The Boeing 747, famously known as the "Jumbo Jet," has a staggering fuel capacity that allows it to fly long-haul routes across the globe without stopping. A standard Boeing 747-400 can carry approximately 216,840 liters (about 57,285 U.S. gallons) of jet fuel, which weighs roughly 173,000 kilograms. The even larger 747-8 Intercontinental variant has a maximum capacity of about 238,610 liters (63,034 gallons). This massive volume of fuel is stored primarily within the aircraft's wings, which act as integral fuel tanks, and a "center wing tank" located in the fuselage between the wing roots. Some long-range models also feature auxiliary tanks in the horizontal stabilizer (the small wings on the tail) to help maintain the plane's center of gravity as fuel is consumed. To visualize this scale, a 747’s fuel tank holds enough liquid to fill a medium-sized backyard swimming pool several times over, or enough to fuel an average passenger car for over 1.5 million miles. On a typical 10-hour flight, the aircraft will burn through roughly 10 to 11 tons of fuel every single hour.