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Boeing 767-300

Boeing · jet, 2 engines · ICAO B763

The Boeing 767-300 has the most US flight-plan operations in FY2024 in Design Group IV (20 types), and the 2nd-largest fleet on the US register in Design Group IV (20 types, 16 with a registration count). Within the 3-variant Boeing 767 line it has the lowest tail. The runner-up in US flight-plan operations, the Boeing 757-200, trails by 20.5%. The 767-300’s FAA reference approach speed, 140 kt, the input that sets its Approach Category, is 1 kt under the 141 kt floor of Category D.

171 ft · Group V starts118 ft · Group IV starts167.0 ft
171 ft · Group V starts118 ft · Group IV starts167.0 ft
Wingspan
167.0 ft50.9 mwith winglets; 156.1 ft without
Length
180.3 ft55.0 m
Tail height
52.6 ft16.0 m
60 ft · Group V starts45 ft · Group IV starts52.6 ft
60 ft · Group V starts45 ft · Group IV starts52.6 ft

Overlay with the C-17

Airport design codes

IV

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

C

Approach Category C. Band: 121 to 140 kt.

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear82.2 ft25.1 m
Max. takeoff weight412,000 lb186,880 kg
Max. landing weight320,000 lb145,150 kg
Main gear code2D
Taxiway Design Group5
ICAO wake categoryHeavy

Where it sits

The 767-300 also has the 3rd-longest wheelbase in Design Group IV (20 types). Its wingspan stops 4.0 ft short of the 171 ft line where Design Group V begins. By length it falls between the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Boeing 757-300.

Main gear 35.8 ft wide (10.9 m), 21% of the span; wheelbase 74.7 ft (22.8 m), 41% of the length.

US records: 564,482 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; 462 on the US register.

One of 3 variants on the Boeing 767 page.

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