Aircraft / Boeing
Boeing 737-500
A narrow-body jet airliner from Boeing, first flown in 1989. It typically seats about 108 passengers and can fly up to 4,400 km.
- Maker
- Boeing
- Family
- 737
- First flight
- 1989
- Typical seats
- 108
- Range
- 4,400 km2,376 nmi
- Length
- 31.0 m
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- B735
Other 737 variants
- 737-200 (1967)
- 737-300 (1984)
- 737-400 (1988)
- 737-700 (1997)
- 737-800 (1997)
- 737-600 (1998)
- 737-900ER (2006)
- 737 MAX 8 (2016)
- 737 MAX 9 (2017)
- 737 MAX 7 (2018)
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Test yourself
1Does the 737-500 fly further or less far than the COMAC C919?
The 737-500 flies up to 4,400 km, 325 km further than the COMAC C919.
2Does the 737-500 seat more or fewer passengers than the E195-E2?
The 737-500 typically seats 108, 24 fewer than the E195-E2.
3Did the 737-500 first fly later or earlier than the MD-82?
The 737-500 first flew in 1989, 8 years later than the MD-82.
Similar in size and range
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