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Boeing 737-500 (737-53A)

B737-24921Scrapped

RegistrationUSN249AN

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

ANOperatorAnsett Worldwide Aviation Services

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0accidents

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Boeing 737-500 (737-53A) built in 1990. Operated for Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Rio-Sul and Sky Express. Scrapped.

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1990

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN24921

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA2517B

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 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 Sofia it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,302 km DELNew Delhi5,009 km LOSLagos4,475 km DXBDubai3,495 km DOHDoha3,216 km

Beyond its rangePEKBeijing7,348 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

1990–2000Balkan Bulgarian Airlines airline base

Base

SOFSofia

2007–2011Sky Express airline network

Base

VKOMoscow

Main destinations

AMSAmsterdam ATHSpata-Artemida CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DUSDüsseldorf FRAFrankfurt am Main HAMHamburg ISTIstanbul LGWLondon MADMadrid MRSMarignane, Bouches-du-Rhône MUCMunich MXPFerno (VA)PRGPrague VIEVienna WAWWarsaw

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Nov 29, 1990

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as LZ-BOB.

Dec 12, 1990

Transferred to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines

Transferred to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines.

Dec 15, 2000

Transferred to Rio-Sul

Transferred to Rio-Sul.

Jul 5, 2006

Transferred to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Transferred to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.

Mar 9, 2007

Transferred to Sky Express

Transferred to Sky Express.

May 24, 2011

Transferred to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Transferred to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.

Operators

1990-11-29

The Boeing Company

Registration LZ-BOB

1990-12-12

Balkan Bulgarian Airlines

Registration LZ-BOB · Lessor: AWAS

2000-12-15

Rio-Sul

Registration PT-SSO · Lessor: AWAS

2006-07-05

Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Registration N921AW

2007-03-09

Sky Express

Registration VP-BFM · Lessor: AWAS

2011-05-24

Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Registration N249AN

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
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