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Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4)

B737-29276Scrapped

RegistrationUSN740SW

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSouthwest Airlines

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1incidents

1accidents

13logbook years

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Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4) built in 1998. Operated for Southwest Airlines. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 69,300 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B24

PropulsionJet

First flight1998

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerSouthwest Airlines

MSN29276

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA9F42F

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 Chicago it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,339 km PTYTocumen3,729 km LAXLos Angeles2,812 km SEASeattle2,782 km MEXMexico City2,705 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima6,082 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

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

Flight logbook

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

2019

Southwest Airlines · 1,605 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: San Diego (SAN) → San Francisco (SFO)

2018

Southwest Airlines · 2,088 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: San Jose (SJC) → Las Vegas (LAS)

2017

Southwest Airlines · 1,869 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO)

31 days inactive

2016

Southwest Airlines · 2,050 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: Burbank (BUR) → Oakland (OAK)

2015

Southwest Airlines · 1,630 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: Washington (DCA) → Chicago (MDW)

34 days inactive

2014

Southwest Airlines · 1,962 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2013

Southwest Airlines · 1,924 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

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

2012

Southwest Airlines · 2,111 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

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

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2007.

Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Nov 11, 1998

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N740SW.

Jan 27, 1999

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 737NG 7H4/W aircraft (registration N740SW), operated by Southwest 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

Nov 19, 2017

Accident at Los Angeles, California

On November 19, 2017, the Boeing 737 7H4 aircraft (registration N740SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Los Angeles, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 11 November 2017, at about 12:30, Southwest Airlines flight 1159 — a Boeing 737-700, registration N740SW — was parked at gate 13 at Los Angeles airport (KLAX), having arrived from San Francisco (KSFO), when a provisioning agent fell from the aircraft during disembarkation. According to the operator, the lift platform of the provisioning van failed and dropped between 60 and 90 cm. As the agent was stepping from the aircraft onto the platform, he lost situational awareness and fell onto the already-lowered platform, injuring his shoulder. He was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the right shoulder. The van was withdrawn from service: the left-side belt switch was found to have come off its track, which caused the uncommanded lowering of the platform. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Sep 26, 2019

Incident at San Luis

On September 26, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 7H4/W aircraft (registration N740SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1998-11-11

The Boeing Company

Registration N740SW

1999-01-27

Southwest Airlines

Registration N740SW · Lessor: Southwest

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BibTeX

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