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Boeing 737-700 (737-7L9)

B737-28009Scrapped

RegistrationUSN7816B

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSouthwest Airlines

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Boeing 737-700 (737-7L9) built in 2015. Operated for Maersk Air, Sterling Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Scrapped.

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New · 3 years · ≈ 9,900 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B22

PropulsionJet

Seats143 (Y143)

First flight2015

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerSouthwest Airlines

MSN28009

Hex / ICAO 24-bitAA9769

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 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 Las Vegas it could fly non-stop as far as:

PTYTocumen4,696 km JFKNew York3,609 km MIAMiami3,494 km HAVHavana3,464 km CUNCancún3,210 km

Beyond its rangeBOGBogota5,448 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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Seating layout

143Economy

143 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

1999–2005Maersk Air airline base

Base

CPHCopenhagen

2005–2009Sterling Airlines airline base

Base

CPHCopenhagen

2012–2013Aerosvit Airlines airline base

Base

KBP

since 2013Yakutia Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

KRRKrasnodar YKSYakutsk

Main destinations

VKOMoscow IKTIrkutsk KHVKhabarovsk DYUDushanbe TASTashkent TLVTel Aviv BTKBratsk DYRAnadyr FEGFergana GDXMagadan

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2022

Southwest Airlines · 1,058 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → Burbank (BUR)

2021

Southwest Airlines · 1,516 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Chicago (MDW)

31 days inactive

2020

Southwest Airlines · 1,427 flights during the year · base Baltimore (BWI)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

24 days inactive

2019

Southwest Airlines · 1,766 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

69 days inactive

2018

Southwest Airlines · 2,018 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)

2017

Southwest Airlines · 1,917 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)

2016

Southwest Airlines · 1,965 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: St. Louis (STL) → Chicago (MDW)

2015

Southwest Airlines · 1,191 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → Reno (RNO)

Aircraft chronology

Feb 24, 1999

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1787B.

Mar 17, 1999

Transferred to Maersk Air

Transferred to Maersk Air.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737NG 7L9/W aircraft (registration N7816B), operated by Delgado Trades And Technical Institute, 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

Sep 13, 2005

Transferred to Sterling Airlines

Transferred to Sterling Airlines.

Jan 27, 2009

Transferred to Cimber Sterling

Transferred to Cimber Sterling.

Jan 29, 2009

Transferred to Cimber Sterling Airlines

Transferred to Cimber Sterling Airlines.

Jun 28, 2012

Transferred to Aerosvit Airlines

Transferred to Aerosvit Airlines.

Jun 18, 2013

Transferred to Yakutia Airlines

Transferred to Yakutia Airlines.

Jun 18, 2013

Transferred to Yakutia Aircompany

Transferred to Yakutia Aircompany.

Oct 28, 2014

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

2015

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 15, 2018

Accident at Albany, New York

On October 15, 2018, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N7816B), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Albany, New York (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 15 October 2018, at about 13:10 Eastern time, Southwest Airlines flight 2437 — a Boeing 737-7L9, registration N7816B — met turbulence while descending through about FL280, arriving from Chicago-Midway (KMDW) bound for Manchester-Boston (KMHT). One flight attendant was seriously injured; the other passengers and crew were unhurt and the aircraft was undamaged. The seatbelt sign was on and the flight attendants had already been asked to sit down because of forecast turbulence. On entering a «harmless-looking» cloud formation, the aircraft met continuous moderate to heavy turbulence for about 20-30 seconds. The aft galley flight attendant was thrown against the door and the lockers and then to the floor, injuring her right foot; on the ground she was diagnosed with a fracture. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

1999-02-24

The Boeing Company

Registration N1787B

1999-03-17

Maersk Air

Registration OY-MRF

2005-09-13

Sterling Airlines

Registration OY-MRF · Lessor: Aircastle Ltd

2009-01-27

Cimber Sterling

Registration OY-MRF · Lessor: Aircastle Ltd

2009-01-29

Cimber Sterling Airlines

Registration OY-MRF

2012-06-28

Aerosvit Airlines

Registration UR-AAP · Lessor: Aircastle Ltd

2013-06-18

Yakutia Airlines

Registration VP-BSP · Lessor: Aircastle Ltd

2013-06-18

Yakutia Aircompany

Registration VP-BSP · Lessor: Wfbn

2014-10-28

Southwest Airlines

Registration N7816B · Lessor: Aircastle Ltd

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-700 (737-7L9) · N7816B · Southwest Airlines}},
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  year         = {2026},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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