Boeing 737 MAX 9
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 36.5M
- 16th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 200
- US operators
- 2
- Airports served
- 109
- Countries
- 16
- Load factor
- 83.8%
Where the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Boeing 737 MAX 9 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
249,077
July 2026
Seats flown
44,440,512
Passengers
36.5M
Load factor
83.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
863,114
Busiest Boeing 737 MAX 9 routes
The Boeing 737 MAX 9's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Houston – San Francisco (IAH–SFO)
3,511 departures · 540,510 passengers · 1,635 mi
86.0%
Load
2,848 departures · 408,246 passengers · 1,448 mi
80.5%
Load
Boston – San Francisco (BOS–SFO)
2,821 departures · 436,866 passengers · 2,704 mi
86.6%
Load
Houston – Los Angeles (IAH–LAX)
2,782 departures · 441,449 passengers · 1,379 mi
88.6%
Load
2,587 departures · 397,394 passengers · 1,400 mi
85.8%
Load
Dulles – San Francisco (IAD–SFO)
2,582 departures · 388,731 passengers · 2,418 mi
84.1%
Load
Cancún – Houston (CUN–IAH)
2,424 departures · 340,537 passengers · 811 mi
78.5%
Load
Los Angeles – Seattle (LAX–SEA)
2,223 departures · 309,644 passengers · 954 mi
78.2%
Load
Seattle – San Francisco (SEA–SFO)
2,196 departures · 327,277 passengers · 679 mi
83.7%
Load
Las Vegas – San Francisco (LAS–SFO)
2,127 departures · 301,169 passengers · 414 mi
79.2%
Load
2,121 departures · 329,017 passengers · 937 mi
86.7%
Load
Los Angeles – Tocumen (LAX–PTY)
2,084 departures · 319,640 passengers · 3,010 mi
89.9%
Load
2,073 departures · 313,169 passengers · 1,107 mi
84.9%
Load
Newark – Santiago (EWR–STI)
2,072 departures · 331,986 passengers · 1,481 mi
89.5%
Load
2,012 departures · 299,376 passengers · 1,050 mi
83.6%
Load
The longest and shortest Boeing 737 MAX 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
3,320 mi
Tocumen – San Francisco (PTY–SFO)
1m block · 789 departures · 90% load
Flown by Copa 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
95 mi
40m block · 98 departures · 56% load
Flown by Alaska Airlines. About 40m 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 MAX 9 serves
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 serves 109 US airports across 16 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- SEA
27,404 departures · 68 routes · 3 operators
11.6%
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- EWR
20,335 departures · 48 routes · 3 operators
8.6%
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- SFO
16,878 departures · 38 routes · 4 operators
7.1%
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- IAH
16,533 departures · 47 routes · 3 operators
7.0%
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- LAX
11,973 departures · 30 routes · 4 operators
5.1%
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- IAD
11,218 departures · 35 routes · 4 operators
4.7%
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- ORD
10,664 departures · 41 routes · 4 operators
4.5%
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- DEN
9,133 departures · 43 routes · 4 operators
3.9%
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- PDX
8,582 departures · 33 routes · 2 operators
3.6%
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- SAN
7,662 departures · 25 routes · 3 operators
3.2%
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Who flies the Boeing 737 MAX 9
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United AirlinesUA | 120 | 26.4M | 59.5% | 3.7 yr |
| Alaska AirlinesAS | 80 | 15.7M | 35.4% | 3.7 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 MAX 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 Boeing 737 MAX 9 capacity
How common is the Boeing 737 MAX 9?
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 makes up 2.3% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 16th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 35.3% · Boeing 737 MAX 9 is the ringed slice at 2.3%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
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- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
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- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
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- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
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- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
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- +10 more types
- 16
Boeing 737 MAX 9#16 · this type
200 aircraft
2.3%
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Frequently asked
How many Boeing 737 MAX 9 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft across 2 airlines, 200 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Boeing 737 MAX 9?
United Airlines operates the largest US Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet, with about 120 aircraft.
What is the busiest Boeing 737 MAX 9 route?
The busiest US route flown by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 is IAH–SFO, with about 3,511 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Boeing 737 MAX 9 the most?
United Airlines flies the most Boeing 737 MAX 9 capacity in US service, with about 26.4M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Boeing 737 MAX 9 carry?
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 carried about 36.5M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight?
The longest US route flown by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 is PTY–SFO, about 3,320 miles, flown by Copa Airlines.
How many airports does the Boeing 737 MAX 9 serve?
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 serves about 109 US airports across 16 countries, led by Seattle (SEA).
How old is the average Boeing 737 MAX 9?
The US Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet averages about 3.7 yr.
How common is the Boeing 737 MAX 9 in US fleets?
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 is the 16th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
AK Aviation
Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Economy Class - Los Angeles to Anchorage - TRIP REPORT
16:31 · Jan 2026
The Trip Reporter
TRIP REPORT | Alaska Airlines (Premium) | Seattle to Anchorage | Boeing 737 MAX 9
18:19 · Sep 2024
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