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Boeing 737-300 (737-3H4)

B737-23695Stored

RegistrationUSN331SW

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorairBaltic

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

6logbook years

0photos

Boeing 737-300 (737-3H4) built in 1988. Operated for Southwest Airlines and airBaltic. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 79,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-3B1

First flight1988

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN23695

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 Dallas it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima5,411 km BOGBogota3,917 km PTYTocumen3,194 km SEASeattle2,685 km JFKNew York2,222 km

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon7,620 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.)

since 2012airBaltic network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

RIXRiga

Main destinations

BRUZaventem VNOVilnius ABZAberdeen AMSAmsterdam ARNStockholm ATHSpata-Artemida BCNBarcelona BUDBudapest CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CPHCopenhagen DMEMoscow

Flight logbook

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

2012

Southwest Airlines · 1,877 flights during the year · base Dallas (DAL)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

2011

Southwest Airlines · 1,796 flights during the year · base Dallas (DAL)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

61 days inactive

2010

Southwest Airlines · 2,273 flights during the year · base Baltimore (BWI)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

2009

Southwest Airlines · 1,902 flights during the year · base Baltimore (BWI)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

46 days inactive

2008

Southwest Airlines · 2,406 flights during the year · base Dallas (DAL)

Main route of the year: Dallas (DAL) → Houston (HOU)

2007

Southwest Airlines · 1,874 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)

48 days inactive

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2007.

Aircraft chronology

1988

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Apr 11, 1988

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N331SW.

Apr 25, 1988

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

Apr 30, 1996

Incident at Ontario

On April 30, 1996, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N331SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ontario (United States) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Southwest Airlines.

Source: Southwest Airlines

Dec 1, 2012

Transferred to airBaltic

Transferred to airBaltic.

Operators

1988-04-11

The Boeing Company

Registration N331SW

1988-04-25

Southwest Airlines

Registration N331SW

2012-12-01

airBaltic

Registration N331SW

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