United Airlines 737-700
UANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 4.9M
- 11th-largest United Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 40
- Airports served
- 67
- Countries
- 5
- Departures a day
- 131
- Average age
- 26.0 yr
How United Airlines flies its 737-700
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 737-700 airframes United Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 67 airports across 5 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
47,917
May 2026
Seats flown
6,037,542
Passengers
4.9M
Load factor
82.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
120,948
United Airlines's busiest 737-700 routes
Its busiest 737-700 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Houston – Querétaro (IAH–QRO)
1,508 departures · 153,321 passengers · 712 mi
80.7%
Load
1,386 departures · 158,724 passengers · 2,434 mi
90.9%
Load
Washington – Chicago (DCA–ORD)
1,375 departures · 125,494 passengers · 612 mi
72.4%
Load
Houston – San Antonio (IAH–SAT)
1,131 departures · 117,588 passengers · 191 mi
82.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Houston (DFW–IAH)
1,037 departures · 88,225 passengers · 224 mi
67.5%
Load
Houston – New Orleans (IAH–MSY)
1,031 departures · 85,456 passengers · 305 mi
65.8%
Load
Washington – Houston (DCA–IAH)
972 departures · 92,594 passengers · 1,208 mi
75.6%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Chicago (DFW–ORD)
902 departures · 99,242 passengers · 802 mi
87.3%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Newark (DFW–EWR)
838 departures · 89,552 passengers · 1,372 mi
84.8%
Load
819 departures · 84,018 passengers · 1,162 mi
81.4%
Load
787 departures · 84,244 passengers · 316 mi
85.0%
Load
782 departures · 77,780 passengers · 404 mi
78.9%
Load
755 departures · 79,806 passengers · 606 mi
83.9%
Load
737 departures · 86,145 passengers · 1,726 mi
92.8%
Load
695 departures · 78,669 passengers · 1,346 mi
89.8%
Load
The longest and shortest United Airlines 737-700 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
2,434 mi
5h 21m block · 1,386 departures · 91% load
Flown by United Airlines. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Where United Airlines flies the 737-700 from
United Airlines flies its 737-700 from 67 US airports in 5 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- ORD
8,028 departures · 46 routes
18.5%
Share
- IAH
7,126 departures · 34 routes
16.4%
Share
- EWR
3,953 departures · 19 routes
9.1%
Share
- IAD
2,854 departures · 17 routes
6.6%
Share
- DFW
1,610 departures · 4 routes
3.7%
Share
- SNA
1,408 departures · 3 routes
3.2%
Share
- ATL
1,210 departures · 4 routes
2.8%
Share
- DCA
1,173 departures · 2 routes
2.7%
Share
- CLE
1,172 departures · 4 routes
2.7%
Share
- SAT
979 departures · 4 routes
2.2%
Share
Where the 737-700 sits in United Airlines's fleet
The 737-700 is 3.7% of United Airlines's 1,076 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of United Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 737-700 is the ringed slice at 3.7%
Other United Airlines types
How old is the United Airlines 737-700 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 40 737-700 tail numbers in United Airlines's fleet →
Monthly United Airlines 737-700 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 737-700 does United Airlines have?
United Airlines operates about 40 737-700 aircraft — 40 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does United Airlines fly the 737-700?
United Airlines flies its 737-700 to about 67 US airports across 5 countries, its busiest route being IAH–QRO.
How old are United Airlines's 737-700?
United Airlines's 737-700 fleet averages about 26.0 yr, ranging from 11.2 yr to 28.5 yr.
What is the longest 737-700 route United Airlines flies?
The longest 737-700 route United Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is EWR–SNA, about 2,434 miles.