N78509
Built 2008 · registered US
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Performance specs
- Range
- 3,600 nm
- Cruise speed
- 460 kt
- Max speed
- 525 kt
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2500 m
- Landing distance
- 1600 m
- MTOW
- 82,100 kg
- Empty weight
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 26,000 L
- Length
- 39.5 m
- Wingspan
- 35.9 m
- Height
- 12.6 m
- Seats
- 162
- Max passengers
- 189
Flight activity
(400 tracking legs recorded)- Last 30 days
- 138
- Last 90 days
- 188
- Last seen
- 11 Oct 2026
- Tracked since
- 26 May 2026
Frequent routes: KORD → KORD (8) · KLGA → KORD (5) · KORD → KLGA (4)
- … → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 12h 51m
- KORD → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 12h 47m
- … → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 2h 50m
- KSLC → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 2h 34m
- … → KSLC10 Oct 2026 · 2h 54m
- KORD → KSLC10 Oct 2026 · 2h 54m
- … → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 1h 48m
- … → KORD10 Oct 2026 · 1h 13m
- KORD → …9 Oct 2026 · 1h 03m
- … → KORD9 Oct 2026 · 3h 37m
Showing the 10 most recent distinct flights. The total counts every raw ADS-B tracking leg, including repeat observations and sub-5-minute artifacts.
From ADS-B observations collected since May 2026. Coverage depends on ground-receiver density; gaps do not mean the aircraft did not fly.
Common. One of the most common aircraft types we track.
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Registration history
(1)- N78509USACTIVEUNITED AIRLINES INC2008 – present
Owner names are published by the issuing civil registry (FAA / CCARCS / CASA / ANAC / NZ CAA). Owner addresses present in the source are not republished here. Registered owner? Request removal
Operator history
(1)- United AirlinesOperator2026 – present