Embraer ERJ145 (LR) — specifications and route economics
Embraer ERJ145 (LR) (E145) — up to 50 seats, MTOW 22.0 t, AE3007A1. With FlightCost you can calculate any route on this type for free: fuel, airport and air navigation charges, crew, maintenance, leasing and the break-even load factor — with a source for every number.
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Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Seats, typical layout | 50 | OpenAP |
| Seats, maximum | 50 | OpenAP |
| Maximum take-off weight (MTOW), t | 22.0 | OpenAP |
| Maximum landing weight, t | 19.3 | OpenAP |
| Operating empty weight (OEW), t | 12.1 | OpenAP |
| Fuel capacity, t | 5.14 | OpenAP |
| Cruise Mach | 0.72 | OpenAP |
| Cruise altitude, m | 11,000 | OpenAP |
| Engine | AE3007A1 | OpenAP |
| Number of engines | 2 | OpenAP |
| Length, m | 29.9 | OpenAP |
| Wingspan, m | 20.0 | OpenAP |
| Fuselage width, m | 2.28 | OpenAP |
| ICAO aerodrome code letter | B | OpenAP |
Economics on Frankfurt — Vienna
621 km along the flight path, 1.6 h block, 80% load factor — 40 of 50 seats (certified maximum), July. Calculated by the FlightCost engine; ownership, maintenance and crew rates are defaults: 35% of the total rests on assumptions.
| Item | EUR | Share | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport charges | 1,732 | 24% | calculation |
| Fuel | 1,583 | 22% | calculation |
| Ground handling | 988 | 14% | assumption |
| Maintenance | 885 | 12% | calculation |
| Crew | 636 | 9% | assumption |
| Distribution and sales | 501 | 7% | assumption |
| En-route charges | 362 | 5% | calculation |
| Aircraft ownership | 263 | 4% | assumption |
| Terminal charge | 204 | 3% | calculation |
Types of this class on the same route
Same route, load factor and assumptions — only the aircraft type differs.
| Type | Seats, max | flight, EUR | per seat, EUR | CASK, ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOMBARDIER CRJ9 | 88 | 9,816 | 112 | 18.0 |
| Embraer E175 (LR) | 88 | 10,447 | 119 | 19.1 |
| Embraer E170 | 78 | 9,959 | 128 | 20.6 |
| Embraer ERJ145 (LR) | 50 | 7,153 | 143 | 23.0 |
Lease rate and maintenance cost: estimates for ownership and upkeep
If you do not enter your own rates, the calculator uses estimates from weight and seat count. These are parametric, not operator data: each one can be replaced in the calculation.
| Lease, EUR per month | 49,704 |
| Utilisation, flight hours per month | 300 |
| Ownership per flight hour (lease ÷ hours), EUR | 166 |
| Maintenance, EUR per flight hour | 347 |
| Maintenance, EUR per cycle | 334 |
| Crew, EUR per flight hour | 325 |
| Crew, EUR per cycle | 121 |
Maintenance by year — US carriers' reports (Form 41)
Maintenance cost per block hour as reported by US carriers flying this type: direct (labour, materials, outside services) and full — with the maintenance department's overheads. Dollars of each year, not restated. 2020 stands above its neighbours: flying dropped, the fixed part of the cost stayed.
2025: direct USD 648, with overheads USD 856 per block hour, 2 carriers
Source: BTS, Form 41 Schedule P-5.2; analysis in the “Maintenance” research. →