The United Airlines Boeing 757 Network Explored

United Airlines has, over the course of the past 30 years, been one of the world’s largest operators of the Boeing 757.

First delivered in 1989, the type grew in dominance across the airline’s domestic and international networks.

However, today the 757 is the oldest type in United Airlines’ fleet, and the number of examples has been declining steadily over the past five years.

United’s Boeing 757 Fleet

United’s first 757, N501UA, delivered July 26, 1989. It was scrapped in 2014. Photo (c) Aero Icarus

Photo (c) Mark Bess

At the time of writing, United Airlines has 55 active Boeing 757s in its fleet, along with a number that are parked or stored.

Of this, the fleet is split between both the 757-200 and -300 models, with United being the world’s largest operator of the latter, at 20 active examples.

Many of United’s Boeing 757s, including the entire -300 fleet, were acquired following the merger with Continental Airlines in 2010.

Enter the A321neo

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With much of the active United Airlines 757 fleet now aged between 25 and 30 years old, the carrier has been actively pursuing more modern replacements, despite the reliability of the type.

Both the Airbus A321neo and A321XLR have been ordered by United Airlines, with many examples of the former having already been delivered.

These modern airliners will be used to replace the Boeing 757 fleet and offer very similar capabilities in terms of range and passenger comfort.

Where do United’s Boeing 757s Fly?

United’s Boeing 757s are based mostly out of the airline’s main hubs, such as Newark Liberty International, Denver International and Washington Dulles. However, other routings do occur.

Destinations commonly seen include:

• Boston
• Brussels
• Chicago O’Hare
• Dublin
• Edinburgh
• Honolulu
• Houston Intercontinental
• Kahului
• Las Vegas
• Lihue
• Lima
• Lisbon
• Los Angeles International
• Malaga
• Miami
• Orlando International
• Phoenix Sky Harbor
• Porto
• Reykjavik
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Shannon
• West Palm Beach

Where do United’s 757-300s Fly?

Boeing 757-33N N57870 of United Airlines. (Eric Salard, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Owing to being a relatively rare variant, the 757-300 has gained an interest in the aviation community for those seeking flights on unusual types.

As one of the few carriers still flying the variant, United Airlines is a good bet to fly on the type. So where do they fly?

• Chicago O’Hare – Denver
• Chicago O’Hare – Houston Intercontinental
• Chicago O’Hare – Las Vegas
• Chicago O’Hare – Los Angeles International
• Chicago O’Hare – Newark
• Chicago O’Hare – Orlando International
• Chicago O’Hare – Phoenix Sky Harbor
• Chicago O’Hare – San Francisco
• Denver – Houston Intercontinental
• Denver – Los Angeles International
• Denver – Orlando International
• Denver – San Francisco
• Denver – Washington Dulles
• Houston Intercontinental – Newark
• Houston Intercontinental – San Francisco
• Los Angeles International – Honolulu
• Los Angeles International – Washington Dulles
• Newark – San Francisco
• San Francisco – Honolulu

Title Image: Mark Bess, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Have you flown on a United Airlines 757, or seen one, recently? Leave a comment below!

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