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Boeing 737-300 (737-3W0)

B737-25090Scrapped

RegistrationCNB-2538

CHOperatorChina Eastern Yunnan Airlines

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Boeing 737-300 (737-3W0) built in 1991. Operated for Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Yunnan Airlines. Scrapped.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 66,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-3C1

First flight1991

Country of registrationChina/Taiwán

MSN25090

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 Shanghai (Pudong) it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,064 km DELNew Delhi4,293 km SINSingapore3,806 km BKKBangkok2,897 km NRTNarita1,796 km

Beyond its rangeDXBDubai6,448 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2011China 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

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

May 8, 1991

Delivered to Air China

Delivered to Air China as B-2538.

Jan 1, 1992

Transferred to China Southern Airlines

Transferred to China Southern Airlines.

Jan 1, 1993

Transferred to China Yunnan Airlines

Transferred to China Yunnan Airlines.

Mar 1, 2003

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Aug 2, 2011

Transferred to China Eastern Yunnan Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Yunnan Airlines.

Operators

1991-05-08

Air China

Registration B-2538

1992-01-01

China Southern Airlines

Registration B-2538

1993-01-01

China Yunnan Airlines

Registration B-2538

2003-03-01

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-2538

2011-08-02

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines

Registration B-2538

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-300 (737-3W0) · B-2538 · China Eastern Yunnan Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
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  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
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