United Airlines 787-10
UAWide-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 3M
- 15th-largest United Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 21
- Airports served
- 15
- Countries
- 11
- Departures a day
- 30
- Average age
- 6.0 yr
How United Airlines flies its 787-10
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 787-10 airframes United Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 15 airports across 11 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
11,022
May 2026
Seats flown
3,504,996
Passengers
3M
Load factor
86.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
99,113
United Airlines's busiest 787-10 routes
Its busiest 787-10 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Frankfurt am Main – Chicago (FRA–ORD)
1,323 departures · 343,117 passengers · 4,343 mi
81.6%
Load
Newark – Tel Aviv (EWR–TLV)
860 departures · 237,237 passengers · 5,692 mi
86.8%
Load
Newark – Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)
842 departures · 238,847 passengers · 2,454 mi
89.2%
Load
São Paulo – Chicago (GRU–ORD)
725 departures · 201,797 passengers · 5,222 mi
87.5%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Chicago (HNL–ORD)
723 departures · 208,647 passengers · 4,243 mi
90.8%
Load
Tokyo – Los Angeles (HND–LAX)
723 departures · 208,096 passengers · 5,487 mi
90.5%
Load
Zaventem – Chicago (BRU–ORD)
721 departures · 199,794 passengers · 4,160 mi
87.1%
Load
Tokyo – Chicago (HND–ORD)
720 departures · 200,778 passengers · 6,305 mi
87.7%
Load
Zaventem – Newark (BRU–EWR)
701 departures · 194,467 passengers · 3,681 mi
87.2%
Load
Newark – Lisbon (EWR–LIS)
688 departures · 194,312 passengers · 3,385 mi
88.8%
Load
Rome – Chicago (FCO–ORD)
599 departures · 168,178 passengers · 4,823 mi
88.3%
Load
Paris – Chicago (CDG–ORD)
589 departures · 161,017 passengers · 4,153 mi
86.0%
Load
Spata-Artemida – Newark (ATH–EWR)
420 departures · 120,869 passengers · 4,956 mi
90.5%
Load
Spata-Artemida – Chicago (ATH–ORD)
294 departures · 87,547 passengers · 5,463 mi
93.6%
Load
206 departures · 51,243 passengers · 4,184 mi
78.2%
Load
The longest and shortest United Airlines 787-10 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
6,305 mi
Tokyo – Chicago (HND–ORD)
12h 30m block · 720 departures · 88% load
Flown by United Airlines.
Shortest route flown
2,454 mi
Newark – Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)
5h 27m block · 842 departures · 89% 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 787-10 from
United Airlines flies its 787-10 from 15 US airports in 11 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- ORD
2,956 departures · 9 routes
28.7%
Share
- EWR
1,840 departures · 6 routes
17.9%
Share
- LAX
783 departures · 2 routes
7.6%
Share
- HND
Tokyo
720 departures · 2 routes
7.0%
Share
- BRU
Zaventem
710 departures · 2 routes
6.9%
Share
- FRA
Frankfurt am Main
660 departures · 1 route
6.4%
Share
- TLV
Tel Aviv
427 departures · 1 route
4.1%
Share
- GRU
São Paulo
362 departures · 1 route
3.5%
Share
- HNL
361 departures · 1 route
3.5%
Share
- ATH
Spata-Artemida
356 departures · 2 routes
3.5%
Share
Where the 787-10 sits in United Airlines's fleet
The 787-10 is 2.0% of United Airlines's 1,076 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of United Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 787-10 is the ringed slice at 2.0%
Other United Airlines types
How old is the United Airlines 787-10 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.
Monthly United Airlines 787-10 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 787-10 does United Airlines have?
United Airlines operates about 21 787-10 aircraft — 21 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does United Airlines fly the 787-10?
United Airlines flies its 787-10 to about 15 US airports across 11 countries, its busiest route being FRA–ORD.
How old are United Airlines's 787-10?
United Airlines's 787-10 fleet averages about 6.0 yr, ranging from 3.5 yr to 7.9 yr.
What is the longest 787-10 route United Airlines flies?
The longest 787-10 route United Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is HND–ORD, about 6,305 miles.