Delta Air Lines 717-200

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Narrow-body jet

Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Nov 1, 2026

Busiest US routes for Delta Air Lines 717-200, by departures: ATL–CLT, ATL–GSO, ATL–AVL, ATL–TLH, ATL–HSV, ATL–JAN, ATL–DAL, ATL–LEX, ATL–BHM, ATL–MEM, ATL–CAE, ATL–GNV, ATL–TUL, ATL–GSP, ATL–LITATLCLTGSOAVLTLHHSVJANDALLEX
Delta Air Lines's busiest 717-200 routes, by departures — line weight is departures flown, dots are the airports it connects. Great-circle paths from US DOT T-100, trailing 12 months through July 2026.
Passengers flown a year
13.2M
3rd-largest Delta Air Lines sub-fleet
Airframes in the filing
81
Airports served
72
Departures a day
394
Average age
24.1 yr

How Delta Air Lines flies its 717-200

Filed traffic data

The count above is the 717-200 airframes Delta Air Lines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 72 airports — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.

Departures flown

143,790

July 2026

Seats flown

15,814,640

Passengers

13.2M

Load factor

83.3%

RPM ÷ ASM

Block hours

205,843

Delta Air Lines's busiest 717-200 routes

Its busiest 717-200 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

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The longest and shortest Delta Air Lines 717-200 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

1,092 mi

Minneapolis – Savannah (MSP–SAV)

2h 50m block · 154 departures · 89% load

Flown by Delta Air Lines.

Shortest route flown

106 mi

Atlanta – Chattanooga (ATL–CHA)

47m block · 2,516 departures · 86% load

Flown by Delta Air Lines. About 47m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026.

Where Delta Air Lines flies the 717-200 from

Delta Air Lines flies its 717-200 from 72 US airports. The busiest, by departures:

  • ATL

    Atlanta

    54,485 departures · 53 routes

    38.5%

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  • DTW

    Detroit

    12,986 departures · 25 routes

    9.2%

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  • CLT

    Charlotte

    4,615 departures · 3 routes

    3.3%

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  • MSP

    Minneapolis

    3,331 departures · 15 routes

    2.4%

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  • MEM

    Memphis

    2,082 departures · 2 routes

    1.5%

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  • GSO

    Greensboro

    2,019 departures · 1 route

    1.4%

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  • AVL

    Asheville

    1,986 departures · 1 route

    1.4%

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  • HSV

    Huntsville

    1,959 departures · 1 route

    1.4%

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  • TLH

    Tallahassee

    1,953 departures · 1 route

    1.4%

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  • JAN

    Jackson

    1,925 departures · 1 route

    1.4%

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Where the 717-200 sits in Delta Air Lines's fleet

The 717-200 is 8.6% of Delta Air Lines's 1,025 tracked mainline aircraft.

Share of Delta Air Lines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 717-200 is the ringed slice at 8.6%

Other Delta Air Lines types

How old is the Delta Air Lines 717-200 fleet?

Delta Air Lines 717-200 — airframes by age (years)

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.

Oldest airframeN942ATBoeing 717-20027.1 yr · Delivered Sep 16, 1999
Newest airframeN967ATBoeing 717-2000.7 yr · Delivered Feb 24, 2026

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Monthly Delta Air Lines 717-200 capacity

12.2K
11.4K
12.6K
11.6K
12.1K
10.8K
10.6K
12.1K
12.1K
12.9K
12.6K
12.7K
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Monthly Delta Air Lines 717-200 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

Frequently asked

How many 717-200 does Delta Air Lines have?

Delta Air Lines operates about 81 717-200 aircraft — 80 in service and 1 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.

Where does Delta Air Lines fly the 717-200?

Delta Air Lines flies its 717-200 to about 72 US airports, its busiest route being ATL–CLT.

How old are Delta Air Lines's 717-200?

Delta Air Lines's 717-200 fleet averages about 24.1 yr, ranging from 0.7 yr to 27.1 yr.

What is the longest 717-200 route Delta Air Lines flies?

The longest 717-200 route Delta Air Lines flew over the trailing 12 months is MSP–SAV, about 1,092 miles.

Inventory: US DOT Form 41 Schedule B-43 (2025). Deliveries: Airbus & Boeing official reports. Registry status: FAA. Last refreshed Nov 1, 2026.