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weight and performance calculations for the Boeing 737-800
KLM 737-8K2 PH-BXE c/n 29595 at the gate at Schiphol airport © bvdz ca. 2001. The aircraft was delivered to KLM May 2000 and is still in service in 2021.
Boeing 737-800
role : jet airliner
importance : ****
first flight : 31 July 1997 operational : April 1998 (D-AHFC Hapag Lloyd)
country : United States of America
ICAO aircraft type designator : B738
production : 4989 737-800’s at Renton
general information :
September 1994 final decision to build the 737-800. At that time, 4 airlines had ordered 40 aircraft. The -800 is based on the -400 but has been extended by 2.79m. It was initially referred to as -400X. It is the heaviest 737 and can carry 160 passengers over 5380km. In November 1995, Transavia ordered 8 aircraft with options for 12 more, worth 460 million NLG.
The 737-800 burns 850 US gallons (3,200 L) of jet fuel per hour—about 80 percent of the fuel used by an MD-80 on a comparable flight, while carrying more passengers. The Airline Monitor, an industry publication, quotes a 737-800 fuel burn of 4.88 US gal (18.5 L) per seat per hour, compared to 5.13 US gal (19.4 L) for the A320..
In early 2017, a new 737-800 was valued at $48.3 million, falling to below $47 million by mid-2018. By 2025, a 17-year-old 737-800W will be worth $9.5 million and leased for $140,000 per month. The 737-800 is the best selling 737NG variant and is the most widely used narrow-body aircraft.
primary users : Hapag-Lloyd, Transavia, Ryanair, Kenia Airlines, GOL, Turkish Airlines,
Ethiopian airlines, Air India express, Transavia, KLM
Accommodation :
flight crew : 2 cabin crew : 6
passengers : seating for 160 in two class : 12 first class and 148 economy class seats
( 32 -in pitch) exit limit : 189 passengers, high density single-class seating for 184
passengers
engine : 2 GE-Snecma CFM56-7B24 turbofan engines of 107.6 [KN] (24189 [lbf])
Measured chord at root : 6.30 [m] at tip : 1.77 [m ] measured tail angle (Jane’s all the world aircraft 2000-2001) : 9°
dimensions :
wingspan : 34.32 [m], length overall: 39.47 [m], length of fuselage : 38.02 [m] height :
12.55 [m] wing area gross : 124.6 [m^2] fuselage exterior width : 3.76 [m]
weights :
operating empty weight : 41415 [kg] max. structural payload : 20275 [kg]
Zero Fuel weight (ZFW) : 61690 [kg] max. landing weight (MLW) : 65315 [kg]
max. take-off weight : 70535 [kg] weight usable fuel : 20434 [kg] (26030 [litres])
performance :
Max. operating Mach number (Mmo) : 0.822 [Mach] (920 [km/hr]) at 7160 [m]
critical Mach speed : 0.78 [Mach]
max. cruising speed : 844 [km/hr] (Mach 0.785 ) at 10000 [m] (29 [%] power)
economic cruising speed : 829 [km/hr] (Mach 0.77 ) at 10000 [m]
service ceiling : 11675 [m]
range with max fuel and MTOW : 6300 [km] (ATA domestic fuel reserves - 370.0 [km]
alternate)
description :
*Cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear with nose wheel
*Engines attached with pylons to the wing, main landing gear attached to the wings, fuel
tanks in the wings and fuselage
Transavia 737-8K2(WL) PH-HSM c/n 42067/5389 at Schiphol, May 2025. Note the different winglet.
*Wings : two main spar fail-safe wing structure with double slotted trailing edge flaps with
full-span slotted LE flaps (slats) ,with spoilers airfoil : NACA with supercritical cross-
section average thickness/chord ratio : 10.0 [%], sweep angle 3/4 chord: 25.0 [°]
incidence at root : 3.20 [°], dihedral : 5.0 [°]
*Fuselage : Pressurized aluminium-alloy stressed-skin structure of elliptical 0 section
calculation : *1* (dimensions)
measured wing chord at root: 6.30 [m]
measured wing chord at tip : 1.77 [m]
taper ratio : 0.281 [ ]
mean wing chord : 3.63 [m]
wing aspect ratio : 9.45 []
Oswald factor (e): 0.692 []
seize (span*length*height) : 17000 [m^3]
calculation : *2* (fuel consumption)
oil consumption : 0.6 [kg/hr]
fuel consumption (econ. cruise speed) : 2539.6 [kg/hr] (3235.2 [litre/hr]) at 21 [%] power
fuel burn per seat per hour (average seating) : 18.81 [litre], sfc : 55.4 [kg/KN/h]
total fuel capacity : 26030 [litre] (20434 [kg])
calculation : *3* (weight)
weight engine(s) dry : 4740.0 [kg] = 22.03 [kg/KN]
weight 11.5 litre oil tank : 0.97 [kg]
oil tank filled with 1.4 litre oil : 1.2 [kg]
oil in engine 2.6 litre oil : 2.4 [kg]
weight all fuel lines and pumps containing 72 litres fuel : 46.4 [kg]
weight engine cowling : 559.5 [kg]
weight thrust reversers : 322.8 [kg]
total weight propulsion system : 5673 [kg](8.0 [%])
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Aeroflot layout : 22 rows x 6 = 132 pax + 4 = 136 econ. seats + 5 rows x 4 abreast = 20 business class seats, total 156 seats
Accommodation cabin facilities:
standard seating is relatively dense, expected seating : 156 [pax]
typical 2-class cabin layout for 160 passengers : economy : pitch : 81.3 [cm] 32.0 [-in] ( 3+3 )
seating in 27.7 rows. first class pitch : 91.4 [cm] 36.0 [-in] at 4 -abreast
weight passenger seats (width 50.5 [cm]) : 781.6 [kg]
weight cabin crew seats : 30.0 [kg]
weight flight crew seats : 42.0 [kg]
normal high density seating passengers : 184 [pax] at mainly 6 -abreast seating in 31.7 rows,
pitch 76.2 [cm] 30.0 [-in]
higher high density seating possible if wanted till exit limit : 189 passengers at pitch exit
limit : 76.2 [cm] 30.0 [-in]
pax density, normal seating : 0.664 [m2/pax], high density seating : 0.578 [m2/pax]
weight 3 lavatories : 82.8 [kg]
weight 4 galleys : 135.7 [kg]
Firefly Boeing 737-800
weight overhead stowage for hand luggage (total : 9.3 [m3] = 192 55x35x25cm carry-on
trolleys) : 141.0 [kg]
weight 2 wardrobe closets : 43.3 [kg]
weight 160 entertainment LCD screens in back of seats : 80.0 [kg]
weight 57 windows (47x38cm) made of acrylic glass: 243.7 [kg]
weight 2 (1.83 x 0.86 [m]) main entry doors : 82.7 [kg]
weight 2 (1.65 x 0.76 [m]) galley service doors : 65.9 [kg]
weight 2 (main door size : 0.89 x 1.30 [m]) freight doors (belly) : 66.1 [kg]*
total usable belly baggage/cargo hold volume : 44.0 [m3]
cabin volume (usable), excluding flight deck : 202 [m3]
passenger compartment volume : 132 [m3]
passenger cabin max width : 3.54 [m] cabin length : 30.03 [m] max cabin height : 2.20 [m]
floor area : 94.0 [m2]
weight cabin facilities : 1794.9 [kg]
safety facilities:
The 737-800 has slide-rafts and normal rafts for overwater flights
weight 4 type III over wing emergency exits (0.51 x 0.96 [m]): 56.0 [kg]
evacuation time with 184 passengers : 48 [sec]
weight 4 hand fire extinguisher : 11 [kg]
weight cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR): 20.0 [kg]
weight oxygen masks & oxygen generators (deploy cabin alt.>4267m): 104.0 [kg]
weight emergency flare installation : 10 [kg]
weight 4 emergency evacuation slides : 136.7 [kg]
weight safety equipment & facilities : 338 [kg]
fuselage construction:
fuselage aluminium frame : 8214 [kg]
floor loading (payload/m2): 216 [kg/m2]
weight rear pressure bulkhead : 150.9 [kg]
fuselage covering ( 359.3 [m2] duraluminium 2.58 [mm]) : 2429.7 [kg]
weight paint fuselage : 75.5 [kg]
weight aluminium floor beams : 527.9 [kg]
weight cabin furbishing : 829.5 [kg]
weight cabin floor : 1429.1 [kg]
weight (sound proof) isolation : 279.3 [kg] TO-noise level : 97.4 [EPNdB]
weight 16382 [litre] main central fuel tank empty : 327.6 [kg]
weight empty 155 [litre] potable water tanks : 13.7 [kg]
weight empty waste tank : 10.5 [kg]
weight fuselage structure : 14287.7 [kg]
Avionics:
weight VHF radio and Selcal : 9.0 [kg]
weight flight and service attendants intercom : 5.0 [kg]
weight monochromatic weather X-band (3.2cm wavelength) radar system : 25.0 [kg]
weight VOR/ILS,RMI,DME,radio altimeter, ASI, time clock : 20.0 [kg]
weight Flight Management Computer System (FMCS) for navigation/auto-pilot : 20.0 [kg]
weight TCAS global navigation satelite sensor : 8.0 [kg]
weight Cat IIIB auto-landing system : 10.0 [kg]
weight EFIS (4 LCD screens PFD+ND displays) : 16 [kg]
weight ground proximity warning system (GPWS) : 6 [kg]
weight EICAS + 1 LCD display : 18 [kg]
weight reserve ADI, ASI, alti-meter, compass, engine temp. and rpm indicators : 15 [kg]
weight avionics : 152.0 [kg]
KLM 737-8K2(WL) PH-BXI c/n 30358/633 “Zilvermeeuw” at Schiphol, May 2025. The aircraft was delivered to the KLM August 2000 © bvdz
Systems:
Air-conditioning and pressurization system maintains sea level conditions up to 7100 [m]
and gives equivalent of 2000 [m] at 12200 [m]. pressure differential : 0.62 [bar] (kg/cm2)
pressurized fuselage volume : 312 [m3] cabin air refreshment time : 2.7 [min]
weight air-conditioning and pressurization system : 199 [kg]
weight APU / engine starter : 53.8 [kg]
weight lighting : 52.8 [kg]
weight 210 bar hydraulic system : 86.2 [kg]
weight engine-driven 40kVA electricity generators : 40.0 [kg]
weight ram air turbine for emergency electric power : 5.0 [kg]
weight 22Ah battery : 28.5 [kg]
weight controls (yoke Fly-By-Wire): 11.6 [kg]
weight systems : 472.1 [kg]
total weight fuselage : 17045 [kg](24.2 [%])
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total weight aluminium ribs (38 ribs) : 2499 [kg]
weight engine mounts : 108 [kg]
Fuel cap 2x4876 in wing = 9752 liter + 16273 liter center tank = 26025 liter
weight 2 wing fuel tanks empty for total 9752 [litre] fuel : 146 [kg]
weight 104 [litre] vent surge tanks : 12 [kg]
weight wing covering (painted aluminium 5.63 [mm]) : 3788 [kg]
total weight aluminium spars (multi-cellular wing structure) : 2976 [kg]
weight wings : 9263 [kg]
weight wing/square meter : 74.34 [kg]
weight bleed air thermal leading-edge anti-icing : 37.8 [kg]
weight ailerons (4.0 [m2]) : 119.6 [kg]
weight fin (20.4 [m2]) : 759.1 [kg]
weight rudder made of CFRP (6.0 [m2]) : 181.5 [kg]
weight tailplane (horizontal stabilizer) (26.2 [m2]): 1075.3 [kg]
weight elevators (6.5 [m2]): 130.9 [kg]
weight paint wing & tail surfaces : 71.9 [kg]
weight flight control hydraulic servo actuators: 28.3 [kg]
Ryanair 737-8AS(WL) EI-DPN c/n 35549/2200 June 2023 approaching Schiphol airport © bvdz. Ryanair , the Irish low-cost airline , is among the largest operators of the Boeing 737-800, with a fleet of over 400 of the -800 variant serving routes across Europe, Middle East, and North Africa.
weight trailing-edge double slotted flaps (20.4 [m2]) : 650.7 [kg]
weight leading edge slats (12.4 [m2]) : 255.8 [kg]
weight aluminium honeycomb spoilers (3.5 [m2]) : 65.1 [kg]
total weight wing construction : 12905 [kg] (31.2 [%])
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tire pressure main wheels : 14.10 [Bar] (nitrogen), ply rating : 28 PR
tire speed limit : 362 [km/hr]
total tyre footprint : 0.26 [m2]
Runway LCN at MTOW (0.76m radius of rigidity) : 70 [ ]
44.5x16.5 tyres (113x42 cm) PR28 , tyre pressure : 14.34 kg/cm2, max.take-off weight : 70535 [kg] > ACN around 45
Aircraft Classification Number (ACN), MTOW on rigid runway and medium subgrade
strength (B) : 45 [ ]
Can only operate from unpaved runways with reduced weight and reduced tyre pressure
wheel pressure : 15517.7 [kg]
wheel track : 5.72 [m] wheelbase : 15.60 [m]
weight 4 Dunlop 44.5 x 16.5 main wheels (1130 [mm] by 419 [mm]) : 665.0 [kg]
weight 2 nose wheels : 166.2 [kg]
weight multi-disc wheel-brakes : 72.6 [kg]
weight Hydro-air flywheel detector type anti-skid units : 5.4 [kg]
weight oleo-pneumatic shock absorbers : 82.3 [kg]
weight wheel hydraulic operated retraction system : 914.0 [kg]
weight tailskid : 25 [kg]
weight undercarriage struts with axle 2593.8 [kg]
total weight landing gear : 4524.2 [kg] (6.4 [%]
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KLM Boeing 737-8K2(WL) PH-BXH c/n 29597/630 “Gans” taking of from the Aalsmeerbaan (RW18L), Schiphol 7 November 2023. The aircraft was delivered August 2000 to the KLM and still in service January 2025. © bvdz
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calculated empty weight : 40147 [kg](56.9 [%])
weight oil for 9.0 hours flying : 6.2 [kg]
unusable fuel in engine and tanks 104.1 litre fuel : 81.7 [kg]
weight lifejackets : 72.0 [kg]
weight 3 life rafts : 100.0 [kg]
weight catering : 99.6 [kg]
weight water : 137.5 [kg]
weight crew : 648 [kg]
weight crew luggage, navigation chards, flight docs (NOTOC), manuals, miscellaneous items :
123 [kg]
operational weight empty : 41415 [kg] (58.7 [%])
KLM 737-8K2 PH-BXC c/n 29133/305 “Korhoen/Grouse” in the foreground being refuelled and serviced, with PH-BXN c/n 30356/728 “Merel/Blackbird.” and PH-BXI “Zilvermeeuw / Herring Gull” in the background at a busy Schiphol airport, ca.2001 © bvdz. PH-BXC was delivered June 1999 to the KLM, PH-BXI August 2000 and PH-BXN December 2000
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weight 160 passengers : 12320 [kg]
weight luggage : 2560 [kg]
weight cargo : 5395 [kg] (cargo + luggage/m3 belly : 150 [kg/m3])
zero fuel weight (ZFW): 61690 [kg](87.5 [%])
weight fuel for landing (1.4 hours flying) : 3625 [kg]
max. landing weight (MLW): 65315 [kg](92.6 [%])
max. fuel weight : 61849 [kg] (87.7 [%])
payload with max fuel : 93 passengers + luggage 8686 [kg]
published maximum take-off weight : 70535 [kg] (100.0 [%])
Transavia Boeing 737-8K2(WL) PH-HXE c/n 61790/5951 landing at Schiphol, 13 June 2023 RW36R SPL © bvdz
calculation : * 4 * (engine power)
power loading (Take-off) : 328 [kg/KN]
power loading (Take-off) 1 PUF: 656 [kg/KN]
max. total take-off power : 215.2 [KN]
calculation : *5* (loads)
manoeuvre load : 1.0 [g] at 9000 [m]
limit load : 2.5 [g] ultimate load : 3.8 [g] load factor : 1.9 [g]
design flight time : 2.12 [hours]
design cycles : 32450 sorties, design hours : 68794 [hours]
max. wing loading (MTOW & flaps retracted) : 566 [kg/m2]
wing stress (2 g) during operation : 144 [N/kg] at 2g emergency manoeuvre
calculation : *6* (angles of attack)
angle of attack zero lift : -1.69 ["]
max. angle of attack (stalling angle, clean) : 12.16 ["]
max. angle of attack (full flaps) : 18.52 ["]
angle of attack at economic cruise speed : 3.19 ["]
calculation : *7* (lift & drag ratios)
lift coefficient at angle of attack 0° : 0.15 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. speed : 0.28 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. angle of attack (clean): 1.23 [ ]
max. lift coefficient 30 [° ] flap setting : 2.08 [ ]
drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0314 [ ]
drag coefficient at econ. cruise speed : 0.0336 [ ]
induced drag coefficient at econ. cruise speed : 0.0092 [ ]
drag coefficient (zero lift) : 0.0245 [ ]
lift/drag ratio at econ. speed : 9.00 [ ]
calculation : *8* (speeds)
Risk of tailstrike when taking off with OEI (engine failure), pilot must not rotate to fast
tail protected by a tailskid
minimum control speed (Vmc): 245 [km/u] (132.0 [kt])
minimum unstick speed (Vmu) at TO angle 13.2 ° : 271 [km/u] (146 [kt])
take-off decision speed (V1) : 262 [km/u] (142 [kt])
take-off rotation speed (VR) : 271 [km/u] (146 [kt])
lift-off speed (VLOF) : 298 [km/u] (161 [kt]) at pitch angle : 10.8 [°]
KLM 737-8K2(WL) PH-BXA taking off from Schiphol January 2025 © bvdz. The aircraft was delivered February 1999 to the KLM.
take-off safety speed (V2) : 300 [km/u] (162 [kt])
flap retraction speed (V3) at 500m (OW loaded : 67995 [kg]): 327 [km/u] (176 [kt])
steady initial climb speed (V4) : 326 [km/u] (176 [kt])
climb speed (to FL150 with 66 [%] power) : 593 [km/hr] (320 [kt])
max. endurance speed (Vbe): 651 [km/u] min. fuel/hr : 2261 [kg/hr] at height : 10058 [m]
max. range speed (Vbr): 820 [km/u] (0.78 [mach]) min. fuel consumption : 2.86 [kg/km] at
cruise height : 11582 [m]
max. cruising speed : 844 [km/hr] (456 [kt]) at 10000 [m] (power:22 [%])
max. operational speed (Mmo) : 920 [km/hr] (Mach 0.82 ) at 7160 [m] (power:33 [%])
airflow at cruise speed per engine : 182.6 [kg/s]
speed of thrust jet : 1308 [km/hr]
initial descent speed 10000 - 7315 [m]: Mach 0.75
descent speed 7315 - 3048 [m]: 537 [km/u] (290 [kt])
approach speed 3048 - 500 [m] (clean): 463 [km/u] (250 [kt])
minimum control speed (MCS) Vmca (clean): 365 [km/u] (197 [kt])
stalling speed clean at 500 [m] height at Max.Landing Weight : 65315 [kg]): 304 [km/u] (164
[kt])
KLM 737-8K2(WL) PH-BXD c/n 29134/355 landing at Schiphol, Aalsmeerbaan, May 2025. The old bird watched by a falcon, PH-BXD was delivered August 1999 to the KLM © bvdz
final approach speed (landing speed) at sea-level with 30 [°] flaps VREF (max. landing
weight): 270 [km/u] (146 [kt])
ICAO Aircraft Approach Category (APC) : D
stalling speed at sea-level with full flaps VSO (max. landing weight): 207 [km/u] (112 [kt]
rate of climb (max. continuous power) at sea-level ROC (loaded, 66 % power) : 1191 [m/min]
rate of climb at sea-level ROC (loaded, 75 % power) : 1497 [m/min]
rate of climb at 1000 [m] with 1 engine out (PUF/MTOW, 66 % power on remaining
engines) : 195 [m/min]
rate of descent from FL240 to FL100 (7315m > 3048m): 914 [m/min] (2999 [ft/min])
rate of descent during approach with landing gear extended, with use of spoilers: 457 [m/min]
(8 [m/s])
calculation : *9* (regarding various performances)
Brake kinetic energy capacity : 1803 [KW]
FAA/EASA takeoff runway length (MTOW 70535 kg/ 155500 lb) at sea level, standard day, dry runway with 26.000 lb (115.7 KN) thrust engines : 5875 ft > 1790m. Calculations are with 107.6 KN engines which give a ca. 100m longer take-off distance.
FAR TO runway length (TOFL) requirement at TOW 70535 [kg] standard day at SL (PUF
after V1): 1903 [m] Take-off flap setting : 15 [° ]
Transavia 737-8K2(WL) PH-HXD c/n 61791/5930 landing at Schiphol, Aalsmeerbaan, May 2025 (c) bvdz
+++ FAA certification landing distance : +++
landing weight : 65315 [kg], TE flap setting : 30 [°]
runway condition : dry , landing over 50ft (15m) at threshold at sea-level
without use of thrust reversers, glideslope : 3.0 [°]
Landing runway length at MLW 65310 kg (144000 lb), dry runway, sea level, flaps 30° : 5750 ft > 1753m
FAA approved landing field length at SL, dry runway : 1747 [m] (5733 [ft])
FAA approved landing field length at SL, wet runway: 2000 [m] (6560 [ft])
max. lift/drag ratio : 14.49 [ ]
climb to 5000 [m] with max payload : 3.88 [min]
climb to 10000 [m] with max payload : 11.95 [min]
descent time from 10000 [m] to 250 [m] : 24.33 [min]
max. ceiling fully loaded (mtow- 60 min.fuel): 67995 [kg] ) : 15200 [m]
ceiling limited by max. pressure differential 16225 [m]
max. theoretical ceiling (OWE + 60 min.fuel) : 17600 [m] with flying weight :43955 [kg]
calculation *10* (action radius & endurance)
range with max. payload: 2737 [km] with 20275.0 [kg] max. useful load (43.3 [%] fuel)*
range with high density pax: 3771 [km] with 184 passengers (58.8 [%] fuel)*
range with typical two-class pax: 4519 [km] with 160 passengers (69.7 [%] fuel)*
Boeing 737-800 payload/range diagram based on fuel consumption around 3200 litre/hour.
26030 litre fuel / 3235 litre/hour = 8.05 hr * 829 econ.cruise speed > range with max fuel ca. 6670 km
range with max.fuel and MTOW : 6670 [km] with 8 crew and 93 passengers and 0 [kg]
cargo*
ferry range (calculated): 7237 [km] with 2 crew and zero payload (100.0 [%] fuel)*
max range theoretically with additional fuel tanks total 38017 [litre] fuel : 10156 [km]*
* calculated ranges without fuel reserves
Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) : 724470 [paskm]
useful load with range 1000km : 20275 [kg]
useful load with range 1000km : 184 passengers
production (theor.max load): 17112 [tonkm/hour]
production (useful load): 17112 [tonkm/hour]
production (passengers): 131936 [paskm/hour]
oil and fuel consumption per tonkm : 0.148 [kg]
KLM 737-8K2(WL) PH-BGC c/n 30361/2619 “Pijlstaart” 13 june 2023 SPL landing RW36R (c) bvdz. Note the blister on top of the rear fuselage, it is the sat-com dome, which makes a satelite based wifi-network available for the passengers.
calculation *11* (operating cost)
fuel cost per hour at econ.speed (3235 [litre]):1941 [eur] (40 [pax-km/litre fuel])
fuel cost per seat 1000km flight (156 [pax] 2-class seating): 14.98 [eur/1000PK]
oil cost per hour: 3 [eur]
crew cost per hour : 1050 [eur]
list price 2024 : 100 [mln USD]
average flying hours in 1 year : 3062 [hours] technical life : 22 [year]
real average service life : 22 [years]
depreciation : 22 [years] to 10% residual value
financing interest per flying hour : 735 [EUR]
write off per flying hour : 1234 [EUR]
mean time between engine failure (MTBF) : 20989 [hr]
approved for 120-min. ETOPS flights
can continue fly on 1 engine, low risk for emergency landing for PUF
Transavia 737-8K2 PH-HZA c/n 28373/51 June 2001 at Schiphol. Later it was retrofitted with winglets. It was the first 737-800 delivered to Transavia, in June 1998 © bvdz
workhours per day : 11.36 [hr]
average flight hours till crash : 30.55 [mln hr] (9978 service years)
safe flight hours till fatality : 365303 [hr] (119.3 service years)
reservation pax liability/flying hour : 0.35 [SDR*] (0.44 [eur])
insurance cost per hour : 15 [eur] insurance rate : 0.1 [%]
engine maintenance cost per hour : 546.9 [eur]
wing maintenance cost per hour : 129.3 [eur]
fuselage maintenance cost per hour : 159.88 [eur]
tire life (time till worn out) : 102 [cycles]
maintenance cost per hour (excluding engines): 749 [eur]
direct operating cost per hour: 6274 [eur], DOC per km : 7.57 [eur]
DOC per seat 1000km flight (156 [pax] 2-class seating): 47.56 [eur/1000PK]
DOC per seat 1000km flight (high density seating): 40.40 [eur/1000PK]
DOC per kg cargo for a 1000km flight : 0.37 [eur/kg] (= DOC/tonkm)
passenger service charge (depart at Schiphol): 11.34 [eur]
security service charge (depart at Schiphol): 10.08 [eur]
airport take-off fee / passenger : 3.00 [eur/pax]
airport landing fee / passenger : 3.00 [eur/pax]
retour ticket price 1000km trip : 164.93 [eur/pax]
price retour ticket Schiphol-Barcelona : 191.08 [eur/pax]
KLM 737-8K2 PH-BXM c/n 30355/714 “Avocet” ca. 2001 at Schiphol. The KLM & Transavia 787-8K2 did not have winglets. PH-BXM was delivered November 2000 to the KLM. Later it was retrofitted with winglets. On 28 December 2024 the aircraft suffered from a hydraulic failure after a main landing gear wheel de-laminated and damaged the aircraft. It made an emergency landing at Sandefjord Airport Torp, Norway. During the roll-out it skidded from the runway. Nobody was hurt and the aircraft only had minor damage. The aircraft was repaired and put .back in service. In February 2025 it was still in service with KLM.
There have been 11 fatal accidents involving the 737-800, for more information see
Literature :
Boeing 737 Next Generation - Wikipedia
https://contentzone.eurocontrol.int/aircraftperformance/default.aspx?
Air International aug’85 blz.95
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/plan-manuals
rescue : https://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/rescue-fire
KLM 737-8K2 PH-BXM c/n 30355 at Schiphol June 2001
confidence rating regarding source data : medium - all information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
DISCLAIMER Above calculations are based on published data, they must be
regarded as indication not as facts.
Calculated performance and weight may not correspond with actual weights
and performances and are assumptions for which no responsibility can be taken.
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KLM 737-8K2(WL) PH-BGA c/n 37593/2569 “Tureluur” at the gate May 2025 Schiphol © bvdz
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