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Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4)

B737-34972Active

RegistrationUSN250WN

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

MSN34972

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA2597F

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 · 1,954 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

Main route of the year: Santa Ana (SNA) → Las Vegas (LAS)

2024

Southwest Airlines · 1,806 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

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

38 days inactive

2023

Southwest Airlines · 1,928 flights during the year · base Las Vegas (LAS)

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

2022

Southwest Airlines · 1,793 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

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

2021

Southwest Airlines · 1,653 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

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

2020

Southwest Airlines · 1,580 flights during the year · base Baltimore (BWI)

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

2019

Southwest Airlines · 2,172 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

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

2018

Southwest Airlines · 1,801 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: San Jose (SJC) → Los Angeles (LAX)

35 days inactive

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2007.

Aircraft chronology

2006

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Aug 3, 2006

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N250WN.

Aug 11, 2006

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

Oct 19, 2024

Incident at Long Beach, California

On October 19, 2024, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N250WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Long Beach, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 19 October 2024, at 14:50 Pacific Daylight Time, a Diamond DA40 registered N895AM and a Boeing 737-7H4 registered N250WN (Southwest Airlines flight 1671) were involved in a runway incursion at Long Beach, California. The DA40 was on a private flight under Part 91 from Camarillo Airport (CMA) and the Southwest on a passenger flight under Part 121 from Oakland International Airport (OAK), both bound for Long Beach Airport (LGB). According to ATC audio, the DA40 was cleared to land on runway 30 and to hold short of 26R, and was denied a request to taxi onto 26R; the Southwest was also cleared to land on 30. The DA40 reported holding short of 26R on runway 30 and, as the Southwest was completing its landing roll on 30, its crew noticed there was an aircraft on that runway. Both then taxied to their aprons without further incident; there were no injuries and no damage. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

2006-08-03

The Boeing Company

Registration N250WN

2006-08-11

Southwest Airlines

Registration N250WN

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 737-700 (737-7H4) · N250WN · Southwest Airlines}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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