Boeing 757-200

Boeing · United States · first flew 1982 · airliner

The 757-200 is the standard and most produced 757 variant, a long-range narrowbody seating around 200 passengers that bridged single-aisle and widebody operations.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, swept
E — Engines	2 × turbofan, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	Slender narrowbody at 47.3 m — clearly shorter than -300; seat count around 200
T — Tail	Conventional

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Spot it by:

Slender narrowbody at 47.3 m — clearly shorter than -300; seat count around 200
Tall, long-legged main landing gear gives a distinctive high stance on the ramp
Two large RR RB211 or PW2000 turbofans under the swept low wing; pointed nose

Shorter than the -300 by 7.1 m; the -200 is the standard 757 proportion — long and slender but not exceptionally so; look for the tall gear and the large two-engine underwing configuration.

Specifications

The Boeing 757-200 has a length of 47.3 m (155 ft).
It has a wingspan of 38.1 m (125 ft).
Its maximum speed is 913 km/h (567 mph).
Typical crew: 2 flight crew.

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History

Eastern Air Lines and British Airways launched the type in January 1983. A total of 913 of the 1,050 757s built were -200s. Its ETOPS approval made it a transatlantic narrowbody pioneer, and it remains in heavy service on North Atlantic charter and ETOPS routes.

Variants

The -200M combi variant carries cargo on the aft main deck; the -200PF is a pure freighter with no passenger windows.

Where you'll see it

Widely operated by US carriers including Delta, United, and FedEx (freighter); British charter operators use them extensively on transatlantic leisure routes.

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