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Boeing 737-300 (737-37K) · B-2935 · China Southern Airlines

Boeing 737-300 (737-37K) illustration in China Southern Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 737-300 (737-37K)

B737-27283Scrapped
RegistrationCNB-2935
OperatorChina Southern Airlines
7operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Boeing 737-300 (737-37K) built in 1993. Operated for China Zhingyuan Airlines, China Yunnan Airlines and China Southern Airlines. Scrapped.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 26,400 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-3C1
First flight1993
Country of registrationChina/Taiwán
MSN27283
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 kmDELNew Delhi4,293 kmSINSingapore3,806 kmBKKBangkok2,897 kmNRTNarita1,796 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.

The full story of the Boeing 737 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2000China Eastern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
PVGShanghai (Pudong)KMGKunming
Main destinations
XIYXi'anSHAShanghai (Minhang)NAYNKGNanjingPEKBeijingTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)WUHWuhan (Huangpi)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)NGBNingbo
2000–2001Sichuan Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CKGChongqing
Main destinations
KMGKunmingXIYXi'anHRBHarbinSYXSanya (Tianya)HGHHangzhouKWEGuiyang (Nanming)NKGNanjingTNAJinan (Licheng)CGOZhengzhouCSXChangsha (Changsha)
since 2001China Southern Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
CANGuangzhou (Huadu)
Main destinations
CSXChangsha (Changsha)PEKBeijingSZXShenzhenURCÜrümqiXMNXiamenCGOZhengzhouWUHWuhan (Huangpi)KMGKunmingXIYXi'anHGHHangzhouSHEShenyang

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 1, 1994
Delivered to China Zhingyuan Airlines
Delivered to China Zhingyuan Airlines as B-2935.
Dec 8, 1994
Transferred to China Yunnan Airlines
Transferred to China Yunnan Airlines.
May 10, 1995
Transferred to Hainan Airlines
Transferred to Hainan Airlines.
Nov 10, 1995
Transferred to Shenzhen Airlines
Transferred to Shenzhen Airlines.
Oct 4, 1999
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines
Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.
May 9, 2000
Transferred to Sichuan Airlines
Transferred to Sichuan Airlines.
Oct 31, 2001
Transferred to China Southern Airlines
Transferred to China Southern Airlines.

Operators

1994-02-01
China Zhingyuan Airlines
Registration B-2935
1994-12-08
China Yunnan Airlines
Registration B-2935
1995-05-10
Hainan Airlines
Registration B-2935
1995-11-10
Shenzhen Airlines
Registration B-2935
1999-10-04
China Eastern Airlines
Registration B-2935
2000-05-09
Sichuan Airlines
Registration B-2935
2001-10-31
China Southern Airlines
Registration B-2935

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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Wikipedia

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