Boeing 757-200
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 18.1M
- 10th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 305
- US operators
- 8
- Airports served
- 65
- Countries
- 19
- Load factor
- 85.2%
Where the Boeing 757-200 flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Boeing 757-200 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
116,507
May 2026
Seats flown
21,428,273
Passengers
18.1M
Load factor
85.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
391,930
Busiest Boeing 757-200 routes
The Boeing 757-200's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
8,396 departures · 1,476,374 passengers · 404 mi
88.7%
Load
6,236 departures · 1,087,290 passengers · 406 mi
88.3%
Load
4,991 departures · 837,712 passengers · 594 mi
85.0%
Load
Atlanta – Jacksonville (ATL–JAX)
4,330 departures · 732,954 passengers · 270 mi
85.8%
Load
Newark – Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)
3,942 departures · 614,890 passengers · 2,454 mi
88.7%
Load
Newark – San Francisco (EWR–SFO)
3,875 departures · 621,589 passengers · 2,565 mi
91.2%
Load
Atlanta – Fort Lauderdale (ATL–FLL)
3,595 departures · 617,604 passengers · 581 mi
86.7%
Load
Atlanta – Fort Myers (ATL–RSW)
2,947 departures · 492,945 passengers · 515 mi
84.4%
Load
Boston – Los Angeles (BOS–LAX)
2,862 departures · 426,884 passengers · 2,611 mi
88.0%
Load
2,615 departures · 434,469 passengers · 594 mi
84.6%
Load
2,613 departures · 456,726 passengers · 1,747 mi
88.1%
Load
Atlanta – New Orleans (ATL–MSY)
2,478 departures · 394,503 passengers · 425 mi
80.6%
Load
2,184 departures · 349,620 passengers · 481 mi
80.8%
Load
2,094 departures · 309,708 passengers · 1,919 mi
85.0%
Load
1,875 departures · 323,426 passengers · 1,587 mi
87.1%
Load
The longest and shortest Boeing 757-200 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
3,931 mi
Stockholm – Newark (ARN–EWR)
8h 21m block · 172 departures · 90% 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.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Airports the Boeing 757-200 serves
The Boeing 757-200 serves 65 US airports across 19 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- ATL
33,769 departures · 45 routes · 1 operator
32.0%
Share
- EWR
9,206 departures · 23 routes · 4 operators
8.7%
Share
- MCO
4,758 departures · 4 routes · 3 operators
4.5%
Share
- LAX
4,406 departures · 8 routes · 3 operators
4.2%
Share
- SFO
4,122 departures · 6 routes · 2 operators
3.9%
Share
- TPA
3,338 departures · 4 routes · 3 operators
3.2%
Share
- DTW
2,697 departures · 8 routes · 3 operators
2.6%
Share
- MIA
2,507 departures · 1 route · 3 operators
2.4%
Share
- BOS
2,484 departures · 4 routes · 3 operators
2.4%
Share
- LAS
2,281 departures · 5 routes · 3 operators
2.2%
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Who flies the Boeing 757-200
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air LinesDL | 88 | 16.5M | 77.1% | 27.9 yr |
| United AirlinesUA | 40 | 4.7M | 21.9% | 29.3 yr |
| FedEx ExpressFX | 92 | — | — | 25.2 yr |
| UPS Airlines5X | 75 | — | — | 31.9 yr |
| Air Transport International8C | 4 | — | — | 19.2 yr |
| Asia PacificPFQ | 4 | — | — | 8.3 yr |
| 21 Air2PQ | 1 | — | — | 35.1 yr |
| National AirlinesN8 | 1 | — | — | 25.3 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 757-200 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 757-200 capacity
How common is the Boeing 757-200?
The Boeing 757-200 makes up 3.5% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 10th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 119 others hold the remaining 37.6% · Boeing 757-200 is the ringed slice at 3.5%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
Share
- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
Share
- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
Share
- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
Share
- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
Share
- +4 more types
- 10
Boeing 757-200#10 · this type
305 aircraft
3.5%
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Frequently asked
How many Boeing 757-200 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 305 Boeing 757-200 aircraft across 8 airlines, 305 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Boeing 757-200?
FedEx Express operates the largest US Boeing 757-200 fleet, with about 92 aircraft.
What is the busiest Boeing 757-200 route?
The busiest US route flown by the Boeing 757-200 is ATL–MCO, with about 8,396 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Boeing 757-200 the most?
Delta Air Lines flies the most Boeing 757-200 capacity in US service, with about 16.5M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Boeing 757-200 carry?
The Boeing 757-200 carried about 18.1M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Boeing 757-200 flight?
The longest US route flown by the Boeing 757-200 is ARN–EWR, about 3,931 miles, flown by United Airlines.
How many airports does the Boeing 757-200 serve?
The Boeing 757-200 serves about 65 US airports across 19 countries, led by Atlanta (ATL).
How old is the average Boeing 757-200?
The US Boeing 757-200 fleet averages about 27.9 yr.
How common is the Boeing 757-200 in US fleets?
The Boeing 757-200 is the 10th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Boeing 757-200 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Noel Philips
American Airlines Full Flight | Philadelphia to Dublin (AA722) | Boeing 757-200 (with ATC)
6:35:54 · Aug 2016
Simply Aviation
TRIPREPORT | Delta (ECONOMY) | Boeing 757-200 | Seattle - Minneapolis
10:51 · Jan 2019
The Trip Reporter
TRIP REPORT | Delta Air Lines (Main Cabin) | Atlanta - Detroit | Boeing 757-200
14:04 · Jul 2021
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