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Boeing 737-500 (737-522)

B737-26703Scrapped

RegistrationCZOK-SWU

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSmartWings

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Boeing 737-500 (737-522) built in 1993 in Renton. Operated for United Airlines, SmartWings and Travel Service Airlines. Scrapped.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 49,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1993

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationChequia

MSN26703

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of CAA Czechia (Czechia) · Oct 9, 2026

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1993–2005United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IAHHouston ORDChicago DENDenver

Main destinations

SFOSan Francisco IADDulles LAXLos Angeles CLECleveland GUMHagåtña MIAMiami PTYTocumen CUNCancún

2005–2008SmartWings network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PRGPrague

Main destinations

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam ARNStockholm AYTAntalya BCNBarcelona BRUZaventem CPHCopenhagen DUSDüsseldorf FCORome FNCFunchal OSRMošnov

since 2008Travel Service Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

PRGPrague

Main destinations

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1993

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Jul 12, 1993

Delivered to United Airlines

Delivered to United Airlines as N955UA.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737-522 aircraft (registration N955UA), 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

Mar 1, 2005

Transferred to SmartWings

Transferred to SmartWings.

May 1, 2008

Transferred to Travel Service Airlines

Transferred to Travel Service Airlines.

Operators

1993-07-12

United Airlines

Registration N955UA

2005-03-01

SmartWings

Registration OK-SWU

2008-05-01

Travel Service Airlines

Registration OK-SWU · Lessor: Smartwings

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BibTeX

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