Aircraft / Boeing
Boeing 737-800
A narrow-body jet airliner from Boeing, first flown in 1997. It typically seats about 162 passengers and can fly up to 5,440 km.
- Maker
- Boeing
- Family
- 737
- First flight
- 1997
- Typical seats
- 162
- Range
- 5,440 km2,937 nmi
- Length
- 39.5 m
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- B738
Other 737 variants
- 737-200 (1967)
- 737-300 (1984)
- 737-400 (1988)
- 737-500 (1989)
- 737-700 (1997)
- 737-600 (1998)
- 737-900ER (2006)
- 737 MAX 8 (2016)
- 737 MAX 9 (2017)
- 737 MAX 7 (2018)
Head to head
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Test yourself
1Does the 737-800 fly further or less far than the 757-200?
The 737-800 flies up to 5,440 km, 1,810 km less than the 757-200.
2Does the 737-800 seat more or fewer passengers than the 727-200?
The 737-800 typically seats 162, 28 more than the 727-200.
3Did the 737-800 first fly later or earlier than the A220-100?
The 737-800 first flew in 1997, 16 years earlier than the A220-100.
Similar in size and range
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