Which Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 Routes Are The Longest?

Air Canada's Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft's longest routes include routes from Canada to London, UK, and between Canada and the United States. Established sixty years ago in Ottawa, Canada on January 1st 1965, Air Canada 's 'our fleet' page offers insights into the different layouts of each aircraft within their fleet of aircraft. Being Canada's flag carrier airline, Air Canada helps connect Canada both domestically with a range of flights for travel within Canada and internationally, flying to over 195 different destinations as detailed in a recent publication: Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada and has returned to profit as it builds its networks affected by the pandemic.

Air Canada has a total of two different Boeing 737 Max 8 configurations, one of which offers a business class cabin that boasts 16 business class seats and an aft economy class cabin with 153 economy class seats. Air Canada also has an all-economy class Boeing 737 Max 8, which has a total of 189 economy seats onboard. The aircraft has a total range of 6570 km/ 4082 m.



Launched in 2016, the aircraft has a possible ceiling altitude reach of 41,000ft. The Epic Flight Academy article describes an overview of the aircraft, including the range, different aircraft features and pilot specifications. Recent additions to the B737 Max 8 aircraft routes Air Canada uses the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on a variety of flights in its extensive network which covers over 200 routes, including both domestic and international destinations.

Included in Air Canada's route network are some of its longest narrow-body flights with recent 2025 additions to its European network of destinations, including Toronto, Canada to Prague, Czech Republic, Montreal, Canada to Naples, Italy and, additionally, Montreal, Canada to Porto, Portugal. Aircraft specifications In 2019, due to safety concerns, after a number of aircraft incidents and disasters, including, sadly, two deadly crashes as reported in a video by FLIG AVIA , there was a worldwide withdrawal and grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. This also meant aircraft in production were halted, and expected deliveries canceled.

The aircraft were fully grounded by Air Canada for a total of two years to ensure no further incidents took place while investigations were under way. Air Canada resumed 737 Max service in 2021, announcing the following prior to the resumption of using the aircraft: "At Air Canada, safety is our top priority. Following Transport Canada’s approval, after an almost two-year regulatory process, the Boeing 737 MAX has been ungrounded by regulatory bodies worldwide, and we resumed commercial operations on February 1, 2021".

Some specifications of Air Canada's Boeing 737 Max 8 include a 3x3 configuration of seats on either side of a single aisle for a total of six seats in each row. Moreover, all the full economy class cabins of their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft have: 32 total seat rows onboard the aircraft A total of 189 seats onboard the aircraft A wingspan of 35.92 meters for the aircraft wings Longest routes A popular Boeing 737 Max 8 route for Air Canada is a Halifax, Canada (YHZ) flight to London Heathrow, (LHR), United Kingdom (UK), which takes a total of six hours' flying time.

A reasonable flight time for a transatlantic international route, helping to connect people in Canada, to the UK or beyond to onward destinations in Europe. The Vancouver, Canada (YVR) to Cancun, Mexico (CUN) non-stop flight also takes six hours of flying time and a total of 2,417 nautical miles. A one-way flight ticket traveling on June 8th, 2025 for this route is available for purchase on Air Canada's website for a total cost of $331 per adult, for an economy class ticket and $923 for a business class ticket.

Onboard WI-FI is also available on this flight. Onboard insight WillAviation covers a detailed look at travel onboard the Boeing 737 Max 8, detailing a full trip report with a flight departing from Montreal, Canada to Toronto, Canada in the economy class cabin with Air Canada: Canada to US routes A recent article details how travel between the US and Canada has dramatically decreased for Air Canada by above 70%. Despite this, a variety of routes operated by Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft connect Canada to the United States.

One of the longest Air Canada 737 Max 8 routes is Vancouver, Canada (YVR) to Miami, US, (MIA), which takes a total of six hours and 7 minutes of flying time. This route covers 2,434 nautical flying miles. It is available on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025, departing Vancouver at 08.

10 AM and arriving in Miami, US at 17.17 PM the same day, meaning you can enjoy breakfast in Canada and your evening meal in Miami upon arrival. This flight is available for a total cost of $1,329 for economy-class seating and for an additional $759 you can fly in business class, with the ticket costing $2,088 for a business-class seat onboard the flight.

These current prices are available for passengers when booking directly on Air Canada's website. Cheaper flight options are available on the same day but with a transit stop in Toronto, Canada (YYZ) onboard their Airbus A321, then continuing to Miami (MIA) onboard Air Canada's Airbus A319 aircraft. Flight costs may vary.

Another flight route for the Boeing 737 Max 8 which Air Canada offers to its passengers connects Vancouver (YVR), Canada, to Halifax, Canada (YHZ). This flight takes a total of six hours and twenty minutes of flying time. Vancouver to Kona is another route flown by Air Canada's Boeing 737 Max 8, Vancouver, Canada (YVR) to Kona, Hawaii (KOA).

This direct flight takes six hours and twenty-five minutes, spanning 2,367 nautical miles, and is popular for those wishing to surf and enjoy a vacation in Hawaii, US, with a variety of companies offering surfing packages . Flying Report, Canada posted the news of Air Canada's intention for their Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet of aircraft to no longer be used by Air Canada, noting that by 2028, the aircraft will be fully used by Air Canada Rouge: Air Canada's Facebook page shows a variety of different marketing campaigns and company announcements aimed at their 1.6 million Facebook followers, helping to attract customers and highlight any new flight routes or aircraft deliveries.

The non-stop flights available onboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 ensure passengers can fly for a long duration onboard a smaller-sized aircraft, in comparison to some of Air Canada's wide-body aircraft, such as their Boeing 777-200LR, a long-range aircraft which has a total of 300 seats onboard, nearly double the seat capacity of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, with 169 or 189 seats for both of the available Air Canada configurations. Air Canada has proudly been announced as one of the top employers in Montreal, Canada for an impressive twelve consecutive years, as showcased in their recent LinkedIn post . This helps attract the best talent to work for Air Canada and aids in retaining good staff, as they are looked after by the company.

Future plans A recent Simple Flying article details a bright future of aircraft on order for Air Canada: Air Canada has around 90 aircraft on order made up of Airbus, Boeing, and former Bombardier passenger jets. This summer will see the launch of a new route onboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 for Air Canada, with a Montreal, Canada (YUL) to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), UK flight, as reported by AirlineGeeks . The outbound flight time will take six hours and twenty-five minutes and the return flight is seven hours and twenty minutes in duration for passengers to reach Montreal, Canada.

The flight will cover 3,000 nautical miles and will be operated using the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft this upcoming summer of 2025. This route will be the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft's longest route for Air Canada. AirlineGeeks states: Starting on June 26, the Canadian flag carrier will connect Montreal and Edinburgh, Scotland, with seasonal service.

Flights will operate three times per week through Sept. 7. As mentioned above, surprisingly, Air Canada has announced plans to cease the operations of their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, with plans to move them to Air Canada Rouge, their subsidiary, low-cost brand.

The plans show the aircraft will be fully phased out by 2028, as reported by Airline Economics . Air Canada's longest flight onboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 may mean less space for passengers to stretch and move around the aircraft in comparison to their double-aisle wide-body aircraft. However, they are ensuring passengers can reach a variety of destinations and offering a range of different routes onboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, with new routes launching for the busy summer season ahead, including their longest route from Canada to Scotland.

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