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Boeing 737-500 (737-522)

B737-25001Scrapped

RegistrationBMVP-BTD

OperatorS7 Airlines

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Boeing 737-500 (737-522) built in 1990 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines, S7 Airlines and Air Ivoire. Scrapped.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 62,700 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1990

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationBermudas

MSN25001

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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,002 km LAXLos Angeles3,941 km SEASeattle3,855 km PTYTocumen3,553 km MEXMexico City3,342 km

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon5,562 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

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1990–2005United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IAHHouston ORDChicago DENDenver

Main destinations

SFOSan Francisco IADDulles LAXLos Angeles CLECleveland GUMHagåtña MIAMiami PTYTocumen CUNCancún

2005–2009S7 Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow

Main destinations

OVBNovosibirsk PEKBeijing VVOArtyom IKTIrkutsk KHVKhabarovsk LEDSt. PetersburgKBPCEKChelyabinsk SVXYekaterinburg YKSYakutsk EVNYerevan

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Nov 5, 1990

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N901UA.

Nov 27, 1990

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737-522 aircraft (registration N901UA), 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

Oct 1, 2005

Transferred to S7 Airlines

Transferred to S7 Airlines.

Sep 1, 2009

Transferred to Air Ivoire

Transferred to Air Ivoire.

Operators

1990-11-05

The Boeing Company

Registration N901UA

1990-11-27

United Airlines

Registration N901UA

2005-10-01

S7 Airlines

Registration VP-BTD

2009-09-01

Air Ivoire

Registration TU-TSC

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BibTeX

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  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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