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Boeing 737-500 (737-505) · LN-BRJ · Braathens

Boeing 737-500 (737-505) illustration in Braathens livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-500 (737-505)

B737-24273Scrapped
RegistrationNOLN-BRJ
OperatorBraathens
7operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
1photos

Boeing 737-500 (737-505) built in 1991 in Renton. Operated for Lufthansa, Braathens and Braathens S.A.F.E.. Scrapped.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1991
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationNoruega
MSN24273
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 Stockholm it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai4,785 kmDOHDoha4,617 kmCAICairo3,437 kmMADMadrid2,600 kmISTIstanbul2,175 km
Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi5,583 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

1994–2003Braathens airline base
Base
ARNStockholmFBUOSLOslo (Gardermoen)
2003–2007airBaltic network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
RIXRiga
Main destinations
BRUZaventemVNOVilniusABZAberdeenAMSAmsterdamARNStockholmATHSpata-ArtemidaBCNBarcelonaBUDBudapestCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CPHCopenhagenDMEMoscow

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Mar 28, 1991
Delivered to Lufthansa
Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ACBC.
Mar 1, 1994
Transferred to Braathens
Transferred to Braathens.
Nov 1, 2003
Transferred to airBaltic
Transferred to airBaltic.
Apr 10, 2007
Transferred to SAS Braathens
Transferred to SAS Braathens.
Jun 1, 2007
Transferred to SAS Norge
Transferred to SAS Norge.
Oct 1, 2009
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System
Transferred to SAS Scandinavian Airlines System.

Operators

1991-03-28
Lufthansa
Registration D-ACBC
1994-03-01
Braathens
Registration LN-BRJ
2003-11-01
airBaltic
Registration YL-BBB · Lessor: Braathens
2007-04-10
SAS Braathens
Registration LN-BRJ
2007-06-01
SAS Norge
Registration LN-BRJ
2009-10-01
—
Braathens S.A.F.E.
Registration LN-BRJ

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.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-500 (737-505) · LN-BRJ · Braathens}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
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  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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Wikipedia

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