Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner specs, size & range

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B789, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 789. It belongs to the heavy wake-turbulence category, so aircraft landing or taking off behind it must keep extra separation.

787-9 Dreamliner size and dimensions

The 787-9 Dreamliner is 62.00 m (203.4 ft) long, has a wingspan of 60.12 m and stands 17.02 m tall. That makes it the #19 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 72% of them. Its fuselage is 5.75 m wide, wide enough for a twin-aisle cabin. With 377.0 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 674 kg/m².

787-9 Dreamliner weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 254,011 kg (559,998 lb) and it may land at up to 192,776 kg — 76% 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 #17 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 181,436 kg, leaving up to 72,575 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 126,356 litres (33,380 US gallons), about 101.1 tonnes of jet fuel.

787-9 Dreamliner speed and range

It cruises at about 904 km/h (488 knots), faster than 73% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 14,140 km (7,635 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from Doha to Auckland (13,800 km) — about 15.6 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 140 knots (259 km/h), ICAO approach category C. Its ceiling is 43,100 ft (13,137 m).

787-9 Dreamliner models and engines

Our database lists 2 certified models of the 787-9 Dreamliner: 787-9 and 787-9. The first was certified in June 2014. Engines come from General Electric and Rolls Royce, so operators can choose the powerplant.

Aircraft similar to the 787-9 Dreamliner

Comparable airliners & big jets include Airbus A340-200, Airbus A300-600ST Beluga, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and Airbus A330-200.