What Are United Airlines’ Longest Routes With Airbus Narrowbodies?

Headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, United Airlines operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the USA and all six inhabited continents, primarily out of its eight hubs. As of 2024, United Airlines has 953 mainline aircraft, making it a carrier with one of the largest fleets. Further, United has one of the oldest fleets of all major US airlines, with the average aircraft age being 16.3 years.

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Top 5: These Are United Airlines’ Longest Domestic Narrowbody Routes

The carrier’s longest domestic narrowbody route stretches over 3,400 miles across the country.

United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing. It also operates some of the longest routes in the world, with its longest one covering more than 8500 miles. The longest of its domestic route, covered by a narrow-body, spans more than 3400 miles. But which are the carrier’s longest routes operated specifically by Airbus narrow-body aircraft? Let’s find out.

The highest number of seats on United’s longest routes served by Airbus narrow-body

United Airlines operates the Airbus A320 from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) in Columbus, Ohio, to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California. The flight covers a distance of 2,121 miles in approximately 5 hours and 15 minutes of flight duration. In June 2024, the narrow-body Airbus A320 will conduct 29 operations on this route with 147.5 seats per departure available.

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Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines are other airlines operating on the same route, but the only direct flight operated on this route is served by United Airlines. A connecting flight will cost almost 2 hours more than United Airlines. United Airlines will offer 4,278 seats on this route – the highest number of seats on this list. Cirium, an aviation analytics company, reports that the available seats per mile along this route on June 2024 will be 9,073,638.

The only international flight on the list

San Francisco (SFO) airport features quite a lot in the list of United’s longest routes served by the carrier’s Airbus narrowbodies. Some of the airports that it flies to/from SFO are

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SFO also features on the only international route on this list – Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. United operates an Airbus A320 on this route, covering 2,260 miles in approximately 5 hours and 37 minutes. United will only conduct a single operation along this route in June. Two more airlines operate on this route – Air Canada and Porter Airlines. Air Canada serves the maximum number of flights on this route, with five daily flights.

The route in the 2300-2400-mile range with the highest number of seats: Virginia to Sacramento

There are three routes in the 2300-2400-mile range that United operates with its Airbus narrow-body. These are:

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United’s operations from IAD to SMF have the highest number of seats in the 2300-2400 mile range. The operations are carried out on the Airbus A320. Some of the airlines operating on this route are.

According to flightroutes.com, United Airlines is the best choice for a direct flight, as it covers the distance in the shortest time compared to all other airlines on the route. If one chooses to fly with stops instead, they can fly with Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, or Southwest Airlines.

United Airlines’ longest routes above 2,400 miles

United Airlines operates on a route that is exactly 2,400 miles with its Airbus narrow-body. Airbus A320s operated by United Airlines, travel from Raleigh to Durham International Airport(RDU) in a 5 hours and 40-minute journey. United has four flights per week on this route.

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The other routes that United operates in the 2400-2500 mile range are:

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The longest route

The Airbus A319, operated by United Airlines, covers the carrier’s longest route, spanning a distance of 2,500 miles. The flight takes off from Sacramento International Airport (SMF), California, USA, to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey. The only direct flight on this route is operated by United Airlines. If someone chooses to fly with stops instead, they can fly with Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, or Spirit Airlines, but the total flight time will be close to seven hours. The flight time on United’s A319, on the other hand, is close to five hours.