American Airlines 737 MAX 8
AANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 15.1M
- 4th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 89
- Airports served
- 112
- Countries
- 26
- Departures a day
- 291
- Average age
- 4.4 yr
How American Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 737 MAX 8 airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 112 airports across 26 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
106,338
May 2026
Seats flown
18,290,111
Passengers
15.1M
Load factor
84.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
337,561
American Airlines's busiest 737 MAX 8 routes
Its busiest 737 MAX 8 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Dallas-Fort Worth – Santa Ana (DFW–SNA)
4,004 departures · 582,170 passengers · 1,205 mi
84.5%
Load
2,170 departures · 328,867 passengers · 1,726 mi
88.1%
Load
2,004 departures · 273,186 passengers · 919 mi
79.3%
Load
1,859 departures · 281,395 passengers · 2,153 mi
88.0%
Load
Bogota – Miami (BOG–MIA)
1,842 departures · 268,577 passengers · 1,506 mi
84.8%
Load
Miami – Charlotte Amalie (MIA–STT)
1,747 departures · 256,981 passengers · 1,107 mi
85.5%
Load
1,698 departures · 238,466 passengers · 1,089 mi
81.7%
Load
Miami – San Francisco (MIA–SFO)
1,623 departures · 253,339 passengers · 2,585 mi
90.8%
Load
1,603 departures · 239,675 passengers · 1,197 mi
86.9%
Load
Mexico City – Miami (MEX–MIA)
1,561 departures · 204,085 passengers · 1,276 mi
76.0%
Load
Medellín – Miami (MDE–MIA)
1,494 departures · 229,964 passengers · 1,388 mi
89.5%
Load
1,446 departures · 197,362 passengers · 338 mi
79.3%
Load
1,348 departures · 176,852 passengers · 192 mi
76.3%
Load
Miami – Quito (MIA–UIO)
1,287 departures · 198,163 passengers · 1,787 mi
89.5%
Load
1,253 departures · 191,952 passengers · 2,174 mi
89.1%
Load
The longest and shortest American Airlines 737 MAX 8 flights
The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.
Longest route flown
2,585 mi
Miami – San Francisco (MIA–SFO)
5h 47m block · 1,623 departures · 91% load
Flown by American Airlines. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Shortest route flown
157 mi
Charlotte – Myrtle Beach (CLT–MYR)
1h 1m block · 336 departures · 75% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Where American Airlines flies the 737 MAX 8 from
American Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 from 112 US airports in 26 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- MIA
22,328 departures · 74 routes
23.2%
Share
- DFW
9,179 departures · 50 routes
9.5%
Share
- PHX
6,706 departures · 28 routes
7.0%
Share
- ORD
5,834 departures · 29 routes
6.1%
Share
- JFK
4,148 departures · 13 routes
4.3%
Share
- SNA
3,955 departures · 4 routes
4.1%
Share
- CLT
3,365 departures · 22 routes
3.5%
Share
- MEX
Mexico City
2,124 departures · 7 routes
2.2%
Share
- DCA
2,007 departures · 6 routes
2.1%
Share
- LAS
1,580 departures · 7 routes
1.6%
Share
Where the 737 MAX 8 sits in American Airlines's fleet
The 737 MAX 8 is 8.6% of American Airlines's 1,029 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of American Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 737 MAX 8 is the ringed slice at 8.6%
Other American Airlines types
How old is the American Airlines 737 MAX 8 fleet?
Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.
See all 89 737 MAX 8 tail numbers in American Airlines's fleet →
Monthly American Airlines 737 MAX 8 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 737 MAX 8 does American Airlines have?
American Airlines operates about 89 737 MAX 8 aircraft — 89 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does American Airlines fly the 737 MAX 8?
American Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 to about 112 US airports across 26 countries, its busiest route being DFW–SNA.
How old are American Airlines's 737 MAX 8?
American Airlines's 737 MAX 8 fleet averages about 4.4 yr, ranging from 0.8 yr to 8.9 yr.
What is the longest 737 MAX 8 route American Airlines flies?
The longest 737 MAX 8 route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is MIA–SFO, about 2,585 miles.