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Boeing 767-400

Boeing · jet, 2 engines · ICAO B764

The Boeing 767-400 has the longest wheelbase and the 2nd-greatest length in Design Group IV (20 types), and the joint 5th-highest FAA reference approach speed among the 223 twin-engine types (the input for its Approach Category). Within the 3-variant Boeing 767 line it has the greatest length, longest wingspan, highest maximum takeoff weight and tallest tail. The runner-up in wheelbase, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, trails by 6.2%. The 767-400’s wingspan stops 0.7 ft short of the 171 ft line where Design Group V begins.

171 ft · Group V starts118 ft · Group IV starts170.3 ft
171 ft · Group V starts118 ft · Group IV starts170.3 ft
Wingspan
170.3 ft51.9 m
Length
201.3 ft61.4 m
Tail height
55.8 ft17.0 m
60 ft · Group V starts45 ft · Group IV starts55.8 ft
60 ft · Group V starts45 ft · Group IV starts55.8 ft

Overlay with the MD-11

Airport design codes

IV

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

D

Approach Category D. From its FAA reference approach speed of 150 kt (band 141 to 165 kt).

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear92.0 ft28.0 m
Max. takeoff weight450,000 lb204,117 kg
Max. landing weight350,000 lb158,757 kg
Main gear code2D
Taxiway Design Group5
ICAO wake categoryHeavy

Where it sits

The 767-400 also has the 2nd-longest wingspan and the 3rd-tallest tail in Design Group IV (20 types). By length it falls between the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and the Airbus A340-200.

Main gear 36.0 ft wide (11.0 m), 21% of the span; wheelbase 85.8 ft (26.2 m), 43% of the length.

US records: 40,362 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; 37 on the US register.

One of 3 variants on the Boeing 767 page.

Closest in size on this site

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