Boeing 757-200 specs, size & range

The Boeing 757-200 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B752, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 752. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

757-200 size and dimensions

The 757-200 is 47.32 m (155.2 ft) long, has a wingspan of 38.02 m and stands 13.74 m tall. That makes it the #29 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 57% of them. Its fuselage is 3.76 m wide, the width of a single-aisle cabin with six seats per row. With 185.3 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 588 kg/m².

757-200 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 108,862 kg (239,999 lb) and it may land at up to 90,000 kg — 83% 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 #35 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 83,500 kg, leaving up to 25,362 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 43,490 litres (11,489 US gallons), about 34.8 tonnes of jet fuel.

757-200 speed and range

It cruises at about 854 km/h (461 knots), faster than 50% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 13,427 km (7,250 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to Singapore (10,880 km) — about 15.7 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 137 knots (254 km/h), ICAO approach category C. Its ceiling is 42,000 ft (12,802 m).

757-200 models and engines

Our database lists 4 certified models of the 757-200: 757-200, 757-200, 757-200PF and 757-200PF. The first was certified in December 1982, the latest in September 1987. Engines come from Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce, so operators can choose the powerplant.

Aircraft similar to the 757-200

Comparable airliners & big jets include Yakovlev Yak-38, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Bombardier CRJ-900.