Aircraft / Boeing
Boeing 737-900ER
A narrow-body jet airliner from Boeing, first flown in 2006. It typically seats about 178 passengers and can fly up to 5,460 km.
- Maker
- Boeing
- Family
- 737
- First flight
- 2006
- Typical seats
- 178
- Range
- 5,460 km2,948 nmi
- Length
- 42.1 m
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- B739
Other 737 variants
- 737-200 (1967)
- 737-300 (1984)
- 737-400 (1988)
- 737-500 (1989)
- 737-700 (1997)
- 737-800 (1997)
- 737-600 (1998)
- 737 MAX 8 (2016)
- 737 MAX 9 (2017)
- 737 MAX 7 (2018)
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Test yourself
1Does the 737-900ER fly further or less far than the 737-700?
The 737-900ER flies up to 5,460 km, 910 km less than the 737-700.
2Does the 737-900ER seat more or fewer passengers than the 737-800?
The 737-900ER typically seats 178, 16 more than the 737-800.
3Did the 737-900ER first fly later or earlier than the 727-200?
The 737-900ER first flew in 2006, 39 years later than the 727-200.
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