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Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4)

B737-32505Active

RegistrationUSN242WN

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSouthwest Airlines

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1incidents

0accidents

19logbook years

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Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4) built in 2006 in Renton. Operates for Southwest Airlines.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 66,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B24

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats137 (Y137)

First flight2006

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerSouthwest Airlines

MSN32505

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA2396E

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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Seating layout

137Economy

137 seats in total

Airports

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

Flight logbook

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

2025

Southwest Airlines · 1,884 flights during the year · base Dallas (DAL)

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

2024

Southwest Airlines · 1,810 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: San Jose (SJC) → San Diego (SAN)

2023

Southwest Airlines · 1,885 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

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

2022

Southwest Airlines · 1,692 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Sacramento (SMF) → San Diego (SAN)

2021

Southwest Airlines · 1,668 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Sacramento (SMF) → Santa Ana (SNA)

2020

Southwest Airlines · 1,313 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Las Vegas (LAS)

39 days inactive

2019

Southwest Airlines · 2,232 flights during the year · base Dallas (DAL)

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

2018

Southwest Airlines · 1,924 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

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

36 days inactive

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2007.

Aircraft chronology

2006

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Jun 3, 2006

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N242WN.

Jun 21, 2006

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

Apr 28, 2010

Incident at Houston, Texas

On April 28, 2010, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N242WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston, Texas (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 28 April 2010, in good daytime visibility, a Boeing 737 was taking off from runway 12R at the same time as a Bell 207 helicopter was leaving the south heliport on a northbound departure route. At the departure end of runway 12R the two aircraft came dangerously close, ending up separated by barely 125 feet vertically and about 100 feet horizontally. The tower controller issued no traffic advisories to either the Boeing 737 or the helicopter, so neither crew was alerted to the conflict. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

2006-06-03

The Boeing Company

Registration N242WN

2006-06-21

Southwest Airlines

Registration N242WN

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4) · N242WN · Southwest Airlines}},
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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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