Boeing 737-900 specs, size & range

The Boeing 737-900 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B739, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 739. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

737-900 size and dimensions

The 737-900 is 42.10 m (138.1 ft) long, has a wingspan of 34.32 m and stands 12.57 m tall. That makes it the #37 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 45% 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.

737-900 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 79,015 kg (174,198 lb) and it may land at up to 66,814 kg — 85% 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 63,639 kg, leaving up to 15,376 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.

737-900 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 141 knots (261 km/h), which puts it in ICAO approach category D. Its ceiling is 41,000 ft (12,497 m).

737-900 models and engines

Our database lists 2 certified models of the 737-900: 737-900 and 737-900ER. The first was certified in April 2001, the latest in April 2007. Engines come from CFM International.

Aircraft similar to the 737-900

Comparable airliners & big jets include Tupolev Tu-154, Embraer E170, Yakovlev Yak-28 and Lockheed Martin X-55 ACCA.