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Boeing 757-300
The 757-300 is the stretched 757, launched in 1996 with an order from the German airline Condor. Two extra fuselage sections make it 178 ft 7 in long, about 23 feet longer than the 757-200, with room for about 20 percent more passengers and about half again as much cargo. Boeing's typical layout seats 243 in two classes, or 279 in economy only. It first flew on August 2, 1998, from Renton, and Condor took the first two in March 1999. Boeing quoted a range of about 4,000 statute miles.
- Range
- 3,970 miles (3,450 nm, 6,390 km)
- Cruise speed
- Mach 0.80, 459 knots (850 km/h)
- Seats
- About 243 in two classes (up to 279)
- Engines
- Two Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 or Pratt & Whitney PW2040 or PW2043 turbofans under the wings
- Max takeoff weight
- 270,000 lb (122,449 kg)
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Specifications
| Length | 178 ft 7 in (54.43 m) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 124 ft 10 in (38.05 m) |
| Height | 44 ft 9 in (13.64 m) |
| Fuselage width | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
| Ceiling | 42,000 ft (12,800 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 11,490 US gal (43,494 L) |
| First flight | August 2, 1998 |
| Entry into service | March 1999 |
| Status | In service |
| Type codes | ICAO B753; IATA 753 |
Who flies it now
Delta Air Lines
201 flights- Atlanta (ATL) to Phoenix (PHX), 10 flights
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Atlanta (ATL), 10 flights
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Minneapolis (MSP), 10 flights
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Las Vegas (LAS), 10 flights
- Phoenix (PHX) to Atlanta (ATL), 10 flights
- Detroit (DTW) to Orlando (MCO), 9 flights
- Atlanta (ATL) to Las Vegas (LAS), 8 flights
- Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN), 8 flights
- Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles (LAX), 8 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Detroit (DTW), 8 flights
- and 27 more routes
United Airlines
196 flights- San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 13 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO), 12 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 11 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX), 9 flights
- Washington Dulles (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX), 9 flights
- Denver (DEN) to Houston Intercontinental (IAH), 8 flights
- Houston Intercontinental (IAH) to Denver (DEN), 8 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington Dulles (IAD), 8 flights
- Orlando (MCO) to Denver (DEN), 8 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Washington Dulles (IAD), 8 flights
- and 38 more routes
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