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Boeing 737-300 (737-301)

B737-23257Unknown

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

INOperatorIndonesia AirAsia

6operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Boeing 737-300 (737-301). Has operated for Piedmont Airlines, USAir and Indonesia AirAsia.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

MSN23257

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 Denver it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,964 km PTYTocumen4,242 km HAVHavana2,810 km MIAMiami2,749 km CUNCancún2,689 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima6,433 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2004Frontier Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DENDenver

Main destinations

TTNEwing Township CUNCancún ILGWilmington MCOOrlando PUJPunta Cana STLSt Louis CLECleveland ORDChicago DTWDetroit MDWChicago PVRPuerto Vallarta

2004–2005AirAsia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

KULSepang

Main destinations

BKIKota Kinabalu KCHKuching JHBJohor Bahru SINSingapore MYYMiri PENPenang KBRKota Baharu LGKLangkawi SBWSibu TGGKuala Terengganu TWUTawau

2005–2026Indonesia AirAsia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DPSKuta, Badung CGKJakarta BDOBandung SINSingapore

Main destinations

SUBSurabaya KULSepang JHBJohor Bahru JOGYogyakarta DMKBangkok PENPenang UPGMakassar PKUPekanbaru

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Jun 20, 1985

Delivered to Piedmont Airlines

Delivered to Piedmont Airlines as N305P.

Nov 1, 1988

Re-registered

Changed from N305P to N578US (still with Piedmont Airlines).

Aug 5, 1989

Transferred to USAir

Transferred to USAir.

Oct 1, 1995

Transferred to Frontier Airlines

Transferred to Frontier Airlines.

Mar 1, 2004

Transferred to AirAsia

Transferred to AirAsia.

Jan 1, 2005

Transferred to AWAIR Air Wagon

Transferred to AWAIR Air Wagon.

Nov 1, 2005

Transferred to Indonesia AirAsia

Transferred to Indonesia AirAsia.

Operators

1985-06-20

Piedmont Airlines

Registration N305P · Lessor: GPA

1988-11-01

Piedmont Airlines

Registration N578US · Lessor: GPA

1989-08-05

USAir

Registration N578US

1995-10-01

Frontier Airlines

Registration N578US

2004-03-01

AirAsia

Registration 9M-AAU

2005-01-01

AWAIR Air Wagon

Registration PK-AWU · Lessor: AirAsia

2005-11-01

Indonesia AirAsia

Registration PK-AWU

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