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Boeing 737-300 (737-3L9) · HZ-AMC · SAMA

Boeing 737-300 (737-3L9) illustration in SAMA livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 (737-3L9)

B737-24570Scrapped
RegistrationSAHZ-AMC
OperatorSAMA
10operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Boeing 737-300 (737-3L9) built in 1989. Operated for Maersk Air, Tradewinds Airlines (Singapore) and SAMA. Scrapped.

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

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-3B2
Seats136 (Y136)
First flight1989
Country of registrationArabia Saudita
MSN24570
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 Spata-Artemida it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,149 kmDELNew Delhi4,984 kmLOSLagos4,060 kmDXBDubai3,273 kmDOHDoha2,958 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg7,139 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

Seating layout

136Economy

136 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2000Cronus Airlines airline base
Base
ATHSpata-Artemida
2000–2002China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming
Main destinations
XIYXi'anSHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjingPEKBeijingTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo
2002–2007AirAsia network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
KULSepang
Main destinations
BKIKota KinabaluKCHKuchingJHBJohor BahruSINSingaporeMYYMiriPENPenangKBRKota BaharuLGKLangkawiSBWSibuTGGKuala TerengganuTWUTawau
since 2007SAMA airline base
Base
DMMAd Dammam

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1989
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Jan 17, 1990
Delivered to Maersk Air
Delivered to Maersk Air as OY-MME.
Oct 4, 1991
Transferred to Tradewinds Airlines (Singapore)
Transferred to Tradewinds Airlines (Singapore).
Apr 1, 1992
Transferred to Silkair
Transferred to Silkair.
Apr 21, 1999
Transferred to Debonair
Transferred to Debonair.
Jul 13, 1999
Transferred to Madeira Airlines
Transferred to Madeira Airlines.
Oct 15, 1999
Transferred to FSB
Transferred to FSB.
Dec 1, 1999
Transferred to Cronus Airlines
Transferred to Cronus Airlines.
Jun 1, 2000
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
Jun 1, 2002
Transferred to AirAsia
Transferred to AirAsia.
Oct 20, 2007
Transferred to SAMA
Transferred to SAMA.

Operators

1990-01-17
Maersk Air
Registration OY-MME
1991-10-04
1992-04-01
Silkair
Registration 9V-TRC
1999-04-21
Debonair
Registration G-OABD
1999-07-13
Madeira Airlines
Registration G-OABD
1999-10-15
FSB
Registration N2332Q
1999-12-01
Cronus Airlines
Registration N2332Q
2000-06-01
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-2653
2002-06-01
AirAsia
Registration 9M-AAE · Lessor: SALE
2007-10-20
SAMA
Registration HZ-AMC

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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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737-300 (737-3L9) · HZ-AMC · SAMA}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-24570},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-24570}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-30},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-30}
}

Wikipedia

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