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Boeing 737-500 (737-522) · TU-TSE · Air Ivoire

Boeing 737-500 (737-522) illustration in Air Ivoire livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-500 (737-522)

B737-25009Scrapped
RegistrationCITU-TSE
OperatorAir Ivoire
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Boeing 737-500 (737-522) built in 1991. Operated for United Airlines, S7 Airlines and Air Ivoire. Scrapped.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1991
Country of registrationCosta de Marfil
MSN25009
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 kmLAXLos Angeles3,941 kmSEASeattle3,855 kmPTYTocumen3,553 kmMEXMexico 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

1991–2005United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
EWRNewarkIAHHoustonORDChicagoDENDenver
Main destinations
SFOSan FranciscoIADDullesLAXLos AngelesCLEClevelandGUMHagåtñaMIAMiamiPTYTocumenCUNCancún
2005–2009S7 Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
DMEMoscow
Main destinations
OVBNovosibirskPEKBeijingVVOArtyomIKTIrkutskKHVKhabarovskLEDSt. PetersburgKBPCEKChelyabinskSVXYekaterinburgYKSYakutskEVNYerevan

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 6, 1991
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N909UA.
Feb 21, 1991
Transferred to United Airlines
Transferred to United Airlines.
Oct 12, 2005
Transferred to S7 Airlines
Transferred to S7 Airlines.
Sep 11, 2009
Transferred to Air Ivoire
Transferred to Air Ivoire.

Operators

1991-02-06
The Boeing Company
Registration N909UA
1991-02-21
United Airlines
Registration N909UA
2005-10-12
S7 Airlines
Registration VP-BTF
2009-09-11
Air Ivoire
Registration TU-TSE

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-500 (737-522) · TU-TSE · Air Ivoire}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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Wikipedia

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