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Boeing 737-300 (737-3Q8)

B737-24987Scrapped

RegistrationIDPK-CKE

OperatorSriwijaya Air

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Boeing 737-300 (737-3Q8) built in 1992 in Renton. Operated for Air Atlantis, TAP Air Portugal and Sriwijaya Air. Scrapped.

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Mature · 17 years · ≈ 56,100 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-3B2

PropulsionJet

Seats189 (Y189)

First flight1992

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationIndonesia

OwnerSriwijaya Air

MSN24987

Hex / ICAO 24-bit8A0203

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 Wuhan (Huangpi) it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai4,339 km DELNew Delhi3,579 km SINSingapore3,444 km NRTNarita2,488 km BKKBangkok2,348 km

Beyond its rangeDXBDubai5,744 km

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

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Seating layout

189Economy

189 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1993–2003Wuhan Airlines airline base

Base

WUHWuhan (Huangpi)

2003–2009China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming

Main destinations

XIYXi'an SHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjing PEKBeijing TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo

since 2009Sriwijaya Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CGKJakarta UPGMakassar

Main destinations

BPNBalikpapan SUBSurabaya DJJSentani JOGYogyakarta MKWManokwari TTETernate BDJBanjarbaru BIKBiak BTHBatam PLWPalu

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1992

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Apr 23, 1992

Delivered to Air Atlantis

Delivered to Air Atlantis as CS-TIJ.

Feb 1, 1993

Transferred to TAP Air Portugal

Transferred to TAP Air Portugal.

Aug 1, 1993

Transferred to Wuhan Airlines

Transferred to Wuhan Airlines.

Mar 1, 2003

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Dec 1, 2009

Transferred to Sriwijaya Air

Transferred to Sriwijaya Air.

Operators

1992-04-23

Air Atlantis

Registration CS-TIJ

1993-02-01

TAP Air Portugal

Registration CS-TIJ

1993-08-01

Wuhan Airlines

Registration B-2919

2003-03-01

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-2919

2009-12-01

Sriwijaya Air

Registration PK-CKE

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-300 (737-3Q8) · PK-CKE · Sriwijaya Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-24987},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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