Boeing 737-700
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 68M
- 6th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 419
- US operators
- 7
- Airports served
- 160
- Countries
- 14
- Load factor
- 78.6%
Where the Boeing 737-700 flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Boeing 737-700 airframes each airline owns (US DOT Form 41). These figures are how much the type actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months, not fleet size.
Departures flown
646,447
July 2026
Seats flown
89,387,348
Passengers
68M
Load factor
78.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
1,201,787
Busiest Boeing 737-700 routes
The Boeing 737-700's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
6,317 departures · 597,208 passengers · 223 mi
67.7%
Load
5,419 departures · 534,362 passengers · 325 mi
70.5%
Load
Burbank – Sacramento (BUR–SMF)
5,116 departures · 429,393 passengers · 358 mi
60.0%
Load
San Jose – Santa Ana (SJC–SNA)
4,533 departures · 396,899 passengers · 342 mi
62.8%
Load
4,411 departures · 431,276 passengers · 239 mi
70.0%
Load
4,307 departures · 434,038 passengers · 369 mi
72.2%
Load
4,264 departures · 369,479 passengers · 296 mi
61.9%
Load
Las Vegas – Santa Ana (LAS–SNA)
4,255 departures · 474,407 passengers · 226 mi
79.9%
Load
San Diego – Sacramento (SAN–SMF)
4,174 departures · 482,643 passengers · 480 mi
82.7%
Load
San Diego – San Jose (SAN–SJC)
4,082 departures · 445,372 passengers · 417 mi
77.9%
Load
Sacramento – Santa Ana (SMF–SNA)
3,955 departures · 377,093 passengers · 404 mi
68.3%
Load
3,924 departures · 440,161 passengers · 338 mi
80.3%
Load
3,912 departures · 394,707 passengers · 371 mi
72.3%
Load
3,469 departures · 371,209 passengers · 345 mi
76.6%
Load
Las Vegas – San Diego (LAS–SAN)
3,440 departures · 382,604 passengers · 258 mi
79.5%
Load
The longest and shortest Boeing 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
2,433 mi
5h 21m block · 1,382 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.
Shortest route flown
31 mi
Petersburg – Wrangell (PSG–WRG)
23m block · 565 departures · 54% load
Flown by Alaska Airlines. About 23m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026.
Airports the Boeing 737-700 serves
The Boeing 737-700 serves 160 US airports across 14 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LAS
31,925 departures · 63 routes · 8 operators
5.1%
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- BWI
27,548 departures · 63 routes · 5 operators
4.4%
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- DEN
27,282 departures · 79 routes · 5 operators
4.4%
Share
- DAL
26,289 departures · 61 routes · 4 operators
4.2%
Share
- PHX
25,083 departures · 55 routes · 5 operators
4.0%
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- BNA
24,207 departures · 74 routes · 5 operators
3.9%
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- MDW
22,476 departures · 72 routes · 3 operators
3.6%
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- HOU
21,499 departures · 61 routes · 4 operators
3.4%
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- MCO
17,371 departures · 58 routes · 5 operators
2.8%
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- BUR
17,279 departures · 19 routes · 4 operators
2.8%
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Who flies the Boeing 737-700
Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.
| Operator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest AirlinesWN | 351 | 78.6M | 87.9% | 18.8 yr |
| United AirlinesUA | 40 | 6M | 6.7% | 26.1 yr |
| Alaska AirlinesAS | 14 | 2.3M | 2.6% | 25.1 yr |
| Avelo AirlinesXP | 8 | 769.9K | 0.9% | 18.3 yr |
| Eastern Air Express37Q | 3 | 365.9K | 0.4% | 17.0 yr |
| KaiserAir1EQ | 1 | 10.7K | 0.0% | 17.5 yr |
| Polaris Aviation Solutions34Q | 2 | — | — | 17.4 yr |
Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).
How old is the US Boeing 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.
Monthly Boeing 737-700 capacity
How common is the Boeing 737-700?
The Boeing 737-700 makes up 4.8% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 6th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 119 others hold the remaining 37.6% · Boeing 737-700 is the ringed slice at 4.8%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
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- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
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- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
Share
- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
Share
- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
Share
- 6
Boeing 737-700#6 · this type
419 aircraft
4.8%
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Frequently asked
How many Boeing 737-700 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 419 Boeing 737-700 aircraft across 7 airlines, 419 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Boeing 737-700?
Southwest Airlines operates the largest US Boeing 737-700 fleet, with about 351 aircraft.
What is the busiest Boeing 737-700 route?
The busiest US route flown by the Boeing 737-700 is BUR–LAS, with about 6,317 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Boeing 737-700 the most?
Southwest Airlines flies the most Boeing 737-700 capacity in US service, with about 78.6M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Boeing 737-700 carry?
The Boeing 737-700 carried about 68M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Boeing 737-700 flight?
The longest US route flown by the Boeing 737-700 is EWR–SNA, about 2,433 miles, flown by United Airlines.
How many airports does the Boeing 737-700 serve?
The Boeing 737-700 serves about 160 US airports across 14 countries, led by Las Vegas (LAS).
How old is the average Boeing 737-700?
The US Boeing 737-700 fleet averages about 19.7 yr.
How common is the Boeing 737-700 in US fleets?
The Boeing 737-700 is the 6th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Boeing 737-700 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Simply Aviation
TRIPREPORT | Southwest Airlines (ECONOMY) | Boeing 737-700 | Tulsa - Dallas Love Field - Tampa
17:08 · Dec 2021
The Trip Reporter
TRIP REPORT | Alaska Airlines (First Class) | Seattle to Anchorage | Boeing 737-700
22:21 · Apr 2023
Noel Philips
Southwest Airlines Full Flight: Chicago to St Louis - Boeing 737-700
1:37:56 · Sep 2018
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