Aircraft types · Airliner · single-aisle jet

Boeing 757

The Boeing 757 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner built from the early 1980s to 2004, often used on longer domestic and transatlantic routes and as a freighter.

Representative photo of a Boeing 757
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On the US register440
Valid registrations440
Median age31 years
NTSB records since 1986215

How old is the US fleet?

Age of US-registered Boeing 757 aircraft, in years03366981310–4: 0 aircraft0–45–9: 0 aircraft5–910–14: 0 aircraft10–1415–19: 0 aircraft15–1920–24: 40 aircraft20–2425–29: 119 aircraft25–2930–34: 131 aircraft30–3435–39: 94 aircraft35–3940–44: 14 aircraft40–44
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Age (years)Aircraft
0–40
5–90
10–140
15–190
20–2440
25–29119
30–34131
35–3994
40–4414

Ages from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

Most common variants

757-24APF
75
757-232
63
757-224
40
757-222
38
757-223
23
757-236
20
757-251
18
757-2Q8
17

Public NTSB records mentioning this type

The NTSB database lists 215 records involving a Boeing 757 since 1986: 112 classified as accidents and 103 as incidents.

Records per year (last 10 years)

NTSB records per year involving the Boeing 757025810’16: 2 records’16’17: 5 records’17’18: 10 records’18’19: 4 records’19’20: 5 records’20’21: 3 records’21’22: 6 records’22’23: 6 records’23’24: 7 records’24’25: 2 records’25’26: 1 records’26
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YearNTSB records
20162
20175
201810
20194
20205
20213
20226
20236
20247
20252
20261
Please read this before comparing numbers. These are raw counts of NTSB records, not rates. Types that are more numerous, fly more hours, or are used for training naturally appear more often. Counts include minor events and events with no injuries, and can't be used to compare the safety of one type with another. SafelyAboard does not rate or score aircraft. Records also include some events outside the US that the NTSB took part in.

Boeing 757: common questions

How many Boeing 757 aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA registry lists 440 aircraft matching the Boeing 757, of which 440 have a valid registration. That includes aircraft registered to airlines, lessors and other owners.

How old is the typical Boeing 757 in the US?

The median age, from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry, is about 31 years. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

How can I tell if my flight is on a Boeing 757?

Your airline's app or booking usually shows the aircraft type. At the gate, you can read the tail number (on US aircraft it starts with N) and look it up on SafelyAboard. Airlines can swap aircraft, so check again on the day.

Is the Boeing 757 safe?

SafelyAboard doesn't rate or compare aircraft types. The NTSB record counts on this page depend heavily on how many aircraft exist and how much they fly, so they can't be used to compare safety. For the bigger picture, see our explainer on how safe flying is overall.

Flying on a Boeing 757 soon? Get a calm My Flight briefing, read what's normal on a flight, or see how safe flying is overall.

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Boeing 737

2,890 US-registered

Airbus A320 family

2,054 US-registered

Airbus A220

229 US-registered

Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database, refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. Counts match FAA/NTSB make and model text and may include closely related variants.