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Boeing 737-200C (737-290C)

B737-22578Active

RegistrationUSN740AS

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

ALOperatorAlaska Aviation Museum

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Boeing 737-200C (737-290C) built in 1981 in Renton. Operates for Alaska Aviation Museum.

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Old · 45 years · ≈ 148,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× P & W JT8D-17 SER

PropulsionJet

First flight1981

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerAlaska Aviation Museum

MSN22578

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA9F29B

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Anchorage it could fly non-stop as far as:

JFKNew York5,434 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth4,889 km YYZToronto4,866 km ORDChicago4,568 km LAXLos Angeles3,771 km

Beyond its rangeATLAtlanta5,488 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

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006Alaska Airlines · 1 year

Main base

ANCAnchorage

Also flew to

FAIFairbanks BETBethel OMENome OTZKotzebue BRWBarrow ADQKodiak SCCDeadhorse JNUJuneau AKNKing Salmon DLGDillingham YAKYakutat CDVCordova SEASeattle

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2006

Alaska Airlines · 1,933 flights during the year · base Anchorage (ANC)

Main route of the year: Bethel (BET) → Anchorage (ANC)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1981

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Oct 30, 2006

Incident at Seattle, Washington

On October 30, 2006, the Boeing 737-200 aircraft (registration N740AS), operated by Alaska Aviation Museum, was involved in an incident at Seattle, Washington (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Jul 9, 2012

Delivered to Alaska Aviation Museum

Delivered to Alaska Aviation Museum as N740AS.

Operators

2012-07-09

Alaska Aviation Museum

Registration N740AS · Lessor: Alaska Aviation Museum

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