Boeing 737 MAX 8 specs, size & range

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B38M, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 7M8. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

737 MAX 8 size and dimensions

The 737 MAX 8 is 39.52 m (129.7 ft) long, has a wingspan of 35.92 m and stands 12.29 m tall. That makes it the #40 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 40% of them. Its fuselage is 3.76 m wide, the width of a single-aisle cabin with six seats per row. With 127.0 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 647 kg/m².

737 MAX 8 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 82,190 kg (181,198 lb) and it may land at up to 69,308 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 #40 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 65,952 kg, leaving up to 16,238 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 25,817 litres (6,820 US gallons), about 20.7 tonnes of jet fuel.

737 MAX 8 speed and range

It cruises at about 839 km/h (453 knots), faster than 32% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 6,575 km (3,550 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to New York (5,570 km) — about 7.8 hours at cruise speed. Its ceiling is 41,000 ft (12,497 m).

737 MAX 8 models and engines

Our database lists 1 certified model of the 737 MAX 8: 737 MAX 8. The first was certified in March 2017. Engines come from CFM International.

Aircraft similar to the 737 MAX 8

Comparable airliners & big jets include Yakovlev Yak-130, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10, Bombardier CRJ-200 and Embraer ERJ-145XR.