United Airlines 737 MAX 8
UANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Aug 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 19.3M
- 3rd-largest United Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 123
- Airports served
- 100
- Countries
- 23
- Departures a day
- 395
- Average age
- 3.2 yr
How United Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 737 MAX 8 airframes United Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 100 airports across 23 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
144,107
May 2026
Seats flown
23,920,946
Passengers
19.3M
Load factor
82.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
518,689
United Airlines's busiest 737 MAX 8 routes
Its busiest 737 MAX 8 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
3,571 departures · 531,233 passengers · 1,620 mi
89.6%
Load
Kahului – San Francisco (OGG–SFO)
2,363 departures · 335,091 passengers · 2,338 mi
85.4%
Load
2,181 departures · 300,976 passengers · 2,227 mi
83.1%
Load
2,093 departures · 298,292 passengers · 846 mi
85.9%
Load
Newark – West Palm Beach (EWR–PBI)
1,910 departures · 256,381 passengers · 1,024 mi
80.9%
Load
Houston – San José (IAH–SJO)
1,874 departures · 270,315 passengers · 1,552 mi
86.9%
Load
1,786 departures · 264,418 passengers · 997 mi
89.2%
Load
1,707 departures · 184,220 passengers · 120 mi
65.0%
Load
Guatemala City – Houston (GUA–IAH)
1,626 departures · 247,495 passengers · 1,103 mi
91.7%
Load
1,499 departures · 213,618 passengers · 2,133 mi
85.9%
Load
1,463 departures · 202,907 passengers · 733 mi
83.5%
Load
Newark – Fort Lauderdale (EWR–FLL)
1,427 departures · 203,444 passengers · 1,065 mi
85.9%
Load
Newark – Mexico City (EWR–MEX)
1,426 departures · 199,354 passengers · 2,076 mi
84.2%
Load
Bogota – Houston (BOG–IAH)
1,409 departures · 205,769 passengers · 2,223 mi
88.0%
Load
Washington – San Francisco (DCA–SFO)
1,406 departures · 200,071 passengers · 2,442 mi
85.7%
Load
The longest and shortest United 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
3,370 mi
7h 15m block · 203 departures · 78% 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.
Shortest route flown
120 mi
1h 3m block · 1,707 departures · 65% load
Flown by United Airlines. Also one of the type's busiest routes anywhere in the US — a short hop worked like a bus line.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Where United Airlines flies the 737 MAX 8 from
United Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 from 100 US airports in 23 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- EWR
18,648 departures · 53 routes
14.0%
Share
- SFO
12,608 departures · 42 routes
9.5%
Share
- IAH
12,415 departures · 47 routes
9.3%
Share
- DEN
10,847 departures · 55 routes
8.1%
Share
- ORD
5,965 departures · 36 routes
4.5%
Share
- LAX
4,111 departures · 17 routes
3.1%
Share
- IAD
3,760 departures · 27 routes
2.8%
Share
- LGA
3,131 departures · 3 routes
2.4%
Share
- SNA
3,119 departures · 5 routes
2.3%
Share
- LAS
2,628 departures · 6 routes
2.0%
Share
Where the 737 MAX 8 sits in United Airlines's fleet
The 737 MAX 8 is 11.4% of United Airlines's 1,076 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of United Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice
Other United Airlines types
How old is the United 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 123 737 MAX 8 tail numbers in United Airlines's fleet →
Monthly United Airlines 737 MAX 8 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 737 MAX 8 does United Airlines have?
United Airlines operates about 123 737 MAX 8 aircraft — 123 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does United Airlines fly the 737 MAX 8?
United Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 to about 100 US airports across 23 countries, its busiest route being DEN–LGA.
How old are United Airlines's 737 MAX 8?
United Airlines's 737 MAX 8 fleet averages about 3.2 yr, ranging from 1.2 yr to 7.6 yr.
What is the longest 737 MAX 8 route United Airlines flies?
The longest 737 MAX 8 route United Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is ANC–EWR, about 3,370 miles.