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Boeing 737-300 (737-330) · D-ABXM · Lufthansa

Boeing 737-300 (737-330) illustration in Lufthansa livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 (737-330)

B737-23871Scrapped
RegistrationDED-ABXM
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by Lasse Fuss shows this registration on a 737-330.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorLufthansa
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
9photos

Boeing 737-300 (737-330) built in 1987 in Renton. Operated for Lufthansa. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 69,300 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1987
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationAlemania
MSN23871
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Lasse Fuss showing this registration on a 737-330

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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,856 kmDXBDubai4,845 kmDOHDoha4,588 kmCAICairo2,922 kmISTIstanbul1,837 km
Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi6,122 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

1987–2008Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichDUSDüsseldorfEWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburgZRHZurichBRUZaventemVIEViennaLHRLondonCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart

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Aircraft chronology

1987
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Aug 13, 1987
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABXM.
Aug 27, 1987
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Apr 5, 2008
Incident at Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia (SOF)
On April 5, 2008, the Boeing 737-330 aircraft (registration D-ABXM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia (SOF) (Bulgaria) due to a lightning strike. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa

Operators

1987-08-13
The Boeing Company
Registration D-ABXM
1987-08-27
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABXM

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BibTeX

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