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Boeing 737-200 (737-2U4)

B737-22576Unknown

RegistrationIDPK-MBJ

MEOperatorMerpati Nusantara Airlines

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Boeing 737-200 (737-2U4). Has operated for Britannia Airways, America West Airlines and Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationIndonesia

MSN22576

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 Mumbai it could fly non-stop as far as:

PVGShanghai (Pudong)5,064 kmISTIstanbul4,836 km PEKBeijing4,765 km CAICairo4,342 km HKGHong Kong4,272 km

Beyond its rangeICNSeoul5,548 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

1997–2001Air Sahara network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BOMMumbai DELNew Delhi

Main destinations

BLRBengaluru CCUKolkata MAAChennai GAUGuwahati HYDHyderabad IDRIndore PNQPune VTZVisakhapatnam RPRRaipur AMDAhmedabad

2001–2026Merpati Nusantara Airlines airline base

Base

CGKJakarta

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

May 8, 1981

Delivered to Britannia Airways

Delivered to Britannia Airways as G-OSLA.

Nov 22, 1983

Transferred to America West Airlines

Transferred to America West Airlines.

Mar 26, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Dec 13, 1988

Re-registered

Changed from EI-BTZ to G-IBTZ (still with British Airways).

Apr 10, 1989

Transferred to Caledonian Airways

Transferred to Caledonian Airways.

Apr 1, 1990

Transferred to GB Airways

Transferred to GB Airways.

May 30, 1992

Transferred to East West India

Transferred to East West India.

Jan 1, 1997

Transferred to Air Sahara

Transferred to Air Sahara.

Jun 27, 2001

Transferred to Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Transferred to Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

Operators

1981-05-08

Britannia Airways

Registration G-OSLA

1983-11-22

America West Airlines

Registration N134AW · Lessor: Britannia Airways

1988-03-26

British Airways

Registration EI-BTZ · Lessor: GPA

1988-12-13

British Airways

Registration G-IBTZ

1989-04-10

Caledonian Airways

Registration G-IBTZ · Lessor: 1988

1990-04-01

GB Airways

Registration B-IBTZ · Lessor: British Airways

1992-05-30

East West India

Registration VT-EWC · Lessor: PLM International

1997-01-01

Air Sahara

Registration VT-EWC

2001-06-27

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Registration PK-MBJ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737-200 (737-2U4) · PK-MBJ · Merpati Nusantara Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-22576}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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