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Boeing 757-200 (757-222) · N548UA · United Airlines

Boeing 757-200 (757-222) illustration in United Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 757-200 (757-222)

B757-25396Scrapped
RegistrationUSN548UA
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?We checked that this aircraft’s registration, serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorUnited Airlines
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
11logbook years
7photos

Boeing 757-200 (757-222) built in 1992 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines. Scrapped.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 62,700 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1992
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN25396
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 Los Angeles it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima6,721 kmBOGBogota5,600 kmPTYTocumen4,845 kmJFKNew York3,974 kmMIAMiami3,763 km
Beyond its rangeNRTNarita8,753 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.

The full story of the Boeing 757 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006–2016United Airlines · 11 years
Main base
LAXLos Angeles7 yearsSFOSan Francisco4 years
Also flew to
DENDenverORDChicagoLIHLihueOGGKahuluiBOSBostonIADWashingtonKOAKonaSEASeattleHNLHonoluluIAHHoustonSANSan DiegoEWRNewarkLASLas VegasMCOOrlandoPDXPortlandLGANew YorkANCAnchorage

Flight logbook

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

2016
United Airlines · 202 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Denver (DEN)
2015
United Airlines · 886 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: Kahului (OGG) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2014
United Airlines · 774 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)
Main route of the year: Lihue (LIH) → San Francisco (SFO)
50 days inactive
2013
United Airlines · 920 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)
Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Honolulu (HNL)
2012
United Airlines · 892 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)
36 days inactive
2011
United Airlines · 1,109 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2010
United Airlines · 1,151 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)
2009
United Airlines · 1,128 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1992
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Jan 8, 1992
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N548UA.
Jan 30, 1992
Transferred to United Airlines
Transferred to United Airlines.
Sep 11, 2001
Grounded after 9/11
On September 11, 2001, the 757-222 aircraft (registration N548UA), operated by United 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
Oct 12, 2011
Incident at Denver
On October 12, 2011, the aircraft (registration N548UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).
Source: FAA

Operators

1992-01-08
The Boeing Company
Registration N548UA
1992-01-30
United Airlines
Registration N548UA

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 757-200 (757-222) · N548UA · United Airlines}},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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