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Boeing 777-300ER

Boeing · jet, 2 engines · ICAO B77W

The Boeing 777-300ER has the 4th-greatest length of the 364 types on this site, and the joint 5th-longest wheelbase of the 360 types on this site with a published figure. It also has the 4th-tallest tail among the 223 twin-engine types. Its wingspan stops 1.4 ft short of the 214 ft line where Design Group VI begins.

214 ft · Group VI starts171 ft · Group V starts212.6 ft
214 ft · Group VI starts171 ft · Group V starts212.6 ft
Wingspan
212.6 ft64.8 m
Length
242.3 ft73.9 m
Tail height
61.8 ft18.8 m
66 ft · Group VI starts60 ft · Group V starts61.8 ft
66 ft · Group VI starts60 ft · Group V starts61.8 ft

Overlay with the A340-600

Airport design codes

V

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

D

Approach Category D. From its FAA reference approach speed of 149 kt (band 141 to 165 kt).

Gear and weights

Weights and codes
Cockpit to main gear114.4 ft34.9 m
Max. takeoff weight775,000 lb351,534 kg
Max. landing weight554,000 lb251,290 kg
Main gear code3D
Taxiway Design Group6
ICAO wake categoryHeavy

Where it sits

The 777-300ER also has the most US flight-plan operations in FY2024 in Design Group V (23 types, 22 with an FY2024 count), and the 3rd-longest wingspan among the 223 twin-engine types. It also has the joint 2nd-widest main gear in Approach Category D (39 types). By length it falls between the Airbus A340-600 and the Airbus A350-1000.

Main gear 42.3 ft wide (12.9 m), 20% of the span; wheelbase 102.4 ft (31.2 m), 42% of the length.

US records: 170,308 US flight-plan operations in FY2024; 51 on the US register.

One of 6 variants on the Boeing 777 page.

Closest in size on this site

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