Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9) · N291BT · Alaska Airlines

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9)

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OperatorAlaska Airlines
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Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9) built in 2021 in Renton. Operates for Alaska Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
EnginesN/A
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats178 (C16 · W24 · Y138)
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
OwnerAlaska Airlines
MSN44088
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 737 MAX

Figures for the 737 MAX 8 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft
Wingspan35.9 m118 ft
Height12.3 m40 ft
Range6,482 km3,500 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed839 km/h453 ktMach 0.79
Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight82,645 kg182,201 lb
Maximum payload37,575 kg82,839 lbIts 178 passengers with baggage would weigh about 17.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity178 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout
Endurance7 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,482 km range, from Seattle it could fly non-stop as far as:

Beyond its rangeBOGBogota6,598 km

The type first flew in 2016 (10 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

Seating layout

16Business
24Premium
138Economy

178 seats in total

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025
Alaska Airlines · 982 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)
Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Anchorage (ANC)
2024
Alaska Airlines · 997 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)
Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Anchorage (ANC)
2023
Alaska Airlines · 1,040 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)
Main route of the year: Phoenix (PHX) → Seattle (SEA)
2022
Alaska Airlines · 1,102 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)
Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Anchorage (ANC)
2021
Alaska Airlines · 518 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)
Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → Seattle (SEA)

Aircraft chronology

2021
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Jun 28, 2021
Delivered to Alaska Airlines
Delivered to Alaska Airlines as N291BT.
Jan 6, 2024
Airworthiness directive
On January 6, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft (registration N291BT), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to the absence of the four bolts securing the mid-cabin door plug, which departed the aircraft in flight (a manufacturing process failure). Source: la FAA.

Operators

2021-06-28
Registration N291BT

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BibTeX

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