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Boeing 737-200 (737-291)

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RegistrationUSN982UA

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Boeing 737-200 (737-291) built in 1978 in Everett. Has operated for Air Florida, Sun Land Airlines and Nova Air.

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Old · 48 years · ≈ 158,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1978

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN21640

Hex / ICAO 24-bitadb455

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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,002 km LAXLos Angeles3,941 km SEASeattle3,855 km PTYTocumen3,553 km MEXMexico City3,342 km

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon5,562 km

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1985–2004United Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IAHHouston ORDChicago DENDenver

Main destinations

SFOSan Francisco IADDulles LAXLos Angeles CLECleveland GUMHagåtña MIAMiami PTYTocumen CUNCancún

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Aircraft chronology

1978

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Oct 6, 1978

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N7396F.

Dec 1, 1979

Transferred to Air Florida

Transferred to Air Florida.

Feb 1, 1981

Transferred to Sun Land Airlines

Transferred to Sun Land Airlines.

Aug 4, 1981

Transferred to Frontier Airlines

Transferred to Frontier Airlines.

Oct 15, 1985

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Apr 1, 1996

Re-registered

Changed from N7396F to N982UA (still with United Airlines).

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the United States, the FAA ordered the complete closure of US airspace and the immediate grounding of all civil aviation. This aircraft —then registered N982UA and operated by United Airlines— remained on the ground until traffic gradually resumed from September 13. 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

Jan 8, 2004

Transferred to Sky King Inc.

Transferred to Sky King Inc..

Dec 3, 2004

Transferred to Nova Air

Transferred to Nova Air.

Operators

1978-10-06

The Boeing Company

Registration N7396F

1979-12-01

Air Florida

Registration N7396F

1981-02-01

Sun Land Airlines

Registration N7396F · Lessor: Frontier Airlines (1946

1981-08-04

Frontier Airlines

Registration N7396F · Lessor: 1946

1985-10-15

United Airlines

Registration N7396F

1996-04-01

United Airlines

Registration N982UA

2004-01-08

Sky King Inc.

Registration N982UA

2004-12-03

Nova Air

Registration XA-OCI

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  urldate      = {2026-11-05},
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