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Boeing 737-300 (737-306) · Air Slovakia BWJ

Boeing 737-300 (737-306) illustration in Air Slovakia BWJ livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 (737-306)

B737-23545Ex-flota
OperatorAir Slovakia BWJ
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Boeing 737-300 (737-306) built in 1987. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air Slovakia BWJ.

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Old · 39 years · ≈ 128,700 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1987
MSN23545
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 Atlanta it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima5,136 kmSEASeattle3,505 kmBOGBogota3,389 kmLAXLos Angeles3,126 kmPTYTocumen2,780 km
Beyond its rangeLHRLondon6,761 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

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1987–2008KLM Royal Dutch Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ATLAtlanta
Main destinations
AMSAmsterdamHGHHangzhouCTUChengdu (Shuangliu)LAXLos AngelesNBONairobiYYZTorontoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MSPMinneapolisMSYNew OrleansSEASeattleSFOSan Francisco

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1987
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 2, 1987
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as PH-BDK.
Feb 4, 1987
Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
May 27, 2008
Transferred to Air Slovakia BWJ
Transferred to Air Slovakia BWJ.

Operators

1987-02-02
The Boeing Company
Registration PH-BDK
1987-02-04
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration PH-BDK · Lessor: GECAS
2008-05-27
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2008-11-15
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2009-04-21
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2009-08-31
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2009-10-01
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2009-11-12
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS
2010-01-22
Air Slovakia BWJ
Registration OM-ASE · Lessor: GECAS

Memories coming soon

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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  title        = {{Boeing 737-300 (737-306) · Air Slovakia BWJ}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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Wikipedia

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