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Boeing aircraft
Boeing 737-800
737 Next Generation family First flight 1997 Out of production
The Boeing 737-800 is a Boeing commercial airliner that entered service in 1998. It typically seats 162 to 189 passengers and has a published range of 3,383 nautical miles (6,260 km). FlightQ currently tracks 121 airlines operating this exact aircraft type.
Specifications and current fleet records checked August 2026.
- Typical seats
- 162 to 189
- Range
- 3,383 nautical miles (6,260 km)
- Entered service
- 1998
- Cruise
- Mach 0.78 (514 mph, 828 km/h)
Powered by Two CFM56-7B turbofans.
Aircraft data
Specifications
- First flight
- 1997
- Entered service
- 1998
- Status
- Out of production
- Production ended
- 2020
- Typical capacity
- 162 to 189
- Range
- 3,383 nautical miles (6,260 km)
- Cruise speed
- Mach 0.78 (514 mph, 828 km/h)
- Length
- 39.5 m (129 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan
- 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in) with winglets
- Engines
- Two CFM56-7B turbofans
Cabin layouts
Boeing 737-800 seat maps
62 seat-map configurations
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- Aerolineas Argentinas170 seats
- Aeromexico160 seats
- Air China167 seats
- Air China159 seats
- Air Europa189 seats
- Alaska Airlines161 seats
- Alaska Airlines159 seats
- All Nippon Airways166 seats
- American Airlines172 seats
- Batik Air Malaysia162 seats
- Boliviana de Aviacion168 seats
- China Eastern Airlines176 seats
- China Eastern Airlines170 seats
- China Eastern Airlines158 seats
- China Eastern Airlines158 seats
- China Southern Airlines178 seats
- China Southern Airlines172 seats
- China Southern Airlines169 seats
- China Southern Airlines161 seats
- Copa Airlines166 seats
- Copa Airlines160 seats
- Delta Air Lines160 seats
- EgyptAir154 seats
- EgyptAir144 seats
- El Al166 seats
- Ethiopian Airlines154 seats
- flydubai166 seats
- FlySafair189 seats
- Garuda Indonesia162 seats
- Gol Linhas Aereas186 seats
- Japan Airlines165 seats
- Japan Airlines165 seats
- Japan Airlines144 seats
- Jet2189 seats
- Kenya Airways145 seats
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines186 seats
- Korean Air138 seats
- Lion Air189 seats
- LOT Polish Airlines186 seats
- Luxair186 seats
- Malaysia Airlines174 seats
- Norwegian Air Shuttle186 seats
- Oman Air162 seats
- Pegasus Airlines189 seats
- Qantas174 seats
- Qantas168 seats
- Royal Air Maroc159 seats
- Ryanair189 seats
- Southwest Airlines175 seats
- Southwest Airlines175 seats
- SpiceJet189 seats
- Sun Country Airlines186 seats
- Tarom189 seats
- Transavia189 seats
- T'way Air189 seats
- United Airlines166 seats
- United Airlines166 seats
- United Airlines166 seats
- Virgin Australia182 seats
- Virgin Australia176 seats
- WestJet174 seats
- Xiamen Airlines164 seats
Current operators
Airlines flying the Boeing 737-800
121 airlines · 4,213 aircraft
Every active airline matched to this exact aircraft type in FlightQ's current fleet directory, ranked by in-service count. Fleet records checked August 2026. Open the sortable operator table
- RyanairIreland410in service
- American AirlinesUnited States303in service
- Southwest AirlinesUnited States192in service
- China Southern AirlinesChina153in service
- United AirlinesUnited States141in service
- Malta AirMalta136in service
- Hainan AirlinesChina126in service
- Shandong AirlinesChina118in service
- Xiamen AirlinesChina110in service
- China Eastern AirlinesChina100in service
- Air ChinaChina98in service
- Jet2United Kingdom98in service
- Delta Air LinesUnited States77in service
- QantasAustralia75in service
- Virgin AustraliaAustralia74in service
- Shenzhen AirlinesChina71in service
- Transavia FranceFrance67in service
- Gol Linhas AereasBrazil65in service
- Japan AirlinesJapan62in service
- SunExpressTurkey60in service
- Alaska AirlinesUnited States59in service
- Copa AirlinesPanama58in service
- WestJetCanada57in service
- China United AirlinesChina55in service
- Garuda IndonesiaIndonesia45in service
- AJetTurkey44in service
- Sun Country AirlinesUnited States43in service
- Turkish AirlinesTurkey40in service
- All Nippon AirwaysJapan39in service
- ANA WingsJapan39in service
- Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia38in service
- AeroflotRussia37in service
- Norwegian Air ShuttleNorway37in service
- FlySafairSouth Africa35in service
- Jeju AirSouth Korea35in service
- AeromexicoMexico34in service
- TransaviaNetherlands34in service
- TUI AirwaysUnited Kingdom33in service
- EgyptAirEgypt30in service
- SkymarkJapan29in service
- Aerolineas ArgentinasArgentina28in service
- KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesNetherlands28in service
- Royal Air MarocMorocco28in service
- Air India ExpressIndia26in service
- Enter AirPoland26in service
- flydubaiUnited Arab Emirates26in service
- T'way AirSouth Korea26in service
- Air AlgerieAlgeria24in service
- ASL Airlines BelgiumIreland24in service
- Batik Air MalaysiaMalaysia22in service
- Lion AirIndonesia22in service
- SmartWingsCzech Republic21in service
- Lucky AirChina20in service
- Thai Lion AirThailand20in service
- Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopia19in service
- Jin AirSouth Korea19in service
- China Postal AirlinesChina18in service
- S7 AirlinesRussia17in service
- UTAirRussia17in service
- Norwegian Air SwedenSweden16in service
- FlybondiArgentina15in service
- TUIflyGermany15in service
- Air EuropaSpain14in service
- AveloUnited States14in service
- El AlIsrael14in service
- Japan Transocean AirJapan14in service
- Ryanair UKUnited Kingdom14in service
- Air ChanganChina13in service
- Batik AirIndonesia13in service
- Corendon EuropeGermany13in service
- Solaseed AirJapan13in service
- Jet TimeDenmark12in service
- SpiceJetIndia12in service
- Nordwind AirlinesRussia11in service
- Eastar JetSouth Korea10in service
- Nok AirThailand10in service
- Suparna AirlinesChina10in service
- AskyTogo9in service
- Kenya AirwaysKenya9in service
- Pegasus AirlinesTurkey9in service
- WingoColombia9in service
- BelaviaBelarus8in service
- NordStarRussia8in service
- SmartaviaRussia8in service
- Boliviana de AviacionBolivia7in service
- RwandAirRwanda7in service
- China AirlinesTaiwan6in service
- LOT Polish AirlinesPoland6in service
- Spring JapanJapan6in service
- West Atlantic UKUnited Kingdom6in service
- AlbaStarSpain5in service
- ASL Airlines FranceFrance5in service
- GetJetLithuania5in service
- Air IncheonSouth Korea4in service
- Biman BangladeshBangladesh4in service
- Blue Bird AirwaysGreece4in service
- Copenhagen AirtaxiDenmark4in service
- Kalitta ChartersUnited States4in service
- LuxairLuxembourg4in service
- Oman AirOman4in service
- Serene AirPakistan4in service
- Somon AirTajikistan4in service
- Sriwijaya AirIndonesia4in service
- TaromRomania4in service
- US-BanglaBangladesh4in service
- Air NiuginiPapua New Guinea3in service
- Go2SkySlovakia3in service
- Grand China AirChina3in service
- Poste Air CargoItaly3in service
- SwiftairSpain3in service
- Flair AirlinesCanada2in service
- IzhaviaRussia2in service
- K-Mile AirThailand2in service
- Korean AirSouth Korea2in service
- Tarco AviationSudan2in service
- Buraq AirLibya1in service
- Fiji AirwaysFiji1in service
- Mandarin AirlinesTaiwan1in service
- My Indo AirlinesIndonesia1in service
- Shirak AviaArmenia1in service
- Smartwings PolandPoland1in service
Frequently asked about the Boeing 737-800
When did the Boeing 737-800 enter service?
The Boeing 737-800 first flew in 1997 and entered commercial service in 1998.
What is the range of the Boeing 737-800?
The Boeing 737-800 has a published range of 3,383 nautical miles (6,260 km), powered by Two CFM56-7B turbofans.
How many passengers does the Boeing 737-800 carry?
Typical seating is 162 to 189 in a two- or three-class layout. Dense single-class configurations can fit more; ultra-long-haul airlines often fly fewer.
Is the Boeing 737-800 still in production?
Production ended in 2020. Out of production. Passenger examples continue to fly with airlines worldwide until they reach their operating life or are retired for fleet-renewal reasons.
Which airlines operate the Boeing 737-800?
Current operators in FlightQ's exact-type fleet directory include Ryanair, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, among others. Fleet records were checked August 2026.
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