Boeing 737-300 (737-3M8) · KDAvia

Boeing 737-300 (737-3M8) illustration in KDAvia livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 (737-3M8)

B737-25017Unknown
OperatorKDAvia
6operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Boeing 737-300 (737-3M8) built in 1991. Has operated for Silk Air, SAETA and KDAvia.

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Old · 35 years · ≈ 115,500 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
MSN25017
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 Sofia it could fly non-stop as far as:

Beyond its rangePEKBeijing7,348 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.

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2000–2001Balkan Bulgarian Airlines airline base
2001–2002Go Fly airline base

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 18, 1991
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N35030.
Jun 4, 1992
Transferred to Silk Air
Transferred to Silk Air.
Jan 1, 2000
Transferred to SAETA
Transferred to SAETA.
Sep 5, 2000
Sep 14, 2001
Transferred to Go Fly
Transferred to Go Fly.
Jul 31, 2002
Transferred to easyJet
Transferred to easyJet.
Dec 8, 2006
Transferred to KDAvia
Transferred to KDAvia.

Operators

1991-02-18
Registration N35030
1992-06-04
Registration 9V-TRD · Lessor: GECAS
2000-01-01
Registration N250GE · Lessor: GECAS
2000-09-05
Registration LZ-BOF · Lessor: GECAS
2001-09-14
Registration G-IGOV · Lessor: GECAS
2002-07-31
Registration G-IGOV · Lessor: GECAS
2006-12-08
Registration EI-DTY · Lessor: GECAS

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 737-300 (737-3M8) · KDAvia}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B737-25017},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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Wikipedia

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