Boeing 737-300 specs, size & range

The Boeing 737-300 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B733, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 733. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

737-300 size and dimensions

The 737-300 is 33.40 m (109.6 ft) long, has a wingspan of 28.88 m and stands 11.13 m tall. That makes it the #53 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 21% of them. Its fuselage is 3.76 m wide, the width of a single-aisle cabin with six seats per row. With 91.0 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 695 kg/m².

737-300 weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 63,276 kg (139,500 lb) and it may land at up to 52,888 kg — 84% of take-off weight, so after a short flight it has to burn off fuel before landing at full weight. Among airliners & big jets it ranks #53 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 49,713 kg, leaving up to 13,563 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 20,100 litres (5,310 US gallons), about 16.1 tonnes of jet fuel.

737-300 speed and range

It cruises at about 796 km/h (430 knots), faster than 11% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 4,176 km (2,255 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to Moscow (3,460 km) — about 5.2 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 135 knots (250 km/h), ICAO approach category C. Its ceiling is 37,000 ft (11,278 m).

737-300 models and engines

Our database lists 1 certified model of the 737-300: 737-300. The first was certified in November 1984. Engines come from CFM International.

Aircraft similar to the 737-300

Comparable airliners & big jets include British Aerospace BAe 146-200, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Airbus A320neo and Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.