Summary
- United Airlines will operate its Boeing 767 aircraft nearly 2,000 times in March, covering over 230,000 total miles worldwide.
- The airline offers different layouts for its Boeing 767s, including various classes like Polaris, Economy Plus, and standard economy.
- Some of the longest routes for United’s Boeing 767s include flights from locations such as Houston, Honolulu, Washington Dulles, and Chicago.
United Airlines is currently scheduled to fly its Boeing 767s nearly 2,000 times in March. These flights are set to account for over 230,000 total miles. These routes are spread all across the world but typically stem from one of its main hubs within the United States.
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The Chicago, Illinois-based carrier operates three different layouts of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and one variant of a Boeing 767-400ER aircraft. The first 767-300ER layout holds 30 passengers in Polaris, 46 passengers in Economy Plus, and the remaining 138 passengers in economy class. The second layout consists of 46 Polaris suites, 22 recliner seats in Premium Plus, and 99 seats in standard economy. The third 767-300ER layout consists of 30 Polaris class flatbed seats, 49 seats in Economy Plus, and the remaining 135 seats are Standard Economy. The 767-400ER is split into the same three classes, with 39 Polaris seats, 70 Economy Plus seats, and 133 standard economy seats. Let’s take a closer look at some of the airline’s longest routes while utilizing the Boeing 767 aircraft.
Top 5 routes
United flies its Boeing 767’s top two longest routes from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The longest route connects Houston to Munich International Airport (MUN) in Germany. This service is scheduled to fly a total of 23 round-trip flights in March. Each leg of this flight is 5,417 miles. The second-longest route connects Houston to Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG). This route is just over 5,000 miles long on average. This is a daily service that operates every day in March.
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The third and fourth-longest routes in March are both from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The longer of the two flights is from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). This service is 4,962 miles on average and is also a daily operation. The other flight from Honolulu connects to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). This service is 4,817 miles long and is scheduled to fly 24 times in March.
The fifth-longest route is also from Washington Dulles. This service is to São Paulo International Airport (GRU). This daily service is just over 4,700 miles on average.
The next five longest routes
The sixth-longest route flown by a United 767 connects Houston to Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL) in Santiago, Chile. It is scheduled to operate 29 times in March and is 4,645 miles.
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Next, United has a 4,505-mile route that connects Washington Dulles to Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome, Italy. This service is scheduled to operate 29 times this March. The eight-longest route on United’s 767 schedule connects Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich International Airport (ZRH) in Switzerland. This route is flown 27 times in March and is approximately 4,443 miles on average.
The last two routes of the top ten longest United 767 routes are both from Washington Dulles. These two routes are to Munich, Germany, and to Zurich, Switzerland. The two services are, on average, 4,263 miles and 4,158 miles each respectively. Both of these services are scheduled to operate daily in March.
