Approach Category C

Of the 364 types on this site, 109 are in Approach Category C, the band for FAA reference approach speeds of 121 to 140 kt. Speeds here run from 121 to 140 kt, with a median of 130 kt. By Design Group they split into 16 in Group I, 25 in Group II, 47 in Group III, 12 in Group IV, 8 in Group V and 1 in Group VI. By engine type: 100 jets and 9 turboprops. The largest makers in the category are Airbus (18), Boeing (18) and Learjet (10).

Each dot is one type, placed by its FAA reference approach speed and grouped by Design Group.

On the edges of the band

Four types sit exactly on the category floor: the A318, the 146-100, the Citation Longitude and the P.180 Avanti. Ten types are 1 kt or less under the next category: the A330-800, the A330-900, the A350-900, the 767-300, the 777-200, the 777-200LR, the A-10, the Gulfstream III, the Northrop B-2 Spirit and the Superjet 100.

All 109 types, highest reference speed first

Types in Approach Category C
Type	Reference speed	Design Group	Wingspan	Length
Airbus A330-800	140 kt	V	210.0 ft	193.0 ft
Airbus A330-900	140 kt	V	210.0 ft	208.9 ft
Airbus A350-900	140 kt	V	212.4 ft	218.5 ft
Boeing 767-300	140 kt	IV	167.0 ft	180.3 ft
Boeing 777-200	140 kt	V	199.9 ft	209.1 ft
Boeing 777-200LR / 777F	140 kt	V	212.1 ft	209.1 ft
Fairchild Republic A-10	140 kt	II	57.5 ft	53.3 ft
Gulfstream III	140 kt	II	77.8 ft	83.1 ft
Northrop B-2 Spirit	140 kt	V	172.0 ft	69.0 ft
Sukhoi Superjet 100	140 kt	III	91.2 ft	98.2 ft
Airbus A310	139 kt	IV	144.0 ft	153.2 ft
Boeing 717-200	139 kt	III	93.3 ft	124.0 ft
Boeing 737-400	139 kt	III	94.8 ft	119.6 ft
Boeing T-45 Goshawk	139 kt	I	32.6 ft	37.4 ft
Gulfstream II	139 kt	II	68.8 ft	79.9 ft
Airbus A380-800	138 kt	VI	261.7 ft	238.6 ft
Airbus A300-600	137 kt	IV	147.1 ft	177.4 ft
Airbus A300B2/B4	137 kt	IV	147.1 ft	175.5 ft
Airbus A320neo	137 kt	III	117.5 ft	123.3 ft
Airbus A330-700L BelugaXL	137 kt	V	197.8 ft	207.0 ft
Boeing 757-200	137 kt	IV	134.8 ft	155.3 ft
Canadair Challenger 600/601/604	137 kt	II	64.3 ft	68.4 ft
Gulfstream G650	137 kt	III	99.7 ft	99.8 ft
Hawker 800 (BAe 125-700/800)	137 kt	II	51.4 ft	51.2 ft
Learjet 25	137 kt	I	35.6 ft	47.6 ft
Airbus A320	136 kt	III	117.5 ft	123.3 ft
Airbus A321neo	136 kt	III	117.5 ft	146.0 ft
Airbus A330-200	136 kt	V	197.8 ft	193.6 ft
Boeing 727-200 Super 27	136 kt	III	108.0 ft	153.2 ft
Embraer E195-E2	136 kt	III	115.2 ft	136.2 ft
Gulfstream V	136 kt	III	93.5 ft	96.4 ft
Airbus A220-300	135 kt	III	115.1 ft	127.0 ft
Boeing 737-300	135 kt	III	102.4 ft	109.6 ft
Boeing 767-200	135 kt	IV	156.1 ft	159.2 ft
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker	135 kt	IV	130.8 ft	136.3 ft
Bombardier CRJ700	135 kt	II	76.3 ft	106.6 ft
Douglas DC-9-50	135 kt	III	93.4 ft	133.6 ft
Embraer 195	135 kt	III	94.2 ft	126.8 ft
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	135 kt	III	107.9 ft	147.8 ft
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	134 kt	I	44.7 ft	60.1 ft
Lockheed P-3 Orion	134 kt	III	99.7 ft	116.0 ft
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	134 kt	I	40.4 ft	56.0 ft
McDonnell Douglas MD-81	134 kt	III	107.9 ft	147.8 ft
McDonnell Douglas MD-87	134 kt	III	107.9 ft	130.4 ft
BAC One-Eleven	133 kt	III	88.5 ft	93.5 ft
Boeing 727-200	133 kt	III	109.3 ft	153.2 ft
Douglas DC-9-10	132 kt	III	89.4 ft	104.4 ft
Douglas DC-9-30	132 kt	III	93.3 ft	119.3 ft
Gulfstream G500	132 kt	III	86.3 ft	91.2 ft
Hawker 1000 (BAe 125-1000)	132 kt	II	51.4 ft	53.9 ft
BAe Jetstream 41	131 kt	II	60.4 ft	63.2 ft
Bombardier Global Express	131 kt	III	94.0 ft	99.4 ft
Cessna Citation X	131 kt	II	63.6 ft	72.3 ft
Airbus A220-100	130 kt	III	115.1 ft	114.8 ft
Airbus A319neo	130 kt	III	117.5 ft	111.0 ft
Airbus A400M Atlas	130 kt	IV	139.1 ft	148.0 ft
Boeing 737-700	130 kt	III	117.4 ft	110.3 ft
Dassault Falcon 2000	130 kt	II	63.4 ft	66.3 ft
Dassault Falcon 900	130 kt	II	63.4 ft	66.3 ft
Gulfstream G150	130 kt	II	55.6 ft	56.8 ft
Gulfstream G200 (IAI Galaxy)	130 kt	II	58.1 ft	62.3 ft
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	130 kt	III	107.9 ft	147.8 ft
Boeing 737-200	129 kt	III	93.0 ft	100.2 ft
Gulfstream G600	129 kt	III	94.2 ft	96.1 ft
IAI 1124 Westwind	129 kt	I	44.8 ft	52.3 ft
Boeing 707-300	128 kt	IV	145.8 ft	152.9 ft
Boeing 737-500	128 kt	III	94.8 ft	101.8 ft
Bombardier Global 5000	128 kt	III	94.0 ft	96.8 ft
Hawker 4000	128 kt	II	61.8 ft	69.2 ft
Learjet 23	128 kt	I	35.6 ft	43.3 ft
Learjet 24	128 kt	I	35.6 ft	43.3 ft
Learjet 35/36	128 kt	I	39.5 ft	48.7 ft
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	128 kt	IV	132.6 ft	112.8 ft
Sabreliner 75	128 kt	I	44.7 ft	46.9 ft
Antonov An-12	127 kt	IV	124.8 ft	111.6 ft
Airbus A319	126 kt	III	117.5 ft	111.0 ft
Boeing 727-100 Super 27	126 kt	III	108.0 ft	133.2 ft
Bombardier Challenger 300	126 kt	II	63.8 ft	68.8 ft
Cessna Citation III/VI/VII	126 kt	II	53.5 ft	55.5 ft
Embraer 175 (long wing)	126 kt	III	101.7 ft	106.0 ft
Sabreliner 40/60	126 kt	I	44.7 ft	46.9 ft
Boeing 737-600	125 kt	III	117.4 ft	102.5 ft
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400	125 kt	III	93.3 ft	107.8 ft
Embraer E190-E2	125 kt	III	110.6 ft	118.8 ft
Gulfstream G280	125 kt	II	63.0 ft	66.8 ft
Hawker Siddeley HS 125 (series 1-600)	125 kt	I	47.0 ft	50.5 ft
Learjet 55	125 kt	I	43.8 ft	55.1 ft
Learjet 60	125 kt	I	43.8 ft	58.7 ft
Learjet 70	125 kt	II	50.9 ft	56.0 ft
Learjet 75	125 kt	II	50.9 ft	58.0 ft
Transall C-160	125 kt	IV	131.2 ft	106.3 ft
Boeing 727-100	124 kt	III	108.0 ft	133.2 ft
Bombardier Challenger 350	124 kt	II	68.9 ft	68.6 ft
Dassault Falcon 50	124 kt	II	61.9 ft	60.8 ft
Embraer 170	124 kt	III	85.3 ft	98.1 ft
Embraer 175 (short wing)	124 kt	III	94.2 ft	103.9 ft
Embraer 190	124 kt	III	94.2 ft	118.9 ft
Embraer ERJ 135/140	124 kt	II	65.8 ft	93.4 ft
Embraer ERJ 145	124 kt	II	65.8 ft	98.0 ft
Saab 340	124 kt	II	74.6 ft	64.7 ft
Avro RJ100	123 kt	III	86.4 ft	101.7 ft
Learjet 40	123 kt	I	47.8 ft	55.6 ft
Learjet 45	123 kt	I	47.8 ft	58.0 ft
Avro RJ85	122 kt	III	86.4 ft	93.7 ft
BAe 146-200	122 kt	III	86.4 ft	93.7 ft
Airbus A318	121 kt	III	111.9 ft	103.2 ft
BAe 146-100	121 kt	III	86.4 ft	85.9 ft
Cessna Citation Longitude	121 kt	II	68.9 ft	73.2 ft
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	121 kt	I	46.0 ft	47.3 ft

The reference approach speed is the FAA input for the category at maximum landing weight. Background: Aircraft Approach Categories A–E.

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