Boeing 757-200 (757-223) · N644AA · American Airlines

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Boeing 757-200 (757-223)

B757-24602Written off
RegistrationUSN644AA
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Boeing 757-200 (757-223) built in 1991 in Renton. Operated for American Airlines.

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Nearly new · 10 years · ≈ 33,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x RR RB211-535E4B
Seats188 (F22 · Y166)
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
MSN24602
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 757

Figures for the 757-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length47.3 m155 ft
Wingspan38.1 m125 ft
Height13.6 m44 ft
Range7,251 km3,915 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80
Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight115,893 kg255,500 lb
Maximum payload57,452 kg126,660 lbIts 200 passengers with baggage would weigh about 20.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity200 passengersUp to 239 in a high-density layout
Endurance8 h 32 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,251 km range, from Dallas-Fort Worth it could fly non-stop as far as:

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon7,627 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 1,050 units built · Production ended in 2004

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

22First
166Economy

188 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Apr 1, 1991
Delivered to Boeing Renton
Delivered to Boeing Renton as N644AA.
May 8, 1991
Transferred to American Airlines
Transferred to American Airlines.
Sep 11, 2001
Grounded after 9/11
On September 11, 2001, the 757-223 aircraft (registration N644AA), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).
What happened
On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).
Source: FAA
Sep 11, 2001
News
On September 11, 2001, the 757-223 aircraft (registration N644AA), operated by American Airlines, was destroyed in an attack at the Pentagon, Arlington (United States), leaving 64 dead on board and 125 on the ground. Source: American Airlines.
What happened
Nineteen hijackers seized four airliners on east-coast domestic flights and flew them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and, after the passengers fought back, a field in Pennsylvania. 2,977 people died, 246 of them on the aircraft. It is not an accident, but it is the event that has changed civil aviation most: armoured cockpit doors, passenger screening and an entire industry reorganised around security.
Source: American Airlines

Operators

1991-04-01
Registration N644AA
1991-05-08
Registration N644AA

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
Remi Dallot · CC BY-SA 2.5
External photograph of the aircraft
James Richard Covington · CC BY-SA 4.0

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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