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Boeing 737-500 (737-5K5)

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RegistrationARLV-BNS

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAerolineas Argentinas

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Boeing 737-500 (737-5K5) built in 1990. Has operated for Hapag-Lloyd, MALEV - Hungarian Airlines and Aerolineas Argentinas.

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1990

Country of registrationArgentina

MSN24776

Hex / ICAO 24-bitE02393

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Argentina (Argentina) · Oct 9, 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 Hannover it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos5,135 km DXBDubai4,857 km DOHDoha4,619 km CAICairo3,051 km ISTIstanbul1,898 km

Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi6,029 km

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2004–2007Hapag Lloyd Express airline base

Base

HAJHannover

2007–2008TUIfly network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main STRStuttgart MUCMunich CGNKöln (Cologne)

Main destinations

HAJHannover DUSDüsseldorf PMIPalma de Mallorca AYTAntalya HERHeraklion RHORhodes TFSTenerife BSLBâle / Mulhouse

2008–2026Aerolineas Argentinas network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

AEPBuenos Aires

Main destinations

EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)BRCSan Carlos de Bariloche CORCordoba MDZMendoza FTEEl Calafate NQNNeuquén ASUAsunción CRDComodoro Rivadavia GIGRio De Janeiro IGRPuerto Iguazu RELRawson

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Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Apr 16, 1990

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-AHLE.

May 4, 1990

Transferred to Hapag-Lloyd

Transferred to Hapag-Lloyd.

Dec 1, 1998

Transferred to MALEV - Hungarian Airlines

Transferred to MALEV - Hungarian Airlines.

Jan 1, 2004

Transferred to Hapag Lloyd Express

Transferred to Hapag Lloyd Express.

Jan 1, 2007

Transferred to TUIfly

Transferred to TUIfly.

Feb 14, 2008

Transferred to Aerolineas Argentinas

Transferred to Aerolineas Argentinas.

Operators

1990-04-16

The Boeing Company

Registration D-AHLE

1990-05-04

Hapag-Lloyd

Registration D-AHLE · Lessor: DEFAG

1998-12-01

MALEV - Hungarian Airlines

Registration HA-LEP · Lessor: DEFAG

2004-01-01

Hapag Lloyd Express

Registration D-AHLG

2007-01-01

TUIfly

Registration D-AHLG

2008-02-14

Aerolineas Argentinas

Registration LV-BNS

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-500 (737-5K5) · LV-BNS · Aerolineas Argentinas}},
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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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