Boeing 787-9
Wide-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 19.5M
- 25th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 81
- US operators
- 2
- Airports served
- 70
- Countries
- 32
- Load factor
- 83.6%
Where the Boeing 787-9 flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Boeing 787-9 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
86,777
May 2026
Seats flown
23,246,444
Passengers
19.5M
Load factor
83.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
405,816
Busiest Boeing 787-9 routes
The Boeing 787-9's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Tokyo – Honolulu, Oahu (HND–HNL)
2,176 departures · 471,896 passengers · 3,853 mi
90.2%
Load
Los Angeles – Narita (LAX–NRT)
2,164 departures · 412,412 passengers · 5,451 mi
85.7%
Load
Tokyo – Los Angeles (HND–LAX)
1,965 departures · 436,536 passengers · 5,487 mi
88.0%
Load
London – Chicago (LHR–ORD)
1,926 departures · 410,462 passengers · 3,953 mi
86.7%
Load
Los Angeles – London (LAX–LHR)
1,874 departures · 359,321 passengers · 5,456 mi
74.7%
Load
Seoul – San Francisco (ICN–SFO)
1,690 departures · 370,923 passengers · 5,659 mi
82.5%
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
São Paulo – New York (GRU–JFK)
1,419 departures · 366,670 passengers · 4,745 mi
88.4%
Load
London – San Francisco (LHR–SFO)
1,345 departures · 283,615 passengers · 5,368 mi
82.4%
Load
New York – Tel Aviv (JFK–TLV)
1,252 departures · 312,411 passengers · 5,677 mi
92.9%
Load
Denver – London (DEN–LHR)
1,137 departures · 229,964 passengers · 4,671 mi
78.7%
Load
London – Philadelphia (LHR–PHL)
1,113 departures · 244,858 passengers · 3,545 mi
85.7%
Load
São Paulo – Orlando (GRU–MCO)
1,105 departures · 300,375 passengers · 4,255 mi
90.8%
Load
New York – London (JFK–LHR)
1,033 departures · 206,325 passengers · 3,452 mi
78.8%
Load
The longest and shortest Boeing 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
8,973 mi
Dallas-Fort Worth – Melbourne (DFW–MEL)
413 departures · 83% load
Flown by Qantas Airways.
Shortest route flown
802 mi
Dallas-Fort Worth – Chicago (DFW–ORD)
2h 29m block · 129 departures · 81% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Airports the Boeing 787-9 serves
The Boeing 787-9 serves 70 US airports across 32 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LAX
8,390 departures · 25 routes · 21 operators
10.2%
Share
- LHR
London
6,087 departures · 15 routes · 5 operators
7.4%
Share
- JFK
5,469 departures · 20 routes · 21 operators
6.7%
Share
- SFO
4,506 departures · 11 routes · 12 operators
5.5%
Share
- HND
Tokyo
3,450 departures · 7 routes · 4 operators
4.2%
Share
- NRT
Narita
3,429 departures · 8 routes · 4 operators
4.2%
Share
- DFW
3,155 departures · 16 routes · 8 operators
3.8%
Share
- EWR
2,980 departures · 11 routes · 11 operators
3.6%
Share
- HNL
2,914 departures · 9 routes · 11 operators
3.5%
Share
- GRU
São Paulo
2,695 departures · 7 routes · 3 operators
3.3%
Share
Who flies the Boeing 787-9
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 | 48 | 5.6M | 23.9% | 7.4 yr |
| American AirlinesAA | 33 | 3.8M | 16.5% | 6.3 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 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 Boeing 787-9 capacity
How common is the Boeing 787-9?
The Boeing 787-9 makes up 0.9% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 25th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 36.7% · Boeing 787-9 is the ringed slice at 0.9%
- 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
- +19 more types
- 25
Boeing 787-9#25 · this type
81 aircraft
0.9%
Share
Frequently asked
How many Boeing 787-9 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 81 Boeing 787-9 aircraft across 2 airlines, 81 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Boeing 787-9?
United Airlines operates the largest US Boeing 787-9 fleet, with about 48 aircraft.
What is the busiest Boeing 787-9 route?
The busiest US route flown by the Boeing 787-9 is HND–HNL, with about 2,176 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Boeing 787-9 the most?
United Airlines flies the most Boeing 787-9 capacity in US service, with about 5.6M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Boeing 787-9 carry?
The Boeing 787-9 carried about 19.5M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Boeing 787-9 flight?
The longest US route flown by the Boeing 787-9 is DFW–MEL, about 8,973 miles, flown by Qantas Airways.
How many airports does the Boeing 787-9 serve?
The Boeing 787-9 serves about 70 US airports across 32 countries, led by Los Angeles (LAX).
How old is the average Boeing 787-9?
The US Boeing 787-9 fleet averages about 6.9 yr.
How common is the Boeing 787-9 in US fleets?
The Boeing 787-9 is the 25th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Boeing 787-9 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
The Layover Aviation
BRAND NEW Air India Boeing 787-9 VT-AWA | Mumbai to Frankfurt | Air India Business Class Trip Report
38:47 · Feb 2026
Simply Aviation
BRUTALLY HONEST | 14h in ECONOMY on ANA from Tokyo Haneda to Frankfurt aboard the Boeing 787-9!
29:18 · Mar 2026
The Trip Reporter
Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 Main Cabin Trip Report | Seattle to London
19:50 · Jul 2026
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