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Boeing 737-200 (737-230) · YV390T · RUTACA Airlines

Boeing 737-200 (737-230) illustration in RUTACA Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-200 (737-230)

B737-22128Scrapped
RegistrationVEYV390T
OperatorRUTACA Airlines
4operators
0incidents
0accidents
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Boeing 737-200 (737-230) built in 1981. Operated for Lufthansa, Ryanair, LAN Airlines and RUTACA Airlines. Scrapped.

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Old · 27 years · ≈ 89,100 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x PW JT8D-15
Seats120 (Y120)
First flight1981
MSN22128
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 London, Essex it could fly non-stop as far as:

DOHDoha5,206 kmLOSLagos5,046 kmCAICairo3,515 kmISTIstanbul2,455 kmMADMadrid1,300 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai5,460 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.

The full story of the Boeing 737 Compare this aircraft

Seating layout

120Economy

120 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2005Ryanair network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
STNLondon, EssexDUBDublinCRLCharleroi
Main destinations
BGYOrio al Serio (BG)AGPMálagaPMIPalma de MallorcaBVABeauvaisCIARomeGROGironaHHNFrankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)PSAPisa (PI)ALCAlicante
2005–2008LAN Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
LIMLimaSCLSantiagoBOGBogota
Main destinations
AEPBuenos AiresIQQIquiqueCLOCaliCUZCuscoEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)GRUSão PauloMIAMiamiPMCPuerto MonttUIOQuito

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1981
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Apr 7, 1981
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABFX.
Apr 23, 1981
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Mar 26, 1997
Transferred to Ryanair
Transferred to Ryanair.
Dec 30, 2005
Transferred to LAN Airlines
Transferred to LAN Airlines.
Oct 1, 2008
Transferred to RUTACA Airlines
Transferred to RUTACA Airlines.

Operators

1981-04-07
The Boeing Company
Registration D-ABFX
1981-04-23
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABFX
1997-03-26
Ryanair
Registration EI-CNV
2005-12-30
LAN Airlines
Registration CC-CQR
2008-10-01
RUTACA Airlines
Registration YV390T

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The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737-200 (737-230) · YV390T · RUTACA Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-22128},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-22128}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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