How the 737-800 fits into the 737 story
737-800 is the representative branch of the Boeing 737 family, capturing the high-volume NG workhorse that defined short-haul flying in the 2000s.
This page isolates the 737-800 branch of the Boeing 737 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1998
Seating
162 to 189
Range
2,935 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The 737-800 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the high-volume NG workhorse that defined short-haul flying in the 2000s.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- B738
- Designator references
- Engines
- CFM56-7B
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1998
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 162 to 189
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 2,935 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
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