Boeing 737-700 specs, size & range

The Boeing 737-700 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B737, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 73G. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

737-700 size and dimensions

The 737-700 is 32.18 m (105.6 ft) long, has a wingspan of 34.32 m and stands 12.57 m tall. That makes it the #55 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 18% of them. Its fuselage is 3.76 m wide, the width of a single-aisle cabin with six seats per row. With 124.6 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 562 kg/m².

737-700 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 70,080 kg (154,500 lb) and it may land at up to 58,604 kg — 84% of take-off weight, so after a short flight it has to burn off fuel before landing at full weight. Among airliners & big jets it ranks #47 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 55,202 kg, leaving up to 14,878 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 26,024 litres (6,875 US gallons), about 20.8 tonnes of jet fuel.

737-700 speed and range

It cruises at about 839 km/h (453 knots), faster than 32% of airliners & big jets. On final approach it flies at around 130 knots (241 km/h), ICAO approach category C. Its ceiling is 41,000 ft (12,497 m).

737-700 models and engines

Our database lists 1 certified model of the 737-700: 737-700. The first was certified in February 1998. Engines come from CFM International.

Aircraft similar to the 737-700

Comparable airliners & big jets include Airbus A320neo, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, British Aerospace BAe 146-200 and McDonnell Douglas MD-82.