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Boeing 737-700

Boeing · jet, 2 engines · ICAO B737

The Boeing 737-700 has the 3rd-tallest tail in Design Group III (77 types), and the 2nd-most US flight-plan operations in FY2024 of the 352 types on this site with an FY2024 count. It also has the 4th-largest fleet on the US register in Design Group III (77 types, 69 with a registration count). Its wingspan stops 0.6 ft short of the 118 ft line where Design Group IV begins.

118 ft · Group IV starts79 ft · Group III starts117.4 ft
118 ft · Group IV starts79 ft · Group III starts117.4 ft
Wingspan
117.4 ft35.8 mwith winglets; 112.6 ft without
Length
110.3 ft33.6 m
Tail height
41.6 ft12.7 m
45 ft · Group IV starts30 ft · Group III starts41.6 ft
45 ft · Group IV starts30 ft · Group III starts41.6 ft

Overlay with the A319

Airport design codes

III

Design Group III. Set by wingspan and tail height alike.

C

Approach Category C. From its FAA reference approach speed of 130 kt (band 121 to 140 kt).

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear46.6 ft14.2 m
Span-to-length ratio1.06
Max. takeoff weight154,500 lb70,080 kg
Max. landing weight145,600 lb66,043 kg
Main gear codeD
Taxiway Design Group3
ICAO wake categoryMedium

Where it sits

The 737-700 also has the 3rd-highest wingspan-to-length ratio among the 39 Boeing types. By length it falls between the Airbus A319 and the Boeing 737-300.

Main gear 22.9 ft wide (7.0 m), 20% of the span; wheelbase 41.3 ft (12.6 m), 37% of the length.

US records: 1,720,060 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; 633 on the US register.

One of 11 variants on the Boeing 737 page.

Closest in size on this site

Source: FAA Aircraft Characteristics Database, October 2024 release. How we measure.