The 12 US 747 routes in summer 2025 are as follows:
As Lufthansa is the largest operator of passenger-configured 747-400s (it has eight) and 747-8is (19), it is unsurprising that it is by far the most dominant operator of the type to the US.
Examining planned schedules using Cirium Diio data shows the German giant will operate virtually three in four US passenger 747 flights (74%). This proportion rose from 66% last summer due to Korean Air having fewer 747 flights and Lufthansa having more. More on these developments below.
Summer take-offs (March 30-October 25 only):
- Nearly always double daily; see comments
Seoul Incheon to Los Angeles: Korean Air -8i
Reduces to eleven weekly flights in September/October. This route did not see Korean Air's s last summer. Having operated until October2023,it returned twelve months later.
- Daily
Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare: Lufthansa -8i
Frankfurt to Houston Intercontinental: Lufthansa -8i
Frankfurt to Los Angeles: Lufthansa -8i
Frankfurt to Miami: Lufthansa -8i
Frankfurt to Newark: Lufthansa -8i
Frankfurt to New York JFK: Lufthansa -400
Frankfurt to San Francisco: Lufthansa -8i
- Daily
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