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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8)

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RegistrationUSN1801U

OperatorSouthwest Airlines

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8) built in 2019 in Renton. Operates for Southwest Airlines.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 24,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI LEAP-1B

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats175 (Y175)

First flight2019

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerSouthwest

MSN60223

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA1433A

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 737 MAX

Figures for the 737 MAX 8 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.9 m118 ft

Height12.3 m40 ft

Range6,482 km3,500 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed839 km/h453 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight82,645 kg182,201 lb

Maximum payload37,575 kg82,839 lbIts 178 passengers with baggage would weigh about 17.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity178 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 44 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,482 km range, from Honolulu it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita6,136 km MEXMexico City6,102 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth6,081 km SEASeattle4,308 km LAXLos Angeles4,108 km

Beyond its rangeORDChicago6,819 km

The type first flew in 2016 (10 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

175Economy

175 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 · 1,505 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Kahului (OGG)

2024

Southwest Airlines · 1,467 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Kahului (OGG)

2023

Southwest Airlines · 1,646 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Kahului (OGG)

2022

Southwest Airlines · 726 flights during the year · base Chicago (MDW)

Main route of the year: Honolulu (HNL) → Kahului (OGG)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2022.

Aircraft chronology

2019

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Mar 7, 2019

Delivered to Boeing Renton

Delivered to Boeing Renton as VT-MXL.

Mar 13, 2019

Airworthiness directive

On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N1801U), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Jul 26, 2022

Transferred to Southwest Airlines

Transferred to Southwest Airlines.

Operators

2019-03-07

Boeing Renton

Registration VT-MXL

2022-07-26

Southwest Airlines

Registration N1801U

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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BibTeX

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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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