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Boeing’s family of 737 MAX aircraft replaces the Boeing 737 Next Generation with four variants. These include the MAX 7 (replacing the 737-700), the MAX 8 (replacing the 737-800), the MAX 9 replacing the 737-900ER, and the MAX 10, which fills a new niche. Of these, only the MAX 8 and MAX 9 are in service, with the others still not having received their FAA type certificates.
The delay is largely attributable to the fallout from the 2018 and 2019 MAX crashes and the collapse of FAA trust in Boeing after Boeing did not fully explain the MCAS software. The MAX 8 is advertised as having a range of up to 3,500 nautical miles or 4,027 miles (6,480 km), while the stretched MAX 9 is advertised with a range of up to 3,300 nautical miles or 3,450 miles (6,110 km).
These ranges are around 700 nautical miles longer than the previous generation, allowing the aircraft to open up new routes. In this article, we will examine the longest scheduled MAX routes for 2026, according to data provided by Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Some airlines have more than one of the seven longest MAX routes, but, for this list, each airline is only listed once with its longest flight.
7
Mauritania Airlines
3,592 miles from Nouakchott to Medina
Taking the spot for the airline with the seventh-longest MAX flight is the small airline Mauritania Airlines, which is based in the Saharan country of Mauritania in Africa. The airline has a total of six aircraft made up of one 737-700, one 737-800, one MAX 8, one Embraer ERJ-145, and two Embraer ERJ-170s.
The airline is the flag carrier of Mauritania and was founded in 2010 following the collapse of Mauritania Airways. It is the only airline flying domestically in Mauritania, and it currently serves a total of 15 destinations, mostly to other countries in North, Central, or West Africa. Its longest route is from the capital city of Nouakchott to Medina, Saudi Arabia.
The route is around 3,592 miles (5,780 km). There are only five flights scheduled in each direction, carrying just 800 seats. While many of the longest routes MAX 8 aircraft serve are leisure routes, this corridor is a pilgrimage route to the holy Islamic sites of Saudi Arabia. From Medina, there is a high-speed train to the major Saudi city of Jeddah and the holiest city of Mecca.
6
Alaska Airlines
3,622 miles from Seattle to Reykjavík
Alaska Airlines is one of the largest 
Boeing 737 operators in the world and the fifth-largest airline in the United States. It occupies a sort of middle ground between the big four (Delta, United, American, Southwest) and smaller airlines (like JetBlue and Frontier), especially after its takeover of Hawaiian Airlines. Per ch-aviation, it operates a fleet of 252 Boeing 737s made up of 14 aging Boeing 737-700s, 61 737-800s, 79 Boeing 737-900ERs, 18 MAX 8s, and 80 MAX 9s.
The MAX 8 fleet is exceptionally young, with an average age of 1.1 years. Boeing records Alaska has unfilled orders for 170 MAX aircraft as well as five 787-9 widebody aircraft. Alaska Airlines took over Hawaiian’s order for Dreamliner aircraft and is now starting to grow its intercontinental network with its new 787s.
The longest Alaska Airlines MAX 8 route is from its major hub of Seattle in Washington state to Reykjavík–Keflavík Airport in Iceland. This is a distance of 3,622 miles (5,829 km). The route is the same as Icelandair (listed below), meaning the two airlines are tied for fifth place among airlines with the longest MAX flights, but with Alaska listed first alphabetically. Iceland is a European country, defining this flight as transatlantic in many aviation listings, despite not being in mainland Europe.
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5
Icelandair
3,622 miles from Reykjavík to Seattle
In sixth place is Icelandair, whose longest MAX flight is with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 from its base at Reykjavík to Seattle in Washington state. That flight averages 3,622 miles (5,829 km) and has a total of 441 flights (each way) scheduled for the year. These will carry a total of 70,560 seats in each direction and generate 255 million ASMs.
Icelandair has a fleet of 41 mainline aircraft, of which almost half (21) are MAX aircraft. These include 17 Boeing MAX 8s and four stretched MAX 9s. Separately, Icelandair has eight Boeing 757s remaining in service, although these are being replaced by the longer-range narrowbody Airbus A321neos, including the A321XLR subvariant.
According to Cirium, Icelandair’s fleet of MAX 8s is to conduct a total of 2,272 flights (including return flights) and carry 363,520 miles. They will travel a total of 7.9 million miles (12.7 million kilometers). The smaller fleet of MAX 9s will operate 354 flights, taking 62,322 seats and flying 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers).
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4
Arajet
3,734 miles from Santo Domingo to Buenos Aires
Arajet is an airline based in the Dominican Republic and operates a fleet of 16 aircraft, all of which are Boeing 737 MAX 8s. At an average of 3.6 years old, this is one of the world’s youngest fleets. Arajet is the flag carrier of the Dominican Republic and is based in Santo Domingo, and provides low-cost flights to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Its longest route is from Las Américas International Airport near Santo Domingo to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Ezeiza International Airport) serving Buenos Aires in Argentina. This is a distance of 3,734 miles (6,010 km). A total of 86 one-way flights on this route are scheduled.
Boeing 737 MAX Variants (per Boeing) | MAX 7 | MAX 8 | MAX 9 | MAX 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Certified (yes/no) by May 2026 | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Range (nautical miles) | 3,800 | 3,500 | 3,300 | 3,100 |
Max seating | 172 | 210 (8-200 subvariant) | 220 | 230 |
Arajet has a similar-length flight from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic to Buenos Aires. That route is 3,728 miles (6,000 km) but is more frequent, with 917 flights scheduled. In all, Arajet’s MAX 8 fleet is to perform 4,038 flights (including return), carrying 747,030 seats, and traveling 14.4 million miles (23.1 million km).
3
Gol Linhas Aéreas
3,778 miles from Brasilia to Orlando
Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aéreas airline operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet of 146 mainline aircraft. These include 12 Boeing 737-700s, 77 Boeing 737-800s, and 57 MAX 8s. The airline has more MAX 8s on order as well as seven Airbus A330neo widebody aircraft.
GOL is based in Rio de Janeiro and functions as a low-cost Brazilian airline, holding over a third of the domestic market in Brazil (although only a small share of the international market). The longest GOL MAX 8 route is from Brasília International Airport (the capital of Brazil) to Orlando International Airport in Florida.
The route is 3,778 miles (6,080 miles) long. GOL is scheduled to operate 465 of these MAX 8 flights on this route during 2026, carrying a total of 86,490 seats. GOL’s whole MAX 8 fleet is scheduled to conduct 2,420 flights (including return flights) in 2026. These will carry 450,120 seats and travel some 8.8 million miles (14.1 million kilometers).
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2
TUI fly Nordic
3,827 miles from Stockholm to Cape Verde
TUI fly Nordic (formerly Blue Scandinavia AB and Britannia Nordic AB) is a tiny airline that Planespotters.net lists as having a fleet of four aircraft made up of three MAX 8s and one 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline is a charter airline based in Stockholm, Sweden, and operates short, medium, and long-haul flights to leisure destinations from several Nordic countries (including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland).
At an average of 3,827 miles (6,158 km), the longest flight is to Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island in Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. The airport is the primary gateway and hub for the island nation and its Cabo Verde Airlines. It’s worth noting that at 3,827 miles, the route is getting close to the advertised range of 4,027 miles.
TUI fly Nordic is part of the much larger TUI Group, which includes TUI Airways, TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands, and Fly4 Airlines. These airlines serve a large number of leisure destinations for Northern European holidaymakers. The group has over 30 Boeing MAX aircraft on order.
1
SCAT Airlines
3,947 miles from Yekaterinburg to Phu Quoc
SCAT Airlines is one of the airlines of Kazakhstan in Central Asia and is based in the country’s third-largest city of Shymkent. The airline operates flights to all of Kazakhstan’s major cities as well as destinations in neighboring countries. For context, Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country in the world by landmass, making domestic distances considerable.
The airline’s mainline fleet of 35 aircraft is mostly made up of Boeing 737s, but also includes three Boeing 757s and four regional Bombardier CRJs. The 737 fleet includes one 737-300, three 737-500s, one 737-700, eight 737-800s, nine MAX 8s, and five MAX 9s, making it an interesting collection of both very old and very new Boeing 737 aircraft.
The longest Boeing 737 MAX 8 route listed by Cirium is SCAT’s scheduled route from Koltsovo International Airport (serving Yekaterinburg in Russia) to Phu Quoc International Airport in Vietnam. This is a distance of an average of 3,947 miles (6,352 km), taking the aircraft near to its maximum range. International sanctions on Russia may be influencing this route.
