United Airlines 787-8
UAWide-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 1.1M
- 18th-largest United Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 12
- Airports served
- 12
- Countries
- 10
- Departures a day
- 15
- Average age
- 13.2 yr
How United Airlines flies its 787-8
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 787-8 airframes United Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 12 airports across 10 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
5,456
May 2026
Seats flown
1,325,808
Passengers
1.1M
Load factor
85.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
48,709
United Airlines's busiest 787-8 routes
Its busiest 787-8 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Dulles – Munich (IAD–MUC)
680 departures · 140,626 passengers · 4,263 mi
85.1%
Load
Munich – Chicago (MUC–ORD)
673 departures · 141,668 passengers · 4,530 mi
86.6%
Load
Accra – Dulles (ACC–IAD)
537 departures · 112,850 passengers · 5,296 mi
86.5%
Load
Dulles – Lagos (IAD–LOS)
423 departures · 83,787 passengers · 5,442 mi
81.5%
Load
Barcelona – Chicago (BCN–ORD)
399 departures · 84,452 passengers · 4,420 mi
87.1%
Load
Dublin – Chicago (DUB–ORD)
383 departures · 83,412 passengers · 3,674 mi
89.6%
Load
Ferno – Chicago (MXP–ORD)
372 departures · 79,365 passengers · 4,523 mi
87.8%
Load
Spata-Artemida – Dulles (ATH–IAD)
335 departures · 75,108 passengers · 5,168 mi
92.3%
Load
Dulles – San Francisco (IAD–SFO)
265 departures · 57,283 passengers · 2,418 mi
89.0%
Load
Amsterdam – Chicago (AMS–ORD)
229 departures · 46,001 passengers · 4,120 mi
82.7%
Load
Barcelona – Dulles (BCN–IAD)
195 departures · 41,867 passengers · 4,060 mi
88.3%
Load
Chicago – San Francisco (ORD–SFO)
189 departures · 41,560 passengers · 1,846 mi
90.5%
Load
Chicago – Tel Aviv (ORD–TLV)
127 departures · 26,274 passengers · 6,180 mi
85.1%
Load
Paris – Chicago (CDG–ORD)
105 departures · 19,370 passengers · 4,153 mi
75.9%
Load
Dulles – Tel Aviv (IAD–TLV)
95 departures · 19,811 passengers · 5,904 mi
85.8%
Load
The longest and shortest United Airlines 787-8 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
6,180 mi
Chicago – Tel Aviv (ORD–TLV)
11h 49m block · 127 departures · 85% load
Flown by United Airlines.
Shortest route flown
1,846 mi
Chicago – San Francisco (ORD–SFO)
4h 25m block · 189 departures · 90% 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 787-8 from
United Airlines flies its 787-8 from 12 US airports in 10 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- IAD
1,226 departures · 6 routes
25.5%
Share
- ORD
1,195 departures · 7 routes
24.9%
Share
- MUC
Munich
672 departures · 2 routes
14.0%
Share
- BCN
Barcelona
294 departures · 2 routes
6.1%
Share
- ACC
Accra
268 departures · 1 route
5.6%
Share
- SFO
225 departures · 2 routes
4.7%
Share
- LOS
Lagos
209 departures · 1 route
4.3%
Share
- DUB
Dublin
191 departures · 1 route
4.0%
Share
- MXP
Ferno
185 departures · 1 route
3.8%
Share
- ATH
Spata-Artemida
166 departures · 1 route
3.5%
Share
Where the 787-8 sits in United Airlines's fleet
The 787-8 is 1.1% of United Airlines's 1,076 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of United Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 787-8 is the ringed slice at 1.1%
Other United Airlines types
How old is the United Airlines 787-8 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.
Monthly United Airlines 787-8 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 787-8 does United Airlines have?
United Airlines operates about 12 787-8 aircraft — 12 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does United Airlines fly the 787-8?
United Airlines flies its 787-8 to about 12 US airports across 10 countries, its busiest route being IAD–MUC.
How old are United Airlines's 787-8?
United Airlines's 787-8 fleet averages about 13.2 yr, ranging from 11.8 yr to 14.0 yr.
What is the longest 787-8 route United Airlines flies?
The longest 787-8 route United Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is ORD–TLV, about 6,180 miles.