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Boeing 737-200 (737-236)

B737-21801Scrapped

RegistrationZAZS-SIS

SAOperatorSafair

5operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Boeing 737-200 (737-236). Operated for British Airways, South African Airways and Comair. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationSudáfrica

MSN21801

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 737

Figures for the 737-800 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height12.6 m41 ft

Range5,436 km2,935 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed834 km/h450 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight79,016 kg174,200 lb

Maximum payload37,603 kg82,900 lbIts 162 passengers with baggage would weigh about 16.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity162 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,436 km range, from Johannesburg it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,524 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha6,243 km

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2004South African Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

JNBJohannesburg

Main destinations

CPTCape Town BFNBloemfontein DURDurban GRJGeorge LBVLibreville MQPMbombela PLZGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)PNRPointe Noire ADDAddis Ababa BKOBamako BLZBlantyre

2004–2005Safair airline base

Base

JNBJohannesburg

since 2011Safair airline base

Base

JNBJohannesburg

–2011Comair network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

JNBJohannesburg CPTCape Town DURDurban

Main destinations

HLAJohannesburg ELSEast London GRJGeorge

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 9, 1980

Delivered to British Airways

Delivered to British Airways as G-BGDL.

Mar 1, 2001

Transferred to South African Airways

Transferred to South African Airways.

Jun 1, 2004

Transferred to Safair

Transferred to Safair.

Oct 1, 2005

Transferred to ICARO

Transferred to ICARO.

Aug 1, 2011

Transferred to Safair

Transferred to Safair.

Operators

1980-06-09

British Airways

Registration G-BGDL

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British Airways

Registration G-BGDL

2001-03-01

South African Airways

Registration ZS-SIS

2004-06-01

Safair

Registration ZS-SIS · Lessor: South African Airways

2005-10-01

ICARO

Registration HC-CFD · Lessor: Safair

2011-08-01

Safair

Registration ZS-SIS

—

Comair

Registration ZS-SIS

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737-200 (737-236) · ZS-SIS · Safair}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-21801},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-21801}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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