Boeing · B735 · IATA 735
Boeing 737-500 specs, size & range
The Boeing 737-500 (ICAO code B735, IATA 735) is a landplane with 2 jet engines in the medium wake-turbulence category. It is 31.0 m long, a 28.9 m wingspan, a maximum take-off weight of 61,688 kg and a range of 4,399 km.
737-500 specifications
- Fuselage width
- 3.76 m
- Fuselage height
- 4.01 m
- Max landing weight
- 49,895 kg (110,000 lb)
- Max zero-fuel weight
- 46,720 kg
- Max ramp weight
- 61,915 kg
Models & engines
| Model | Engines | Certified |
|---|---|---|
| 737-500 | CFM International CFM56-3B1 / CFM56-3B2 / CFM56-3C1 | 12 Feb 1990 |
The Boeing 737-500 is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Boeing. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code B735, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code 735. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.
737-500 size and dimensions
The 737-500 is 31.01 m (101.7 ft) long, has a wingspan of 28.88 m and stands 11.13 m tall. That makes it the #58 longest of 67 airliners & big jets in our database — longer than 13% 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 678 kg/m².
737-500 weight and fuel
The maximum take-off weight is 61,688 kg (135,999 lb) and it may land at up to 49,895 kg — 81% 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 #54 of 69 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 46,720 kg, leaving up to 14,968 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.
737-500 speed and range
It cruises at about 796 km/h (430 knots), faster than 11% of airliners & big jets. Its range of 4,399 km (2,375 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to Moscow (3,460 km) — about 5.5 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 128 knots (237 km/h), ICAO approach category C. Its ceiling is 37,000 ft (11,278 m).
737-500 models and engines
Our database lists 1 certified model of the 737-500: 737-500. The first was certified in February 1990. Engines come from CFM International.
Aircraft similar to the 737-500
Comparable airliners & big jets include Embraer E170, Lockheed Martin X-55 ACCA, Yakovlev Yak-28 and Tupolev Tu-154.
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