Summary Alaska Airlines operates various Boeing 737 variants, including the 737-700, 737-800, 737 MAX 8, 737-900, 737-900ER, and 737 MAX 9. The 737-900ER is the most popular variant, while the 737 MAX 8 has the longest range in Alaska's fleet. Passengers can enjoy leather Recaro seats, inflight entertainment, and seatback power outlets on Alaska's Boeing 737 fleet.
Alaska Airlines is a major US carrier headquartered in Seattle, WA. The oneworld Alliance member operates flights connecting the US West Coast to over 100 destinations. Alaska’s mainline fleet consists entirely of Boeing 737 aircraft, including: 737-700 (11 examples) 737-800 (59 examples) 737 MAX 8 (five examples) 737-900 (12 examples) 737-900ER (79 examples) 737 MAX 9 (70 examples) While these individual variants are very similar, as they belong to the same family, some differences exist in size, passenger capacity, and range.
The most popular variant in Alaska’s fleet is the 737-900ER. The aircraft with the fewest examples, the 737 MAX 8, also has the longest range. The smallest 737 variant operated by Alaska is the 737-700, which seats 54 fewer passengers than the airline's largest-capacity aircraft (737-900, 737-900ER, and 737 MAX 9).
1 Boeing 737-700 The smallest 737 in the fleet The 737-700 is the smallest 737 variant flown in Alaska’s mainline fleet. According to SKYbrary , this aircraft is 110 feet, four inches long (33.65 m).
Its wingspan is 112 feet, six inches (34.30 m), but stretches 117 feet, 5 i.