Derived metrics
Computed by aircraft.fyi from the core specification — see how we calculate these.
How big is it, really?
The Boeing 737's wingspan, against things you already know the size of.
The numbers
| Length (MAX 8) | 39.52 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 35.92 m |
| Height | 12.30 m |
| MTOW | 82,191 kg |
| Range | 6,480 km |
| Typical seats | 178 (2-class) |
| Maximum seats | 210 |
| Engines | 2 × CFM LEAP-1B |
| First flight (MAX) | 29 January 2016 |
| Family first flight | 9 April 1967 |
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What makes it different
No airliner has been built in greater numbers than the 737 — roughly 11,700 across four generations since 1967, with thousands more on order. If you have flown, you have almost certainly flown on one. It is short, low to the ground (a 1960s decision to suit airports with no jet bridges), and unmistakable in profile: the stubby dropped nose and the dorsal fin fillet along the spine.
That low stance became the family's defining engineering constraint. Every new generation of larger engines had to be squeezed under the same short landing gear — which is why 737 nacelles are famously flattened at the bottom, and why the MAX's bigger LEAP engines had to be mounted further forward and higher.
The numbers here are for the MAX 8, the current generation's core variant. The family spans everything from the 85-seat -500 to the 230-seat MAX 10.
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737-100 / -200 (Original)
737 Classic (-300/-400/-500)
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Who flies the Boeing 737
The top 25 operators by fleet size, of 500+ worldwide — the rest are aggregated below. Counts marked ≈ are approximate, verified 2026-07-14.