Boeing 737-800 specs, size & range

The Boeing 737-800 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B738, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 738. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

737-800 size and dimensions

The 737-800 is 39.50 m (129.6 ft) long, has a wingspan of 34.32 m and stands 12.57 m tall. That makes it the #41 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 39% 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 634 kg/m².

737-800 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 79,015 kg (174,198 lb) and it may land at up to 66,360 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 #41 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 62,731 kg, leaving up to 16,284 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.

737-800 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 142 knots (263 km/h), which puts it in ICAO approach category D. Its ceiling is 41,000 ft (12,497 m).

737-800 models and engines

Our database lists 2 certified models of the 737-800: 737-800 and 737-800BCF. The first was certified in March 1998, the latest in April 2018. Engines come from CFM International.

Aircraft similar to the 737-800

Comparable airliners & big jets include Airbus A321, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40, Bombardier CRJ-700 and Lockheed S-3 Viking.