Boeing 757-300
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 6M
- 36th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 37
- US operators
- 2
- Airports served
- 21
- Load factor
- 85.8%
Where the Boeing 757-300 flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Boeing 757-300 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
30,156
May 2026
Seats flown
7,055,586
Passengers
6M
Load factor
85.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
110,827
Busiest Boeing 757-300 routes
The Boeing 757-300's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Chicago – San Francisco (ORD–SFO)
1,871 departures · 385,553 passengers · 1,846 mi
88.1%
Load
Orlando – Minneapolis (MCO–MSP)
1,769 departures · 361,315 passengers · 1,310 mi
87.3%
Load
1,725 departures · 349,797 passengers · 957 mi
86.7%
Load
Los Angeles – Chicago (LAX–ORD)
1,610 departures · 317,671 passengers · 1,744 mi
84.3%
Load
1,394 departures · 284,411 passengers · 888 mi
87.2%
Load
Denver – San Francisco (DEN–SFO)
1,089 departures · 223,922 passengers · 967 mi
87.9%
Load
Atlanta – Los Angeles (ATL–LAX)
1,082 departures · 218,004 passengers · 1,947 mi
86.1%
Load
Detroit – Fort Lauderdale (DTW–FLL)
1,036 departures · 189,651 passengers · 1,127 mi
78.2%
Load
Minneapolis – Fort Myers (MSP–RSW)
1,002 departures · 202,549 passengers · 1,416 mi
86.4%
Load
925 departures · 195,238 passengers · 2,182 mi
90.2%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Los Angeles (HNL–LAX)
909 departures · 190,162 passengers · 2,556 mi
89.4%
Load
Detroit – Fort Myers (DTW–RSW)
828 departures · 166,553 passengers · 1,084 mi
86.0%
Load
826 departures · 170,238 passengers · 1,547 mi
88.1%
Load
Dulles – Los Angeles (IAD–LAX)
764 departures · 159,175 passengers · 2,288 mi
89.0%
Load
718 departures · 138,938 passengers · 404 mi
82.7%
Load
The longest and shortest Boeing 757-300 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
2,556 mi
Honolulu, Oahu – Los Angeles (HNL–LAX)
5h 33m block · 909 departures · 89% 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
404 mi
1h 37m block · 718 departures · 83% load
Flown by Delta Air Lines. 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.
Airports the Boeing 757-300 serves
The Boeing 757-300 serves 21 US airports. The busiest, by departures:
- MSP
2,937 departures · 10 routes · 2 operators
10.2%
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- MCO
2,927 departures · 7 routes · 2 operators
10.1%
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- ATL
2,851 departures · 10 routes · 2 operators
9.9%
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- SFO
2,826 departures · 9 routes · 2 operators
9.8%
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- ORD
2,794 departures · 5 routes · 2 operators
9.7%
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- LAX
2,702 departures · 8 routes · 2 operators
9.4%
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- DTW
2,609 departures · 9 routes · 2 operators
9.0%
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- DEN
2,473 departures · 7 routes · 2 operators
8.6%
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- IAD
942 departures · 3 routes · 2 operators
3.3%
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- RSW
916 departures · 2 routes · 2 operators
3.2%
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Who flies the Boeing 757-300
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 | 16 | 3.8M | 54.5% | 23.5 yr |
| United AirlinesUA | 21 | 3.2M | 45.5% | 23.6 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 757-300 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 757-300 capacity
How common is the Boeing 757-300?
The Boeing 757-300 makes up 0.4% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 36th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 37.2% · Boeing 757-300 is the ringed slice at 0.4%
- 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%
Share
- +30 more types
- 36
Boeing 757-300#36 · this type
37 aircraft
0.4%
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Frequently asked
How many Boeing 757-300 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 37 Boeing 757-300 aircraft across 2 airlines, 37 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Boeing 757-300?
United Airlines operates the largest US Boeing 757-300 fleet, with about 21 aircraft.
What is the busiest Boeing 757-300 route?
The busiest US route flown by the Boeing 757-300 is ORD–SFO, with about 1,871 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Boeing 757-300 the most?
Delta Air Lines flies the most Boeing 757-300 capacity in US service, with about 3.8M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Boeing 757-300 carry?
The Boeing 757-300 carried about 6M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Boeing 757-300 flight?
The longest US route flown by the Boeing 757-300 is HNL–LAX, about 2,556 miles, flown by United Airlines.
How many airports does the Boeing 757-300 serve?
The Boeing 757-300 serves about 21 US airports, led by Minneapolis (MSP).
How old is the average Boeing 757-300?
The US Boeing 757-300 fleet averages about 23.6 yr.
How common is the Boeing 757-300 in US fleets?
The Boeing 757-300 is the 36th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Boeing 757-300 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
LedKod
I Flew United's Boeing 757-300 to Hawaii... I Wasn't Ready for This
12:02 · Jul 2026
OnBoardHD
TRIP REPORT | First Time on the United Boeing 757! | Los Angeles to Denver | UNITED Boeing 757-300
20:20 · Sep 2022
Simply Aviation
TRIPREPORT | Condor (ECONOMY) | Boeing 757-300 | Rhodes - Dusseldorf
11:55 · Sep 2021
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