Boeing 757-300 specs, size & range

The Boeing 757-300 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B753, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 753. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

757-300 size and dimensions

The 757-300 is 54.40 m (178.5 ft) long, has a wingspan of 38.02 m and stands 13.60 m tall. That makes it the #26 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 61% 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 668 kg/m².

757-300 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 123,830 kg (272,998 lb) and it may land at up to 101,605 kg — 82% 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 #33 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 95,254 kg, leaving up to 28,576 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 43,400 litres (11,465 US gallons), about 34.7 tonnes of jet fuel.

757-300 speed and range

It cruises at about 854 km/h (461 knots), faster than 50% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 11,658 km (6,295 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to Singapore (10,880 km) — about 13.7 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 143 knots (265 km/h), which puts it in ICAO approach category D. Its ceiling is 42,000 ft (12,802 m).

757-300 models and engines

Our database lists 2 certified models of the 757-300: 757-300 and 757-300. The first was certified in January 1999. Engines come from Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce, so operators can choose the powerplant.

Aircraft similar to the 757-300

Comparable airliners & big jets include Embraer ERJ-145XR, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Antonov An-178 and Bombardier CRJ-200.