COMMONAirliners

Bombardier CRJ-900

The Nine Hundred

“The CRJ that got promoted to almost-mainline.”

ICAO type code CRJ9 · Bombardier

First catch: 25 points in Bogey
Bombardier CRJ-900, The Nine Hundred
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Length
118 ft 11 in
Wingspan
81 ft 7 in
Max speed
470 kts
Range
1,550 nmi
Ceiling
41,000 ft
Engines
2x GE CF34-8C5
Crew
2
Max passengers
90
Typical config
76 (2-class)
Built
487

The story

Ninety seats of regional jet. Overhead bins barely fit a laptop bag. But it's cheap to operate and there are hundreds of them.

Fun fact

The very last CRJ ever built was a CRJ900, delivered to SkyWest in February 2021, closing a run of 1,945 CRJs.

Quick answers

How do you identify a CRJ-900?

Longer than the CRJ700 but still narrow (2+2 seating). T-tail, rear engines, small winglets.

What does a CRJ-900 sound like?

Same CF34-8C note, long body gives different cabin resonance.

How fast is the CRJ-900?

Top speed is 470 kts.

How many passengers does the CRJ-900 carry?

Up to 90. A typical layout is 76 (2-class).

How far can the CRJ-900 fly?

Range is about 1,550 nmi.

How big is the CRJ-900?

It is 118 ft 11 in long and 81 ft 7 in across the wings.

When did the CRJ-900 first fly?

Its first flight was in 2001.

How many CRJ-900s have been built?

487 built.

How rare is a CRJ-900 in Bogey?

COMMON. Everyday traffic. You will catch plenty of these, and every first catch still counts. Your first CRJ-900 catch is worth 25 points.

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