How big is the Boeing 737 MAX 8?

The 737 MAX 8, or 737-8 in Boeing's official nomenclature, has a fuselage of 39.52 m (129 ft 8 in), the same length as the 737-800 from which it derives. The wingspan, with the split winglets of the MAX series, reaches 35.92 m (117 ft 10 in), slightly more than its predecessor. The height to the tip of the tail fin is 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in). The cabin is 3.54 m wide on the inside, allowing six seats per row with one aisle, as on every 737 since 1967.

Boeing offers it with 162 to 178 seats in a two-class layout and up to 210 in high density, the limit set by the number of emergency exits. Maximum takeoff weight is 82.2 t and range with a typical load reaches 6,570 km (3,550 nautical miles), enough to cross the North Atlantic on routes such as Dublin-Boston. It cruises at Mach 0.79 and has a certified ceiling of 12,500 m (41,000 ft). The two CFM International LEAP-1B engines, with a 1.76 m fan diameter, forced the nacelles to be moved forward and raised, and the nose landing gear to be lengthened by about 20 cm to preserve ground clearance.

Within the family, the MAX 7 is almost four meters shorter and the MAX 9 measures 42.16 m; the MAX 10, at 43.8 m, is the longest 737 ever built. Against its direct rival, the Airbus A320neo, at 37.57 m long with a 35.8 m wingspan, the MAX 8 is about two meters longer and has a slightly wider wingspan, though its cabin is about 16 cm narrower. There is also a high-density variant, the 737 MAX 200, with the same external dimensions and up to 200 seats, designed for Ryanair.