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Boeing 737-400 (737-436) · G-JMCJ · West Atlantic Cargo Airlines

Boeing 737-400 (737-436) illustration in West Atlantic Cargo Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-400 (737-436)

B737-25856Scrapped
RegistrationGBG-JMCJ
OperatorWest Atlantic Cargo Airlines
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Boeing 737-400 (737-436) built in 1992 in Renton. Operated for British Airways, West Atlantic UK and Swiftair. Scrapped.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 92,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x CFM CFM56-3C1<br>
PropulsionJet
First flight1992
Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationReino Unido
OwnerWest Atlantic Cargo Airlines
MSN25856
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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

DOHDoha5,241 kmLOSLagos5,004 kmCAICairo3,533 kmISTIstanbul2,487 kmMADMadrid1,244 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai5,498 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

1993–2017British Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
LHRLondon
Main destinations
LGWLondonJNBJohannesburgJFKNew YorkMIAMiamiCPTCape TownDURDurbanORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)PLZGqeberha (Port Elizabeth)DFWDallas-Fort WorthLCYLondonAGPMálaga
since 2020Swiftair airline network
Base
MADMadrid
Main destinations
IBZIbiza (Eivissa)PMIPalma de Mallorca

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1992
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).
Feb 2, 1993
Delivered to British Airways
Delivered to British Airways as G-DOCW.
Jul 27, 2017
Transferred to West Atlantic UK
Transferred to West Atlantic UK.
Oct 12, 2020
Transferred to Swiftair
Transferred to Swiftair.

Operators

1993-02-02
British Airways
Registration G-DOCW
2017-07-27
West Atlantic UK
Registration G-JMCJ
2020-10-12
Swiftair
Registration EC-NLS · Lessor: West Atlantic UK

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.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
kitmasterbloke · CC BY 2.0

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This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
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Wikipedia

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