The Boeing 767’s US Growth: 55% More Domestic Flights Than Last Year

The Boeing 767 is something of a dying breed nowadays, with the pioneering widebody twinjet having now been largely relegated to secondary routes, or, in some cases, such as at American Airlineswithdrawn altogether. Still, the US domestic market is a notable exception, with more 767 flights this September than last year.

Indeed, scheduling data made available by Ciriuman aviation analytics company, shows that, this month, there are over 55% more 767-operated US domestic flights penciled in than in September 2024. However, while this is good news for avgeeks wanting to sample a vintage twinjet on their journeys across the US, overall usage of the type is still falling, as evidenced by a drop-off in international flights.

US Domestic 767 Usage Rises As International Flights Fall

According to Cirium, US operators of aircraft from the Boeing 767 family have scheduled 1,385 domestic flights with the type this month. Collectively speaking, these services offer 306,101 seats and 770,008,102 available seat miles, representing respective increases of 55.1%, 57.2%, and 44.1% when compared to September 2024’s figures of 893 flights, 194,767 seats, and 534,177,134 available seat miles (ASMs).

The 767-400ER has seen particular growth, almost tripling from 135 to 399 flights, while the 767-300ER’s figure has risen by a more modest proportion of around 30%, from 758 to 956. However, this doesn’t necessarily indicate a resurgence, as international 767 flights by Delta and United, the type’s two main US users, have decreased year-on-year. Still, Delta retains a fondness for the jet, as it explains:

“In 1982, employees purchased Delta’s first Boeing 767 as a gift to the company. Led by three flight attendants, ‘Project 767’ was an inspiring effort to raise $30 million through the combined donations of Delta employees, retirees, and friends. Ship 102 was christened ‘The Spirit of Delta’ in honor of the Delta people, and it’s now on display and open for tours at the Delta Flight Museum.”

Today’s Domestic Boeing 767-400ER Operations

With 399 US internal flights penciled in for this month, the Boeing 767-400ER accounts for around 28.8% of the family’s footprint in the domestic market. This smaller share is to be expected, given the fact that, as detailed in the table below, both Delta and United operate fewer examples of the type than the 767-300ER.

Delta accounts for the bulk of the domestic traffic in September 2025, with 330 flights penciled in using these 238-seat jets. These services will offer 78,540 seats and 183,719,340 ASMs, with New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) being by far the most popular route (135 westbound and 136 eastbound rotations). However, it is not the furthest – that belongs to New York to San Francisco (2,586 miles / 4,162 km).

As for United, its 69 US domestic flights with the 767-400ER this month are spread across just three routes. Almost all of them connect Newark (EWR) with San Juan (SJU) in Puerto Rico, with the type serving this corridor daily. There are also four each way from Washington to Honolulu, and one from Newark to Washington.

What About The Boeing 767-300ER?

The Boeing 767-300ER is older than the 767-400ER at both Delta and United, with respective average ages of 29.1 and 29.6 years old for the former and 24.7 and 24 years old for the latter. However, it is also more numerous than its stretched counterpart, resulting in a higher amount of US domestic flights this month.

Of these, just one is scheduled to be operated by United Airlines, and comes in the form of a service from Newark to Chicago (ORD) on September 25. Notably, this will use the carrier’s low-density 167-seat configuration. For now, United prefers international flights for the 767-300ER, and has scheduled 1,440 this month.

Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines’ 767-300ER operations are split between 1,164 international flights and 985 that serve the domestic market. When it comes to the latter sector, the transcontinental routes from New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco remain dominant, with over 100 rotations apiece. The type’s longest domestic route, however, is New York to Honolulu (HNL), at 4,983 miles (8,019 km).