United Airlines 787-9
UAWide-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 4.6M
- 9th-largest United Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 48
- Airports served
- 24
- Countries
- 15
- Departures a day
- 59
- Average age
- 7.4 yr
How United Airlines flies its 787-9
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 787-9 airframes United Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 24 airports across 15 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
21,687
May 2026
Seats flown
5,564,109
Passengers
4.6M
Load factor
81.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
249,923
United Airlines's busiest 787-9 routes
Its busiest 787-9 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Seoul – San Francisco (ICN–SFO)
1,439 departures · 315,518 passengers · 5,659 mi
85.3%
Load
San Francisco – Singapore (SFO–SIN)
1,436 departures · 294,707 passengers · 8,440 mi
80.4%
Load
Hong Kong – Los Angeles (HKG–LAX)
1,425 departures · 283,248 passengers · 7,260 mi
77.3%
Load
Denver – London (DEN–LHR)
1,137 departures · 229,964 passengers · 4,671 mi
78.7%
Load
Newark – Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)
1,024 departures · 238,863 passengers · 2,454 mi
90.8%
Load
Newark – San Francisco (EWR–SFO)
763 departures · 182,413 passengers · 2,565 mi
93.0%
Load
Denver – Narita (DEN–NRT)
728 departures · 170,130 passengers · 5,787 mi
90.9%
Load
Los Angeles – Shanghai (LAX–PVG)
726 departures · 150,181 passengers · 6,485 mi
80.5%
Load
São Paulo – Houston (GRU–IAH)
724 departures · 165,824 passengers · 4,902 mi
89.1%
Load
Houston – Narita (IAH–NRT)
722 departures · 167,146 passengers · 6,642 mi
90.1%
Load
Los Angeles – Narita (LAX–NRT)
721 departures · 157,497 passengers · 5,451 mi
85.0%
Load
Denver – Frankfurt am Main (DEN–FRA)
721 departures · 171,240 passengers · 5,039 mi
92.4%
Load
Melbourne – San Francisco (MEL–SFO)
716 departures · 145,077 passengers · 7,853 mi
78.8%
Load
Los Angeles – Sydney (LAX–SYD)
709 departures · 124,979 passengers · 7,487 mi
68.6%
Load
New Delhi – Newark (DEL–EWR)
704 departures · 157,975 passengers · 7,324 mi
87.3%
Load
The longest and shortest United Airlines 787-9 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
8,587 mi
Houston – Sydney (IAH–SYD)
16h 26m block · 300 departures · 69% load
Flown by United Airlines.
Shortest route flown
2,288 mi
Dulles – Los Angeles (IAD–LAX)
5h 5m block · 289 departures · 90% load
Flown by United Airlines.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Where United Airlines flies the 787-9 from
United Airlines flies its 787-9 from 24 US airports in 15 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LAX
3,162 departures · 9 routes
15.4%
Share
- SFO
3,034 departures · 9 routes
14.8%
Share
- EWR
2,105 departures · 6 routes
10.2%
Share
- DEN
1,800 departures · 5 routes
8.8%
Share
- NRT
Narita
1,428 departures · 4 routes
6.9%
Share
- LHR
London
1,050 departures · 3 routes
5.1%
Share
- IAH
873 departures · 3 routes
4.2%
Share
- ICN
Seoul
719 departures · 1 route
3.5%
Share
- SIN
Singapore
713 departures · 1 route
3.5%
Share
- HKG
Hong Kong
708 departures · 1 route
3.4%
Share
Where the 787-9 sits in United Airlines's fleet
The 787-9 is 4.5% of United Airlines's 1,076 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of United Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 787-9 is the ringed slice at 4.5%
Other United Airlines types
How old is the United Airlines 787-9 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 787-9 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 787-9 does United Airlines have?
United Airlines operates about 48 787-9 aircraft — 48 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does United Airlines fly the 787-9?
United Airlines flies its 787-9 to about 24 US airports across 15 countries, its busiest route being ICN–SFO.
How old are United Airlines's 787-9?
United Airlines's 787-9 fleet averages about 7.4 yr, ranging from 0.7 yr to 12.0 yr.
What is the longest 787-9 route United Airlines flies?
The longest 787-9 route United Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is IAH–SYD, about 8,587 miles.