9251573311): Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Boeing C-40, photo 1 of 7
1/7 USAF· Public domain

what is it?

The Boeing C-40 is a military transport aircraft derived from the Boeing 737 Next Generation. It is used by the United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps to transport high-priority cargo and passengers. The Navy's variant is designated the C-40A Clipper, while the Air Force's C-40B and C-40C variants do not have official names.

How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 34.3 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 989 km/htop speed
  • range 5,926 kmwithout refuelling
  • seats 121passengers
  • size 77.6 tmax take-off weight
  • built 21made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 27 years ago, in 1999.
  • Top speed is 7.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 34.3 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Range of 5,926 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
  • Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight
1999-04-14
introduced
2001
status
still flying
number built
21
role
military transport aircraft
origin
🇺🇸 United States
makers
Boeing
engines
2× CFM International CFM56-7B
passengers
121
length
33.6 m
wingspan
34.3 m
height
12.6 m
max take-off weight
77.6 t
top speed
989 km/h
range
5,926 km
ceiling
12,497 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q889408, Wikipedia: Boeing C-40 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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