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Boeing 737-300 (737-322)

B737-24673Stored

RegistrationIQYI-AQO

OperatorIraqi Airways

4operators

0incidents

0accidents

3logbook years

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Boeing 737-300 (737-322) built in 1990 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines, United Air Lines, Iraqi Airways and Toumai Air Tchad. Currently in storage.

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Old · 36 years · ≈ 118,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1990

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationIrak

MSN24673

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 Denver it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,964 km PTYTocumen4,242 km HAVHavana2,810 km MIAMiami2,749 km CUNCancún2,689 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima6,433 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.)

2009–2013Iraqi Airways airline base

Base

RIXRiga

Flight logbook

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

2008

United Airlines · 1,179 flights during the year · base Chicago (ORD)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)

32 days inactive

2007

United Airlines · 1,487 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)

2006

United Airlines · 1,687 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Sep 7, 1990

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N398UA.

Sep 24, 1990

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Sep 24, 1990

Transferred to United Air Lines

Transferred to United Air Lines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737-322 aircraft (registration N398UA), operated by United Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Mar 1, 2009

Transferred to Iraqi Airways

Transferred to Iraqi Airways.

Sep 9, 2013

Transferred to Toumai Air Tchad

Transferred to Toumai Air Tchad.

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the 737-322 aircraft (registration YI-AQO), operated by Iraqi Airways, was in the news. Source: Iraqi Airways.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Iraqi Airways.

Source: Iraqi Airways

Operators

1990-09-07

The Boeing Company

Registration N398UA

1990-09-24

United Airlines

Registration N398UA

1990-09-24

United Air Lines

Registration N398UA

2009-03-01

Iraqi Airways

Registration YI-AQO

2013-09-09

Toumai Air Tchad

Registration TT-EAZ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 737-300 (737-322) · YI-AQO · Iraqi Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-24673},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-24673}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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