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Boeing 777-200ER (777-222ER)

B777-30553Active

RegistrationUSN222UA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUnited Airlines

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0incidents

1accidents

20logbook years

10photos

Boeing 777-200ER (777-222ER) built in 2001 in Everett. Operates for United Airlines.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 112,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2 x PW PW4090

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats364 (F28 · Y336)

First flight2001

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerUnited Airlines

MSN30553

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA1EA32

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 777

Figures for the 777-300ER variant, the most representative of the family · it is 70% the length of a football pitch

Length73.9 m242 ft

Wingspan64.8 m213 ft

Height18.5 m61 ft

Range13,649 km7,370 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed892 km/h482 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight351,534 kg774,999 lb

Maximum payload183,705 kg405,000 lbIts 396 passengers with baggage would weigh about 39.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity396 passengersUp to 550 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 18 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,649 km range, from Denver it could fly non-stop as far as:

BKKBangkok13,507 km BOMMumbai13,455 km SYDSydney (Mascot)13,444 kmDXBDubai12,485 km DELNew Delhi12,405 km

Beyond its rangeSINSingapore14,585 km

The type first flew in 1994 (32 years ago) · About 1,750 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

28First

336Economy

364 seats in total

Airports

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

2006–2025United Airlines · 20 years

Main base

DENDenver6 years ORDChicago5 years SFOSan Francisco4 years IADWashington3 years EWRNewark HNLHonolulu

Also flew to

LAXLos Angeles IAHHouston OGGKahului KOAKona MCOOrlando SANSan Diego LASLas Vegas GUMGuam SEASeattle SJUSan Juan PHXPhoenix FLLFort Lauderdale

Flight logbook

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

2025

United Airlines · 611 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Denver (DEN)

2024

United Airlines · 714 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2023

United Airlines · 553 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)

46 days inactive

2022

United Airlines · 481 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → San Francisco (SFO)

2021

United Airlines · 60 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)

2020

United Airlines · 206 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)

2019

United Airlines · 66 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)

Main route of the year: Washington (IAD) → San Francisco (SFO)

33 days inactive

2018

United Airlines · 38 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → Newark (EWR)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

2001

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Jul 12, 2001

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N222UA.

Jul 24, 2001

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N222UA), 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 7, 2003

Accident at San Francisco, California

On October 7, 2003, the Boeing 777-22B aircraft (registration N222UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Francisco, California (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

2001-07-12

The Boeing Company

Registration N222UA

2001-07-24

United Airlines

Registration N222UA

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BibTeX

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