Aircraft comparison

Boeing 787-8 vs Boeing 787-9 vs Boeing 787-10

A Variant
Boeing 787-8 illustration

Boeing 787-8

Boeing · a variant of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Still in production
2009First flight248Typical passengers13,530 kmRange

The first Dreamliner: carbon-fibre fuselage, 56.7 m long and 13,530 km with 248 passengers; the shortest of the family.

Variants787-8787-9787-10
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B Variant
Boeing 787-9 illustration

Boeing 787-9

Boeing · a variant of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Still in production
2013First flight296Typical passengers14,010 kmRange

The 787 stretched by 6.1 m: the best-selling version, 296 passengers and the longest range of the family.

Variants787-8787-9787-10
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C Variant
Boeing 787-10 illustration

Boeing 787-10

Boeing · a variant of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Still in production
2017First flight336Typical passengers11,723 kmRange

The longest 787 (68.3 m): 336 passengers in exchange for less range (11,730 km) and a slightly lower ceiling.

Variants787-8787-9787-10
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In a nutshell

The Boeing 787-10 carries 88 more passengers than the Boeing 787-8: 35% more.

The Boeing 787-9 flies 2,287 km farther non-stop than the Boeing 787-10. That difference is like a Miami–Bogotá flight.

The Boeing 787-8 first flew 8 years before the Boeing 787-10.

About 761 units of the Boeing 787-9 were built: 5.3 times as many as the Boeing 787-10.

Nose to tail, the Boeing 787-10 is 11.6 m longer than the Boeing 787-8.

To scale

Parked side by side at the same scale: each drawing is as wide as the aircraft is long (the chosen variant or, when the model is chosen, its representative variant).

ABoeing 787-8
Boeing 787 Dreamliner illustration
56.7 m · 186 ft
BBoeing 787-9
Boeing 787 Dreamliner illustration
62.8 m · 206 ft
CBoeing 787-10
Boeing 787 Dreamliner illustration
68.3 m · 224 ft
10 m

Figure by figure

Each bar is measured against the largest in the comparison; the crown marks the leader.

Passengers and range
A248up to 381
B296up to 420
C336up to 440
A13,530 km7,306 NM
B14,010 km7,565 NM
C11,723 km6,330 NM
A14 h 59 min
B15 h 31 min
C12 h 59 min
Speed and altitude
Cruise speedA Mach 0.85 · B Mach 0.85 · C Mach 0.85
A903 km/h488 kt
B903 km/h488 kt
C903 km/h488 kt
A13,100 m42,979 ft
B13,100 m42,979 ft
C12,500 m41,011 ft
Size
Length
A56.7 m186 ft
B62.8 m206 ft
C68.3 m224 ft
A60.1 m197 ft
B60.1 m197 ft
C60.1 m197 ft
Height
A16.9 m56 ft
B17.0 m56 ft
C17.0 m56 ft
Weights
A227,930 kg502,499 lb
B259,228 kg571,499 lb
C260,362 kg573,999 lb
A119,975 kg264,499 lb
B128,820 kg283,999 lb
C135,488 kg298,700 lb
Production
Units built
A399
B761
C143

Lifeline

From each model's first flight to the end of its production.

ABoeing 787-82009 → today
BBoeing 787-92013 → today
CBoeing 787-102017 → today
200020102020

Figures for each variant (and, when the model is chosen, for its most representative variant), taken from manufacturers' published specifications and standard aviation references: every configuration changes them somewhat. A specific aircraft takes its variant's figures when its designation identifies it unambiguously, plus the data in its own record.

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