Aircraft · 780C9A

B-1978

Boeing 737NG 89L/W · 🇨🇳 China

B-1978, Boeing 737NG 89L/W, photo by Trondheim byarkiv — Photo by VintagePachinko · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 · 8 photos

Current status

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The airframe

Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: 737NG 89L/W
ICAO type: B738
Serial number: 41324
Registered owner: Air China
Radio callsign: AIR CHINA
Registration: B-1978
ICAO address: 780C9A
Country of registry: 🇨🇳 China

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Flight history

53 flights observed between Aug 24 and Sep 6, reconstructed from ADS-B position traces.

near PEK→UnknownCCA1141Sep 5, 11:05 PM UTC
Duration
24 min
Distance
157 nm
Max alt
27,625 ft
Max speed
439 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA9658Sep 4, 2:30 PM UTC
Duration
11 min
Distance
64 nm
Max alt
18,450 ft
Max speed
394 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA9657Sep 4, 9:33 AM UTC
Duration
21 min
Distance
136 nm
Max alt
33,100 ft
Max speed
479 kt
near PEK→near PEKCCA1559Sep 4, 4:51 AM UTC
Duration
6 min
Distance
42 nm
Max alt
20,700 ft
Max speed
423 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1808Sep 4, 2:38 AM UTC
Duration
14 min
Distance
82 nm
Max alt
17,700 ft
Max speed
397 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1808Sep 4, 1:40 AM UTC
Duration
9 min
Distance
69 nm
Max alt
34,125 ft
Max speed
453 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1807Sep 3, 11:13 AM UTC
Duration
9 min
Distance
68 nm
Max alt
35,125 ft
Max speed
456 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1807Sep 3, 10:09 AM UTC
Duration
24 min
Distance
167 nm
Max alt
35,125 ft
Max speed
491 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1810Sep 3, 7:30 AM UTC
Duration
17 min
Distance
97 nm
Max alt
16,700 ft
Max speed
372 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1810Sep 3, 6:24 AM UTC
Duration
18 min
Distance
146 nm
Max alt
32,100 ft
Max speed
492 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1809Sep 3, 2:55 AM UTC
Duration
18 min
Distance
126 nm
Max alt
31,100 ft
Max speed
433 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1809Sep 3, 1:42 AM UTC
Duration
24 min
Distance
164 nm
Max alt
31,125 ft
Max speed
464 kt
near PEK→near PEKCCA082Sep 2, 3:00 PM UTC
Duration
2 min
Distance
12 nm
Max alt
14,000 ft
Max speed
315 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA081Sep 1, 10:11 PM UTC
Duration
21 min
Distance
143 nm
Max alt
20,700 ft
Max speed
426 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1438Sep 1, 8:25 AM UTC
Duration
1 h 20 min
Distance
593 nm
Max alt
33,100 ft
Max speed
482 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA4132Sep 1, 5:04 AM UTC
Duration
31 min
Distance
235 nm
Max alt
32,100 ft
Max speed
464 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA4132Sep 1, 4:02 AM UTC
Duration
29 min
Distance
199 nm
Max alt
32,125 ft
Max speed
451 kt
near PEK→near PEKCCA1654Sep 1, 1:32 AM UTC
Duration
4 min
Distance
16 nm
Max alt
8,775 ft
Max speed
219 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1653Aug 31, 12:18 PM UTC
Duration
10 min
Distance
54 nm
Max alt
25,100 ft
Max speed
282 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1936Aug 31, 9:12 AM UTC
Duration
1 h 04 min
Distance
472 nm
Max alt
33,100 ft
Max speed
506 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1935Aug 31, 3:26 AM UTC
Duration
34 min
Distance
231 nm
Max alt
32,125 ft
Max speed
432 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA9744Aug 31, 12:46 AM UTC
Duration
21 min
Distance
122 nm
Max alt
27,250 ft
Max speed
419 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA9744Aug 30, 11:49 PM UTC
Duration
12 min
Distance
82 nm
Max alt
23,625 ft
Max speed
450 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA9743Aug 30, 4:27 PM UTC
Duration
11 min
Distance
73 nm
Max alt
24,600 ft
Max speed
441 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA9743Aug 30, 3:10 PM UTC
Duration
25 min
Distance
168 nm
Max alt
24,600 ft
Max speed
450 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA870Aug 30, 11:56 AM UTC
Duration
16 min
Distance
98 nm
Max alt
16,150 ft
Max speed
416 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA869Aug 30, 5:12 AM UTC
Duration
12 min
Distance
72 nm
Max alt
27,375 ft
Max speed
427 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1206Aug 30, 1:40 AM UTC
Duration
32 min
Distance
208 nm
Max alt
31,100 ft
Max speed
482 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1206Aug 30, 12:48 AM UTC
Duration
14 min
Distance
86 nm
Max alt
24,625 ft
Max speed
451 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1205Aug 29, 1:10 PM UTC
Duration
20 min
Distance
87 nm
Max alt
16,600 ft
Max speed
401 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1205Aug 29, 12:07 PM UTC
Duration
27 min
Distance
187 nm
Max alt
25,600 ft
Max speed
443 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1717Aug 29, 8:24 AM UTC
Duration
14 min
Distance
86 nm
Max alt
20,150 ft
Max speed
408 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1712Aug 29, 4:39 AM UTC
Duration
8 min
Distance
61 nm
Max alt
24,600 ft
Max speed
441 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1712Aug 29, 3:34 AM UTC
Duration
24 min
Distance
162 nm
Max alt
31,100 ft
Max speed
442 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1212Aug 28, 12:38 PM UTC
Duration
19 min
Distance
120 nm
Max alt
26,600 ft
Max speed
542 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1211Aug 28, 4:20 AM UTC
Duration
17 min
Distance
96 nm
Max alt
30,250 ft
Max speed
400 kt
near PEK→near PEKCCA1602Aug 28, 2:28 AM UTC
Duration
3 min
Distance
13 nm
Max alt
8,875 ft
Max speed
288 kt
near PEK→near PEKCCA1601Aug 27, 2:17 PM UTC
Duration
6 min
Distance
30 nm
Max alt
16,400 ft
Max speed
370 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1868Aug 27, 8:41 AM UTC
Duration
27 min
Distance
154 nm
Max alt
22,600 ft
Max speed
412 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA1867Aug 27, 5:29 AM UTC
Duration
31 min
Distance
205 nm
Max alt
25,625 ft
Max speed
458 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA1582Aug 27, 1:42 AM UTC
Duration
18 min
Distance
96 nm
Max alt
18,450 ft
Max speed
352 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA1582Aug 27, 12:32 AM UTC
Duration
16 min
Distance
114 nm
Max alt
23,600 ft
Max speed
433 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8385Aug 26, 1:40 PM UTC
Duration
11 min
Distance
85 nm
Max alt
24,600 ft
Max speed
469 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8602Aug 26, 10:04 AM UTC
Duration
7 min
Distance
38 nm
Max alt
12,800 ft
Max speed
342 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8601Aug 26, 6:17 AM UTC
Duration
4 min
Distance
27 nm
Max alt
26,875 ft
Max speed
419 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8662Aug 26, 3:54 AM UTC
Duration
8 min
Distance
41 nm
Max alt
12,800 ft
Max speed
366 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8662Aug 26, 2:52 AM UTC
Duration
12 min
Distance
84 nm
Max alt
23,625 ft
Max speed
441 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8661Aug 26, 12:53 AM UTC
Duration
13 min
Distance
90 nm
Max alt
24,600 ft
Max speed
445 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8661Aug 25, 11:56 PM UTC
Duration
7 min
Distance
26 nm
Max alt
22,625 ft
Max speed
425 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8387Aug 24, 10:38 AM UTC
Duration
2 min
Distance
11 nm
Max alt
24,625 ft
Max speed
448 kt
Unknown→near PEKCCA8608Aug 24, 7:55 AM UTC
Duration
20 min
Distance
104 nm
Max alt
17,300 ft
Max speed
415 kt
near PEK→UnknownCCA8607Aug 24, 4:13 AM UTC
Duration
29 min
Distance
181 nm
Max alt
23,650 ft
Max speed
435 kt
Unknown→UnknownCCA8388Aug 24, 1:59 AM UTC
Duration
25 min
Distance
161 nm
Max alt
30,100 ft
Max speed
481 kt

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