Approximately how many gallons of US fuel do Boeing 747 Jet Airliners (model series 100 - 400) hold?

Boeing 747 Jet Airliners (model series 100 - 400) can hold approximately 48,400 - 63,700 US gallons of jet fuel.

A plane like a Boeing 747 in the variant passenger model series 100 - 400 uses approximately 1 US gallon of fuel (about 4 liters) every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters) of fuel. According to Boeing's Web site, a 747 jet airliner burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters per kilometer).

The actual amount of jet fuel the aircraft will burn will depend upon the number of passengers being carried, its consumption rate with baggage, and the distance the plane must travel. With the higher the design of the Boeing 747 in the series, the jet engines are most efficient at higher altitudes. They will burn more fuel than the lower class 747 plane is in the series. The Boeing 747 - 100 carries a maximum of 48,445 US gallons (183,380 liters) of fuel; the Boeing 747 - 200 and 300 each carry 53,985 US gallons (204,360 liters); and the Boeing 747 - 400 holds 63,705 US gallons (241,150 liters).

As of 2017, the above figures are approximate and conservative ones for the US gallons of jet fuel that may be needed and used by Boeing planes.